An Post aveva un lavoro

That sucks!

I ordered one of them, and while I got a confirmation of delivery, it just never got delivered. Enquiry is pending with an post.

I used to work in a calendar factory making those when I was a teenager. I only lasted a couple months, because they sacked me for taking a day off..

While that sucks and An Post should have taken better care, I do find the whole Kurzgesagt “we’re actually living in the year 12,000” thing to be very lame. [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Rajy6V3tXW0) would agree with me.


While I appreciate what’s goin on here is there any actual damage to the calendar? I don’t see any crease lines etc.

No one will convince me that this wasn’t deliberate. Some people get their pleasure in perverted ways.

i know a kurtzgesagt calendar when i see one!

Rule 1 of An Post: if a package tells you not to do something, you remind that geebag who’s in charge and do the exact opposite of what it says

Insufficient packaging!

Thats the problem, they already had one job. Deliver it. You made it too complicated by adding extra jobs.

Anything to force it into the post box.

Let’s dive into the fascinating, almost cosmic, battle between the Postman and the Unbendable Envelope
​✉️ The Postman’s Paradox: A Tiny War for the Postbox
​Chapter 1: The Sacred Command
​Every day, the world sends billions of messages across impossible distances. We entrust these fragile whispers—birth certificates, long-lost letters, maybe even that one graphic novel—to a vast, complex machine powered by humans, trucks, and sheer logistical willpower.
​But for one specific envelope, the stakes are higher. On its face, usually in bold, defiant red ink, is the Sacred Command:
​DO NOT BEND
​This is not a suggestion. This is a cry for help. It is the plea of the brittle contents—the diploma, the photograph, the signed comic book—to be respected, to retain its fundamental, two-dimensional integrity. The envelope is an Armor, and the Command is its Shield.
​Chapter 2: The Portal Problem
​The journey ends at the Postbox. This metal aperture is a Portal, a gateway to your domestic sanctuary. But it is also a Constraint. Designed for efficiency and security, it typically measures a narrow, unforgiving slot: maybe 25text{cm} wide, but only 3text{cm} deep.
​The unbent envelope—the object designed for purity—is often 30text{cm} or more. It is Bigger than the Portal.
​This is where the conflict begins. The universe, in its elegant cruelty, has created an immutable law: Objects larger than an aperture cannot pass through it intact.
​Chapter 3: The Postman’s Algorithm 🧠
​Enter the Postman. He is a human being, powered by coffee and driven by an immense, almost heroic, desire to complete his round. He has hundreds of portals to navigate, and a ticking clock governed by efficiency metrics.
​When the Postman encounters the Unbendable Envelope, his brain executes a rapid-fire, subconscious algorithm:
​Objective: Deliver mail into the Postbox. (High Priority)
​Constraint 1: The Envelope is too big. (Hard Limit)
​Constraint 2: The Envelope is labelled “DO NOT BEND.” (Soft Limit / Advisory)
​Action Check: Can I force it in without bending? (No: Requires too much time/force).
​Solution: Apply the minimum necessary force—the Quantum of Bend—to conform the object to the Postbox’s geometry.
​Result: Successful Delivery.
​To the Postman, the “DO NOT BEND” is an Abstraction. To the physical reality of the slot, the need to deliver is the Immediacy.
​Chapter 4: The Triumph of Physics
​The truth is, the Postman bends the mail not out of malice, or even ignorance, but because He Must. It is the triumph of Physics over Paperwork.
​The universe is telling him: If you want to achieve the state of “Delivered,” you must first accept the state of “Bent.”
​In that brief, decisive moment, as the cardboard crackles and the spine gives way, the Postman is performing a tiny, necessary act of Dimensional Conformity. He is solving a spatial puzzle with a simple, elegant solution: changing the object’s shape to fit the available space.
​Final Thought: The Great Irony
​The irony, the beautiful, heartbreaking irony, is this:
​The “DO NOT BEND” command is an effort to control the future. The bending of the post is the unavoidable reality of the present.
​Every time we find that crease in our “Unbendable” mail, we are not witnessing a failure; we are witnessing the successful application of a geometric solution by a logistical hero, all in the service of getting you that one incredibly important piece of paper.
​It’s not personal. It’s just geometry.

To be fair, they did their job by delivering it.
“Do not bend” is another job that An Post refuse to do. Union rules.

Ah such a waste of a Kurzgesaght calendar! Hope you get it replaced as it’s not cheap!