“If your front door has a mail slot, then you live in a mailbox”

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Entry from October 29, 2017

“If your front door has a mail slot, then you live in a mailbox”

Some houses don’t have a mailbox—just a mail slot in the front door. “If your front door has a mail slot, then you live in a mailbox” was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on October 24, 2014.

“If you live in a house with a mail slot, you live in a mail box” was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on December 15, 2014.

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
If your front door has a mail slot, then you live in a mailbox.
submitted October 24, 2014 by UCFSam

Twitter
Wopian // API‏
@Wopian00
If your front door has a mail slot, then you live in a mailbox. http://bit.ly/1D88TIH #reddit #thoughts
2:26 PM - 24 Oct 2014

Twitter
Serena‏
@naturetits
“If your front door has a mail slot then you live in a mail box”
12:02 AM - 25 Oct 2014

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
If you live in a house with a mail slot, you live in a mail box.
submitted December 15, 2014 by Fastf1ng3rs

Twitter
Sh*t_My_Brother_Says‏
@brotherleequote
“If you have a mail slot on your front door, does that mean you live in your mailbox?”
11:12 PM - 25 Oct 2016

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
If your front door has a mail slot, then you live in a mailbox.
submitted October 26, 2016 by WisestAirBender

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
If your front door has a mail slot, you live in a mailbox
submitted October 28, 2017 by JustinML99

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