John Ayto explains the origin, meaning and use of the expression 'go postal'. In Britain, the only hazardous situations postmen are likely to encounter are having their fingers caught in a vicious ...

EDMOND, Okla. -- Former letter carrier Michael Bigler remembers the terrified screams of his co-workers 20 years ago when a disgruntled postal worker went on a shooting rampage that would come to ...

In 1997, developer Running With Scissors released Postal, a controversial isometric shooter based on the premise that real life in suburban America is filled with annoying and even obnoxious ...

Before the attack at Columbine occurred and before the term “active shooter” was ever coined, the colloquialism “going postal” was part of common language. Have you ever wondered why? It’s because ...

The term “goin’ postal” was introduced into the American vernacular years ago following a rash of incidents in which postal workers went on a shooting rampage against their co-workers — usually ...

In Britain, the only hazardous situations postmen are likely to encounter are having their fingers caught in a vicious letterbox, and perhaps occasionally being bitten by an angry dog. How different ...