He Ain’t Heavy—He’s My Hippo!

by Shelley Bueche

(Who says technical writers don’t have a sense of humor?)

We all know that summertime is moving time, right?!  Err, what if you have to move your hippo too?  Relax, the United States Postal Service (www.usps.com) has some suggestions.  They recommend that you obtain:

• 1,000 gallon tank per hippo

• 1,000 gallons of water

• 1 crane

• 1 pound sedative (does not specify whether this is for you or the hippo)

• Soothing hippo music (exactly what do they like listening to?)

• 2 aspirin (here they do specify; aspirin is for you!)

How to get ready:

• Fill your tank with 800 gallons of water

• Apply sedative.  Take 2 aspirins

• Hold it, hold it—put the hippo in the tank, first.  Start with soothing hippo music, followed by a large winch and crane.

• Now, go relax before the forklift arrives

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