Middle-aged customer: I'd like to send a pair of overalls overseas. Do I need a special kind of package?
Post office worker: Are they "special" overalls?
— Kamata Post Office, Kamata-Honcho, Ota-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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