Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Nuts Over Haiti

From a friend who works for an international aid concern:
So, as part of my job I manage the minion who answers emails and letters from the public. (We do, in fact, answer them all, which I find unconscionable.)

Here's one from yesterday that made the rounds. I love everything about it:

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Hi-

Why can't we air-drop peanuts in shells to the starving people recovering from the earthquake in Haiti?

This would keep the gangs from hoarding supplies normally packed into larger containers.

We could blanket the cities with air-drops every 2 hours.

The small size would not injure people hit by the peanuts and the shells require no packing containers.

Water would have to be put in tiny one-ounce plastic bottles surrounded by bubble wrap.

Thanks,
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