Quote from Niles in Come Lie with Me
Frasier: Niles, I just think you're overreacting. Niles: Oh wait, wait. I know what happened. My invitation just got lost in the mail. No, it's not so far fetched. It could have been missorted, or a stamp could have fallen off, or it could have been stolen by my mail carrier. Ho-downs are catnip to postal workers.