# SDMB 2012 Postcard Exchange: Final Round! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400 "2012-09-11T14:45:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/61 "2012-09-26T02:55:43Z")
I have my postcards ready and I am off to the Post Office right now. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/62 "2012-09-27T03:23:08Z")
Just got my first one today, a Rembrandt pic from the Rijksmuseum, from **Labtrash**. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/63 "2012-09-27T03:38:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Just got my first one today, a Rembrandt pic from the Rijksmuseum, from **Labtrash**. Thanks! I also got a rembrandt card today from Labtrash! Mine are going in the mail tomorrow (all stamped and ready to go!) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/64 "2012-09-27T12:24:21Z")
I got one from **Lsura** yesterday. Snow in Decatur. Looks peaceful. Too peaceful. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/65 "2012-09-27T23:37:13Z")
I got my first one, a baseball-themed card from Elendilā€™s Heir today! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/66 "2012-09-27T23:40:39Z")
Got my bonus from **Northern Piper** - gorgeous photo of the Aurora. I once saw it myself from a little town near Buffalo, NY, dead of winter, dead of night. Also got one from **Anaamika** with a photo of what must be baby zebras! They have head fuzz. Adorable. Mine are purchased, written, addressed, stamped, and in the mailbox. Two US and one foreign. Thanks for all of your hard work,\*\* Northern Piper\*\*. I love the Postcard Exchanges. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/67 "2012-09-28T01:09:34Z")
Got a nice postcard of a peaceful (too peaceful?) cafe in Decatur from **Lsura**. First one. ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/68 "2012-09-28T09:34:01Z")
Sent my postcards Thursday, after going to the post office to buy a stamp for the overseas card. I went ahead and deleted the PMs with addresses as well; if i sign up for another exchange i will be happy to send my info again. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/69 "2012-09-28T11:49:31Z")
\*\*Aurora australis \*\*got home this evening to find a bonus card from **Aurora borealis**. Thanks muchly. And I donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever seen such a large postage stamp. Truly titanic. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/70 "2012-09-28T22:06:25Z")
Woohoo ! got my 2nd & 3rd cards today ! The coast of Maine from **Atomic Mama** and Old Timey suit & hat-wearinā€™ baseball watchinā€™ from **Elendilā€™s Heir** Thatā€™s all three for me. Thanks everyone ! ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/71 "2012-09-29T00:31:16Z")
Two cards in my box today. One from **silenus** with a neat stamp besides the aloha stamp for postage. Another from **needscoffee**. Both mention Hawaii in their note. Perhaps a visit in the future will be in their plans. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/72 "2012-09-29T21:15:03Z")
Two postcards received! One from **Elendilā€™s Heir** with a photo of an old-time baseball team, the other a ā€œbonusā€ card from **Northern Piper** with a lovely aurora borealis and a HUMONGOUS stamp šŸ™‚ Thanks!!! Oh, and, **Elendilā€™s Heir** , I have never watched a baseball game (although there are quite a few fans here in the Netherlands, given the recent victory of the Dutch baseball team in the world championship). I hope my cards reach their destinations soon! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/73 "2012-09-29T22:35:05Z")
Today (maybe yesterday since I didnā€™t check the mail then) I got a card depicting the High Country Seasons from **Cunctator** , who has absolutely beautiful penmanship by the way. I feel the need to say this to all those who got one from me: I apologize for my chicken scratch. šŸ™‚ Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/74 "2012-09-29T23:07:29Z")
> [@JoseB](#): > > ā€¦Oh, and, **Elendilā€™s Heir** , I have never watched a baseball game (although there are quite a few fans here in the Netherlands, given the recent victory of the Dutch baseball team in the world championship)ā€¦ If you ever come to the U.S., you must allow me to take you to a baseball game. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/75 "2012-09-29T23:21:04Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > Today (maybe yesterday since I didnā€™t check the mail then) I got a card depicting the High Country Seasons from **Cunctator** , who has absolutely beautiful penmanship by the way. I liked the card when I saw it in the shop at the ski fields. Its dual theme encapsulated both my winter and your summer. And as for the penmanship - thanks for the compliment. When itā€™s drilled into you in primary school, it stays for ever. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/76 "2012-09-30T21:59:55Z")
[QUOTE=Cunctator] And I donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever seen such a large postage stamp. Truly titanic. [/QUOTE] Youā€™re welcome. Iā€™m glad to hear that it made its voyage safely, unlike itā€™s namesake. ---
**Author:** ![FrancisCastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b4bc9f/32.png) [@FrancisCastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrancisCastle)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/77 "2012-09-30T23:14:21Z")
Put my cards in the box for tomorrow! I had bought some postcards when we stayed at a hotel, but then I couldnā€™t find them anywhere. This morning, my husband was cleaning in the basement and found them when he was putting the suitcases away. Hurray! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/78 "2012-09-30T23:41:39Z")
Iā€™ll be mailing my cards tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/79 "2012-10-01T11:41:11Z")
I got a lovely pic of caribou, courtesy of a bonus from **Northern Piper**. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400/80 "2012-10-01T13:51:02Z")
> [@Nayna](#): > > Also got one from **Anaamika** with a photo of what must be baby zebras! They have head fuzz. Adorable. When I went to the Toronto Zoo, in the middle of the day there was a torrential downpour, so we stopped to have lunch and wait it out. As we ate, and waited, the sun came out. We were overlooking this giant field in which lived zebras and ostriches. There was a baby zebra. This baby zebra was fascinated by one of the ostriches. We watched as he would prance up to the ostrich, all sideways and playful, and prance around it, until it would get annoyed and kind of dart towards the zebra or even snap at it. RUN! The zebra would run back to its mama and hide behind her. Then, after a few moments, back to teasing the ostrich again. It was adorable, and what was even better was the ostrich never really bit the zebra or anything - just showed its displeasure - and the zebra just kept on playing and playing. The ostrich reminded me of a childless person, kind of sighing, and going ā€œKidsā€¦ā€ Needless to say, I like baby zebras. šŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2012-postcard-exchange-final-round/634400.md?page=5)