Breakaway News Volume No. 11 Issue No. 11 October 2006

All Hallows

Breakaway wants to wish all of our customers a healthy, happy, and spooky Halloween. Remember, Breakaway can deliver your candy, costumes, witches brooms, and any Halloween party supplies that you may need. Except the monsters. They tend to sully the trucks when transported.

Breakaway Int’l

The fame of Breakaway has now spread as far as China! Pingye Deliveries, a shipping company based there, wants to partner with Breakaway to handle their shipments here. Tea, anyone?

Squeak!

Breakaway Courier Labs has decided to have a go at both the children’s and pet markets, and have developed what we feel is a sure-fire hit: The Squeaky Envelope! Looks just like a stuffed business envelope, but emits an adorable, “squeak!” when squeezed. Guaranteed to provide hours of squeaky fun to your under 7-year-old or golden retriever. Or, the squeaking can help your dog retrieve your 7-year-old!

Skunkworks    

It had to happen sometime. Breakaway’s owner was cycling to work at 5am when he spied a skunk crossing the road. Unable to swerve because of an approaching car, RK hit the brakes, but too late! He hit the critter, his friend hit him, and then his friend went sprawling – on top of the skunk. Not too pleased, the skunk did its thing. Now the whole office smells like the great outdoors. If anyone knows a good remedy for skunk spray (not tomato juice!), call Robert Martinez and let him know.

Traffic Stopper

Living in the big city, you get used to seeing certain things, but even this got our attention. A brand new Lamborghini running the light near Breakaway HQ, without plates. Naturally, the driver was pulled over, and arrested. Who was it? None other than rapper Fifty Cent himself. Although it’ll take more than that to pay the fine, no doubt.

Zen Talk

“When you chase the world, it runs from you. When you run from the world, it chases you.”

Excerpted from Zen Comics, by Ioanna Salajan. 

Stump the Band

Last month, we asked what was the only extra-territorial enclave in the United States. Quite a few people tried to answer this, and we had some creative answers (including Guantanamo) but the correct answer is the United Nations in New York.