# Doper Valentines Exchange **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763 "2004-01-23T14:25:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/101 "2004-02-06T13:53:14Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Um, **Hazeus** , the Reception Committee has told you about the entrance ritual, right? You did bring the salad tongs? Salad tongs!?! What the—??? I was met with a rubber glove and a smile… Salad tongs? The Welcome Committe has gotten WAY to kinky for me! ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/102 "2004-02-06T13:58:44Z")
> [@Krisfer the Cat](#): > > Salad tongs!?! What the—??? > > I was met with a rubber glove and a smile… > > Salad tongs? The Welcome Committe has gotten WAY to kinky for me! Tongs for the memories (to come)! ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/103 "2004-02-06T14:03:05Z")
I seem to be missing my list… Will send Ben an email. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/104 "2004-02-06T14:12:22Z")
> [@jackelope](#): > > Does anyone know how much postage is required to send mail from the U.S. to Canada? US Snail has the answer: Postage to Canada is 60 cents; postage to the UK is 80 cents. **Aries28** : Sorry about the email problem. I’ll resend the list tonight. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/105 "2004-02-06T14:23:36Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > US Snail has the answer: Postage to Canada is 60 cents; postage to the UK is 80 cents. > > **Aries28** : Sorry about the email problem. I’ll resend the list tonight. Not only that, but here’s the really neat part: While Canada and Mexico are 60 cents, every other country (IIRC) is 80 cents. That is, it costs the same to mail a letter to Burundi as it does to Germany or to Estonia. **That** rocks. ---
**Author:** ![maggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@maggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/106 "2004-02-06T15:28:30Z")
Got my list, thanks…never been a “foreigner” before! And as luck would have it, I have another “foreigner” on my list!!! Postage is going to be a nightmare but, hey, it’s a Doper Valentine! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/107 "2004-02-06T17:42:22Z")
Okay. In a few minutes, I’m headin’ to the store to pick up the cards, then to USPS to pick up the stamps. Then back home, where this rainy weekend I will try to come up with some witty things to say to my recipients. As luck would have it, I am personally aquainted with a few on my short list! 😃 It’ll be more fun than trying to figure out which navy blue sock matches which other 15 shades of navy blue I have in my drawer! Q ---
**Author:** ![Andros\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Andros\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andros_X)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/108 "2004-02-06T18:24:55Z")
Sent the email. Can’t wait! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/109 "2004-02-06T18:29:51Z")
The scary thing is, I had to wait till payday to afford the postage on these things. (Canada to USA, CAD 0.80; Canada to overseas: **CAD 1.40** ) Fifty cards… good thing I’m drawin’ them. (Well, drawing and photocopying… ) 🙂 Oh, and **Hazeus** , **Krisfer** , **dantheman**? I understand that, after the Revisions of 2004-01-01, the Entrance Ritual can vary. It’s good to remain flexible. Yoga might help. ---
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/110 "2004-02-06T19:36:59Z")
Hey, I got my list! Thanks Scuba Ben. And anyone who has me on their list, you can address it to Paul Price (real name) rather than Pablito. I’m hoping to get everthing mailed out on Mon or Tues. Hopefully that will be enough time. Pablito ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/111 "2004-02-07T00:13:02Z")
Got my list. BTW, Theo P = yellowtail. I forgot to include my online name in the request. What’s a good way for a guy to send a valentine to another guy just to wish him well? I wasn’t anticipating that. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/112 "2004-02-07T00:32:06Z")
A humorous general valentine card would work, **yellowtail**. The ones I made are real “girly,” so I appologize ahead of time to the guys…just think of it as you would if you received a pair of lace panties in the mail! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/113 "2004-02-07T00:38:12Z")
[praying] Please, lord, I hope I get a valentine from **earthpuppy** [/praying] ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/114 "2004-02-07T00:39:21Z")
> [@earthpuppy](#): > > …just think of it as you would if you received a pair of lace panties in the mail! 😉 But you don’t know my size!!! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/115 "2004-02-07T01:37:13Z")
> [@YellowTail](#): > > But you don’t know my size!!! 😛 I’d just like to add that if any females want to send _me_ panties, that’s fine. The only minor here is a dog, and in theory he’s 35. 😃 Well, I’ll get off me arse and get the cards tomorrow. Along with a wholllllle lotta stamps! ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/116 "2004-02-07T02:16:02Z")
Well, let’s try this again. F\*ing board’s been going down on me all day, including when I tried to submit this post fifteen minutes ago. I was going to spend this weekend making individual cards, but it looks like I’ll be stopping off on the way home from work tomorrow and buying some. At least they’ll be hand-signed and addressed, as I doubt the cats will be any help. And of course I forgot to get stamps for the Canadian & overseas ones today. ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/117 "2004-02-07T02:17:06Z")
> [@Pablito](#): > > [praying] > Please, lord, I hope I get a valentine from **earthpuppy** > [/praying] You’re on my “Short List,” **Pablito** …however, I’m sure all you guys will argue that “short list” is a great misnomer 😉😉😉 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/118 "2004-02-07T02:52:39Z")
i can’t mail lacy unmentionables unless i have addresses… ---
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/119 "2004-02-07T02:56:18Z")
Hey, **Scuba\_Ben** , did you get my e-mail? I haven’t received my mailing list yet. Thanks again for taking the time to arrange the lists! ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763/120 "2004-02-07T03:33:22Z")
**Scuba Ben,** can you send me the long list? And, by the way - big hug and kiss to you for all your hard work!! Panties might be available (for a non-nominal charge). Let’s just say if you have to ask, you can’t afford it. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-valentines-exchange/225763.md?page=7)