Date:  Fri, 19 Jan 1996 16:03:46 -0500

From:  Jesse T Sheidlower <jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PANIX.COM>

Subject: Re: go postal



>

> In my introduction to the English language class today we were talking

> about ways to create new words. I mentioned "go postal" in the course

> of the discussion. At the end of class one of my students said that

> (went) postal was said in the movie "Clueless" by one of the characters.

> Apparently the person who said it in the movie is the lady in an Aero-

> smith video. Her name is Alisha (sp) ?stone. Anyway, I told my student

> I would mention it for those who were questioning its existence.



That would be Alicia Silverstone. The expression occurs twice in

the script (details included for those who like such ephemera):



1994 A. Heckerling _Clueless_ (Green script revision 11/29/94,

p. 11): CHER You get your report card? DIONNE O.S. Yeah, I'm

toast, you'll never see me out of the house again. How'd you do?

CHER God, I totally choked. My father's going to go postal on me.



1994 A. Heckerling _Clueless_ (Green script revision 11/29/94,

p. 103A): CHER V.O. Like Josh thinking I was mean or something,

was making me postal, which didn't improve my driving skills.



Best,



Jesse "Cites R Us" Sheidlower

Random House Reference

<jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]panix.com>