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There are vast and intriguing tales about the significance and origin of this historic and timeless pose. Ancient cultures have written about the benefits of blood circulation and oxygen due to the right angles and the stoic posture. Mayan ruins dating back to the 500′s seem to indicate that some form of the Mailman formed the basis for religious rituals and human sacrifices – a claim substantiated by Christopher Columbus in his well-kept manifestos safeguarded by the Illuminati.
Christopher Columbus imitating Mayan ritual
Many attempt it with confidence and resilience but few pull it off with virtuoso and aplomb like its forefathers intended. The modern variation of this pose – the one we all know know and love – is actually quite mysterious in its origination.
Although the position has been used overwhelmingly by the Alumni of Cornell since the Revolutionary War, the small on the hill did not, in fact, christen the modern variance of this powerful cadence. Legend has it that perfectly crafted pose originated with a young Canadian ice fisher who hailed from what is now Western Ontario – a poor and desperate soul vehemently searching for the best way to optimize flow of alcohol from beer to orifice. His name has been lost to us but his legacy lives on.
Canadian Ice Fisher
Most of us see some resemblance of The Canadian in a rich, inspirational and elegant silhouette that is both dazzling and complex in its simplicity: The Mailman. The art form -one knee down, one arm behind the head – was dutifully transferred from its Canadian roots to mail room of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at Cornell University (Ivy League).
Historic mail room located to the right of the front entrance
It was there in that very Mailroom – on a sacred and frigid October night in 1783 – that the Canadian entered the hallowed ground of SAE to impart this tradition to the brothers of this fine fraternity.
Let’s run through various scenarios of when the mailman is appropriate.
To inconvenience everyone around you
Inappropriately in public
At Birth
Informing local indigenous populations around the world (and in London)
Any situation where you are the center of attention
There you have it. The mailman. It sure is fratty, please use with caution.
What is your favorite drinking position? Let us know in the comment section after the jump.
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