# Help my neice with her Flat Stanley Project ! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643 "2008-03-17T12:45:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/21 "2008-03-18T14:43:01Z")
Hmmm…I’m taking the kidlets to Brookfield Zoo on Friday. Perhaps we can get a picture of Stanley with a polar bear! Okay, the golden lion tamarins might be a little more accessible. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/22 "2008-03-18T15:27:38Z")
**Dangerosa, Inner Stickler, Anaglyph Tirial** I’ve emailed you the particulars from your profile emails. Those wishing to partake, PLEASE email me at the address in my profile. I’m using my work address, and can only get to the Dope every now & then, and I don’t want to miss anyone! Between you guys and my contacts at work, we are beginning to cover quite an area. SDMB is ahead of work contacts , 18 - 15 I’m trying to keep a list of who & where I’ve gotten a response from so far, so of you’re sending in, let me know where you are so I can update! Keep 'em coming! My niece is freaking out whenever I call her with another far away location! Still waiting on Asia, though! 😃 I’ve put my pics into a Photobucket album [here !](http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/labtrash/Flat%20Stanley/) ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/23 "2008-03-18T15:51:10Z")
[QUOTE=labtrash] I’ve put my pics into a Photobucket album [here !](http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/labtrash/Flat%20Stanley/) [/QUOTE] It wants a password. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/24 "2008-03-18T15:52:12Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] It wants a password. [/QUOTE] oops Password is stanley (all lowercase) let me know if it works. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/25 "2008-03-19T14:26:40Z")
Update (and a little bump) ! The first photos have come back ! As soon as I get permission from the pic-taker, I’ll upload them to the album. **Please remember that I would like your permission to post the photos !!** ---
**Author:** ![beanpod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/26 "2008-03-19T19:02:10Z")
I am so totally in! That’s great. My brother’s visiting, too, so I’ll draft him into helping me find a good spot… Oh! How’s Lake Ontario? Also, yes, you have my permission to post, shred, or build an altar to my photo. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/27 "2008-03-20T14:07:04Z")
More photos are up in the Photobucket album. Switzerland (Doper Anaglyph - excellent photos!) Austria (Work contact), and West Chester, PA (another Work) have checked in. ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/28 "2008-03-20T16:05:39Z")
I’d like to take Stanley to Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers on March 31st. It should just make the deadline. I’ll see where else in SE Michigan I can get to in the next week. PS. You have permission to post any pictures I take. (just getting that out of the way) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/29 "2008-03-20T19:04:58Z")
cool, i love flat stanleys! i don’t have a digital camera… but i should be able to scan the film ones. what is the deadline now? ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/30 "2008-03-20T20:36:08Z")
You have been emailed. You’ll have some Deep South goodness for Stanley headed your way. ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/31 "2008-03-20T21:33:11Z")
First installment sent, and you have my permission to post any and/or all that you get. Road trip to Nevada next week! ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/32 "2008-03-20T22:01:41Z")
I’m in, tell him to bring a raincoat 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/33 "2008-03-20T22:04:20Z")
Awww, the poor little guy. Flat already got dunked in my pool, and now he’s gonna get rained on. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/34 "2008-03-21T12:55:48Z")
Friday Update: The level of response has been, in a word, _unbelievable_. I am truly in awe. There are 20pics currently in the [Photobucket](http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/labtrash/Flat%20Stanley/) album (password is stanley) There are currently 26 Dopers, and 17 of my work contacts signed up 😛 Breakdown (If I missed somewhere, let me know!): States / Provinces: AB, AL, AZ, BC, CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, MA, MI, MS, NJ, NY, OH, ONT, PA, TN, TX, VA Countries: Afghanistan, Austria, Bahrain, England, France, Korea, Switzerland Keep 'em Coming ! **GorillaMan** , I’m waiting for that email! ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/35 "2008-03-21T13:34:01Z")
I’d sent one already, perhaps it’s been filtered out as spam…another’s been dispatched, this time from my Hotmail account, so that one certainly should get through! ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/36 "2008-03-21T13:50:40Z")
GorillaMan - Still no email. PM me with your address. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/37 "2008-03-21T14:03:24Z")
[QUOTE=GorillaMan] I’m in, tell him to bring a raincoat 🙂 [/QUOTE] I did a poor man’s laminate (clear packing tape) on my Stanley; we’re going to the zoo today and it’s already snowing. I want to get a pic of him by the front gates, or somewhere with the zoo’s name so \*\*labneice \*\*can look up the zoo and find where it is, if she wants (this _is_ supposed to be educational, after all!) Hopefully he won’t be too shiny to photograph well. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/38 "2008-03-21T14:03:31Z")
I’m in. Stanley can hang with the goats in my village, and I’m probably going to go to Veliko Turnavo, the ancient capital of Bulgaria, next weekend, so Stanley can visit the castle and old town. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/39 "2008-03-21T14:08:19Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] I did a poor man’s laminate (clear packing tape) on my Stanley; we’re going to the zoo today and it’s already snowing. I want to get a pic of him by the front gates, or somewhere with the zoo’s name so \*\*labneice \*\*can look up the zoo and find where it is, if she wants (this _is_ supposed to be educational, after all!) Hopefully he won’t be too shiny to photograph well. [/QUOTE] Only a few flurries so far today, despite the forcast being lots more rain…I am concerned about him blowing away, though! ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643/40 "2008-03-21T14:30:56Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] I did a poor man’s laminate (clear packing tape) on my Stanley; we’re going to the zoo today and it’s already snowing. I want to get a pic of him by the front gates, or somewhere with the zoo’s name so \*\*labneice \*\*can look up the zoo and find where it is, if she wants (this _is_ supposed to be educational, after all!) Hopefully he won’t be too shiny to photograph well. [/QUOTE] Besides the original, I made up “clone”, and taped him to a picture frame glass. Worked pretty good (it’s the Atlantic Ocean pic in the Photobucket album), but a bit “reflectly”(and made of plate glass -oops), so we only used it once. Was windy as hell that day (see the coaster pic - I have to redo that one :smack: ). A balsa wood stand is working well too. My wife’s minivan is stocked with Stanley tools now, and I have a 3 day weekend after work today, so I’m going nuts this weekend. I have to mail the original back to her, so I’m using the clones when he might get messed up. I’m getting quite the reactions from people while setting up the pictures, too. For the Hard Rock Cafe shot, there was a crowd of about 15 folks behind me waiting for their turn on the motorcycle, and I got quite a round of applause afterwards. My sister showed my niece the online album last night, and she actually \*squeeked \* ! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-neice-with-her-flat-stanley-project/441643.md?page=3)