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frozenshock 03/19/18 11:35:25 AM #1:	My mom has a habit of carefully removing stamps from evelopes she receives and reusing those stamps when she sends letters by gluing them on her enveloppes. That cant be legal can it? Is there a fine or something if we get caught? Im kind of worried --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:898084068] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>My mom has a habit of carefully removing stamps from evelopes she receives and reusing those stamps when she sends letters by gluing them on her enveloppes. That cant be legal can it? Is there a fine or something if we get caught? Im kind of worried</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Duncanwii 03/19/18 11:38:17 AM #2:	Death penalty. --- Pic of my gf and me: https://imgur.com/gallery/blAC3 I hope you're ready for an unforgettable luncheon! <cite>Duncanwii posted [p:898084240] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>Death penalty.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 03/19/18 11:39:50 AM #3:	I'm not sure how she would do that with the postmark stamped on top of them --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8kjZU.jpg <cite>eston posted [p:898084311] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>I'm not sure how she would do that with the postmark stamped on top of them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medz1286 03/19/18 11:40:49 AM #4:	flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp --- Hi <cite>Medz1286 posted [p:898084355] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 03/19/18 11:41:01 AM #5:	eston posted... I'm not sure how she would do that with the postmark stamped on top of them This. If you try reusing a stamp that's already been marked, it will just be returned. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:898084367] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote>I'm not sure how she would do that with the postmark stamped on top of them</quote> This. If you try reusing a stamp that's already been marked, it will just be returned.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 03/19/18 11:41:49 AM #6:	eston posted... I'm not sure how she would do that with the postmark stamped on top of them The postmark doesnt always cover all the stamps so some of the stamps have no trace of it --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:898084404] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote>I'm not sure how she would do that with the postmark stamped on top of them</quote> The postmark doesnt always cover all the stamps so some of the stamps have no trace of it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KILBOTz 03/19/18 11:41:57 AM #7:	http://about.usps.com/posters/pos5/welcome.htm https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7208 max $10k fine, 5 years in jail. --- http://i.imgur.com/O3syCWD.gif http://i.imgur.com/k3YiBdG.gif <cite>KILBOTz posted [p:898084409] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>http://about.usps.com/posters/pos5/welcome.htm https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7208 max $10k fine, 5 years in jail.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MetaMajik 03/19/18 11:42:05 AM #8:	Depends on your own moral code, I've always said, "Doing what's right isn't about doing what you can get away with". I stand by this. --- CRUSADERMON WAS A DUDE?! that much pink in one place and what looks like a bustline in the armors molding I didn't think to question it! <cite>MetaMajik posted [p:898084414] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>Depends on your own moral code, I've always said, "Doing what's right isn't about doing what you can get away with". I stand by this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 03/19/18 11:43:43 AM #9:	KILBOTz posted... http://about.usps.com/posters/pos5/welcome.htm https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7208 max $10k fine, 5 years in jail. Wtf? Thats almost as much as shkreli for a multimillion dollat fraud --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:898084504] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>KILBOTz posted...</cite> <quote>http://about.usps.com/posters/pos5/welcome.htm https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7208 max $10k fine, 5 years in jail.</quote> Wtf? Thats almost as much as shkreli for a multimillion dollat fraud</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 03/19/18 11:44:06 AM #10:	Medz1286 posted... flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp This actually works?? --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:898084523] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Medz1286 posted...</cite> <quote>flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp</quote> This actually works??</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 03/19/18 11:45:32 AM #11:	https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1720 A year in prison, for trying to save forty-nine cents. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:898084589] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1720 A year in prison, for trying to save forty-nine cents.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HotMaladorianAI 03/19/18 11:47:22 AM #12:	Life No parole Gruel for meals exclusive --- I find your lack of faith disturbing <cite>HotMaladorianAI posted [p:898084669] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>Life No parole Gruel for meals exclusive</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medz1286 03/19/18 11:48:19 AM #13:	frozenshock posted... Medz1286 posted... flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp This actually works?? I never tried it. --- Hi <cite>Medz1286 posted [p:898084719] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>frozenshock posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Medz1286 posted...</cite> <quote>flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp</quote> This actually works??</quote> I never tried it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 03/19/18 11:52:03 AM #14:	Medz1286 posted... frozenshock posted... Medz1286 posted... flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp This actually works?? I never tried it. It works locally, until the post office catches on. A mail-collector picking up a piece of mail in Oregon, with a return address in Texas, is likely to catch on a bit sooner. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:898084868] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Medz1286 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>frozenshock posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Medz1286 posted...</cite> <quote>flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp</quote> This actually works??</quote> I never tried it.</quote> It works locally, until the post office catches on. A mail-collector picking up a piece of mail in Oregon, with a return address in Texas, is likely to catch on a bit sooner.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medz1286 03/19/18 11:55:27 AM #15:	What if I mail myself something with no stamp? --- Hi <cite>Medz1286 posted [p:898085035] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>What if I mail myself something with no stamp?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkDragon400 03/19/18 12:02:42 PM #16:	The Postmaster is gonna come after you. --- http://i.imgur.com/Zkq2JUS.png http://i.imgur.com/AS9KUto.jpg <cite>DarkDragon400 posted [p:898085405] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>The Postmaster is gonna come after you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 03/19/18 12:05:09 PM #17:	Medz1286 posted... What if I mail myself something with no stamp? Why would you do that? Seems like a waste of effort of putting something in an envelope for no reason. