# The 2026 edition of the SDMB Postcard exchange - new management, old rules **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 4, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779 "2026-05-04T10:06:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/221 "2026-06-07T13:33:30Z")
I’m glad! ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/222 "2026-06-07T23:56:53Z")
OK, it’s 10am AEST Monday 8th June on the King’s Birthday Holiday. Of course #3 Chuck is November born, but for the sake of the pageantry since 1748 the Poms celebrate the monarchs day in high summer. Australia adopted the holiday in 1788 under Governor Phillip. Not all Australian celebrate His Maj’s birthday today. That’s not a republican snub, no Australian will give up a long weekend but the cane toads and sand gropers take theirs later in the year. The monarch’s birthday holiday traditionally marks the start of the Australian ski season. Toads and gropers don’t get snow. It’s a still, blue, cloudless, glorious winter day here in Sydney. A tad cool @ 14C (58F). Anyhoo, that means that the notional deadline for the exchange has now passed. If RL, memory or opportunity has conspired against you and your pledge remains pending, I certainly won’t be punctilious. Get them in as soon as you can please. 😉 I’m actually a little torn over whether I should send out a PM reminder. The current 2026 PCE statistics are 31 participants, in 11 groups of 4 hence 132 cards (if the numbers seem wonky, some players have doubled-up) with 105 cards reported as being sent and 40 reported as received to date. Which, if I have read the thread right are tabulated below. Thank you to all the participants, but especially the munificent. “Keep those cards and letters rolling in”. 🙃 | Group | Nick | Sent | RecBy01 | RecBy02 | RecBy03 | RecBy04 | RecBy05 | RecBy06 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Group01 | Allecher | 3 | | | | | | | | | blondebear | 3 | Allecher | Reeses\_Monkey | | | | | | | Kimstu | | | | | | | | | | Reeses\_Monkey | 3 | Allecher | blondebear | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Group02 | Die\_Capacitrix | 6 | Karen\_Lingel | Teuton | RollOutTheBarrel | | | | | | RealityChuck | | | | | | | | | | Rebo | | | | | | | | | | RollOutTheBarrel | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Group03 | EinsteinsHund | 6 | | | | | | | | | Karen\_Lingel | 6 | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | Die\_Capacitrix | SunUp | Teuton | | | | | SunUp | 3 | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | | | | | | | | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | 6 | RollOutTheBarrel | Suntan\_Lotion | SunUp | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Group04 | Czarcasm | 3 | JaneDoe42 | Maus Magill | | | | | | | JaneDoe42 | 6 | Maus Magill | pjd | Czarcasm | EinsteinsHund | | | | | JoseB | | | | | | | | | | Maus Magill | 3 | Czarcasm | JaneDoe42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Group05 | Elendil\_s\_Heir | 3 | needscoffee | melodyharmonius | | | | | | | melodyharmonius | 3 | | | | | | | | | needscoffee | 6 | Elendil\_s\_Heir | melodyharmonius | | | | | | | pjd | 6 | EinsteinsHund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Group06 | kenobi\_65 | 3 | romansperson | | | | | | | | romansperson | 3 | Teuton | kenobi\_65 | silenus | | | | | | silenus | 3 | romansperson | kenobi\_65 | Teuton | | | | | | Teuton | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Group07 | BippityBoppityBoo | | | | | | | | | | Jkellymap | 3 | liirogue | | | | | | | | liirogue | 3 | thorny\_locust | Jkellymap | | | | | | | thorny\_locust | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Group08 | penultima\_thule | 6 | pjd | Teuton | | | | | | | Suntan\_Lotion | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Group11 | Baker | | | | | | | | Group08 & Group11 include players who have doubled up. Group09 & Group10 have only players who doubled up. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/223 "2026-06-08T00:25:28Z")
I have received nifty postcards from @blondebear (with bonus historic California souvenir views packet!) and @needscoffee! And I have mailed all my postcards today. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/224 "2026-06-08T00:27:23Z")
I got a cool card about sawfish from @Allecher on Friday. This may help me next time I go to Pub Trivia Night. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/225 "2026-06-08T01:03:34Z")
I got one from @liirogue some time ago and I think I reported it here. Maybe not? ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/226 "2026-06-08T01:08:49Z")
I’m an aging antipodean just trying to manage something as antediluvian as a postcard exchange in the internet age and keep up with you smart, young connected persons … cut me some slack with ya??? 🤣 (Group07 row#3, col#4) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/227 "2026-06-08T01:29:36Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > keep up with you smart, young connected persons _Me?_ (who among other things has no clue why Discourse just mangled the original rest of this post in the way that it did. I’m not even going to try to fix it.) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/228 "2026-06-08T02:34:39Z")
Post #153, I acknowledged receipt of @Karen_Lingel 's postcard (though without the @ notation, as I had responded to her post) - so feel free to add her to my received row. I think Group03 might have full connectivity, save for the transatlantic postcards which I’m sure will be showing up any time now… ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/229 "2026-06-08T04:07:45Z")
Just as clarification; in my table the column names show Received BY, not Received from. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/230 "2026-06-08T04:29:52Z")
I got a card postmarked Nashville, but the card came from NY (according to the blurb) and it was about the Bill Of Rights. It wasn’t signed, but I am assuming that it is another one from @Mollie_Magill. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/231 "2026-06-08T12:58:55Z")
Just received a lovely lenticular printed card from @needscoffee showing some Northern Aurora Borealis Lights ! Thanks **NeedsCoffee**! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/232 "2026-06-08T13:13:30Z")
I didn’t sign it? Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/233 "2026-06-08T17:55:48Z")
Way cool, I got a postcard from York. Been there twice because of the train museum, but the last time was more than a decade ago. Thank you @Teuton ---
**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/234 "2026-06-09T00:52:38Z")
I got two today: one from @RealityChuck and one from @SuntanLotion . Thanks to you both! ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/235 "2026-06-09T01:10:16Z")
Got one from @SuntanLotion as well. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/236 "2026-06-09T01:47:51Z")
You are kind. Better ones coming in near future. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/237 "2026-06-09T02:19:20Z")
Another card received from @romansperson , with a cartoon of “Dog Speed Dating.” ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/238 "2026-06-09T03:32:14Z")
I have received a serene and starry postcard from @Ulf_the_Unwashed! Thanks, UtU! ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/239 "2026-06-09T05:58:42Z")
Big day for the mailbox way down here in Sydney with cards aplenty. @liirogue inviting me to tour on Route66; @needscoffee frankly showing off with 3D images of the Aurora Borealis, @silenus offering a tourism package of Londinium so he can finance a better pen and @blondebear showing Elvis did eat comfort food apart from the notorious Fools Gold Loaf plus a bonus selection of Hollywood images. Thank you all. chuffed. 🙂 chuffed. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/240 "2026-06-09T14:20:18Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > three cards from @JaneDoe42, one Mothman-themed (I’ve seen the movie with Richard Gere and a documentary, so I know the story, but I don’t believe any of it 😉) and another one with a recipe for apple butter. I forgot to mention a funny coincidence: all of @JaneDoe42’s cards were West Virginia-themed, and two hours after I had received them I went on the road. Guess what song was playing on the radio? “Country Roads” by John Denver. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779.md?page=13)