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:898085546] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Medz1286 posted...</cite> <quote>What if I mail myself something with no stamp?</quote> Why would you do that? Seems like a waste of effort of putting something in an envelope for no reason.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Howl 03/19/18 12:08:38 PM #18:	Questionmarktarius posted... Medz1286 posted... frozenshock posted... Medz1286 posted... flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp This actually works?? I never tried it. It works locally, until the post office catches on. A mail-collector picking up a piece of mail in Oregon, with a return address in Texas, is likely to catch on a bit sooner. They won't mail it out of the city at all. It has to be verified as such before it leaves the local post office. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.3 <cite>Howl posted [p:898085691] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Medz1286 posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>frozenshock posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Medz1286 posted...</cite> <quote> flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp </quote> This actually works?? </quote> I never tried it.</quote> It works locally, until the post office catches on. A mail-collector picking up a piece of mail in Oregon, with a return address in Texas, is likely to catch on a bit sooner.</quote> They won't mail it out of the city at all. It has to be verified as such before it leaves the local post office.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alexanaxela 03/19/18 12:10:40 PM #20:	Questionmarktarius posted... https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1720 A year in prison, for trying to save forty-nine cents. giving someone a year in prison over forty-nine cents smh --- Tomorrow will be the most beautiful day of Raymond K. Hessel's life. His breakfast will taste better than any meal you and I have ever tasted. <cite>Alexanaxela posted [p:898085789] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1720 A year in prison, for trying to save forty-nine cents.</quote> giving someone a year in prison over forty-nine cents smh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 03/19/18 12:13:31 PM #21:	If it has not been stamped, is basically no way to tell afaik. At least I get plenty of mail in Britain where I could theoretically reuse the stamp again. --- http://i.imgur.com/BGbZK.gif <cite>Funkydog posted [p:898085932] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>If it has not been stamped, is basically no way to tell afaik. At least I get plenty of mail in Britain where I could theoretically reuse the stamp again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 03/19/18 12:14:30 PM #22:	Alexanaxela posted... Questionmarktarius posted... https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1720 A year in prison, for trying to save forty-nine cents. giving someone a year in prison over forty-nine cents smh Fraud is fraud. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:898085970] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Alexanaxela posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1720 A year in prison, for trying to save forty-nine cents.</quote> giving someone a year in prison over forty-nine cents smh</quote> Fraud is fraud.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medz1286 03/19/18 12:15:26 PM #23:	Questionmarktarius posted... Medz1286 posted... What if I mail myself something with no stamp? Why would you do that? Seems like a waste of effort of putting something in an envelope for no reason. do you know what will happen? --- Hi <cite>Medz1286 posted [p:898086018] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Medz1286 posted...</cite> <quote>What if I mail myself something with no stamp?</quote> Why would you do that? Seems like a waste of effort of putting something in an envelope for no reason.</quote> do you know what will happen?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 03/19/18 12:15:41 PM #24:	Medz1286 posted... flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp Do they seriously fall for that? Like locally I could see, but say you're mailing something to another state >_> They'll probably know what you're trying to do lol --- http://i.imgur.com/nlaY1qH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zHJ1OCo.gif http://i.imgur.com/btBPP4E.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1B3bMHw.gif <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:898086035] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Medz1286 posted...</cite> <quote>flip the places of the addresses and use no stamp</quote> Do they seriously fall for that? Like locally I could see, but say you're mailing something to another state >_> They'll probably know what you're trying to do lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spudger 03/19/18 12:16:30 PM #25:	Alexanaxela posted... Questionmarktarius posted... https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1720 A year in prison, for trying to save forty-nine cents. giving someone a year in prison over forty-nine cents smh --- -Only dead fish swim with the current http://error1355.com/ce/spudger.html <cite>spudger posted [p:898086082] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Alexanaxela posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1720 A year in prison, for trying to save forty-nine cents.</quote> giving someone a year in prison over forty-nine cents smh</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iPhone_7 03/19/18 12:19:23 PM #26:	Stop right there criminal scum! You violated the law! --- Sig User Logic http://i.imgur.com/lA5fm7w.jpg <cite>iPhone_7 posted [p:898086251] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote>Stop right there criminal scum! You violated the law!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 03/19/18 12:20:56 PM #27:	iPhone_7 posted... Stop right there criminal scum! You violated the law! Postmaster Dredd <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:898086338] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>iPhone_7 posted...</cite> <quote>Stop right there criminal scum! You violated the law!</quote> Postmaster Dredd</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 03/19/18 12:36:31 PM #28:	Funkydog posted... If it has not been stamped, is basically no way to tell afaik. At least I get plenty of mail in Britain where I could theoretically reuse the stamp again. Well it's kind of possible to tell if there's a bit of the old envelope paper sticking out --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:898087106] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote>If it has not been stamped, is basically no way to tell afaik. At least I get plenty of mail in Britain where I could theoretically reuse the stamp again.</quote> Well it's kind of possible to tell if there's a bit of the old envelope paper sticking out</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 03/19/18 12:40:57 PM #29:	frozenshock posted... Funkydog posted... If it has not been stamped, is basically no way to tell afaik. At least I get plenty of mail in Britain where I could theoretically reuse the stamp again. Well it's kind of possible to tell if there's a bit of the old envelope paper sticking out Learn what scissors are I guess? --- http://i.imgur.com/BGbZK.gif <cite>Funkydog posted [p:898087342] in Is there a... [t:76431132]...</cite> <quote><cite>frozenshock posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote>If it has not been stamped, is basically no way to tell afaik. At least I get plenty of mail in Britain where I could theoretically reuse the stamp again.</quote> Well it's kind of possible to tell if there's a bit of the old envelope paper sticking out</quote> Learn what scissors are I guess?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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