# 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:** 14
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/261 "2026-06-12T18:34:33Z")
And I also got a card from @Teuton today - a close-up of a tapestry from ca. 1590 showing Oxford and its surroundings. [![](https://theoxfordsausage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mai-picture.jpg) ](https://theoxfordsausage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mai-picture.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/262 "2026-06-12T19:59:52Z")
In the mail today from @Kimstu: a “Saratoga Wild Roots” card of fiddleheads, which are apparently in short supply for foraging this year. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/263 "2026-06-12T20:18:12Z")
Ferns are taking over part of our little garden — I gotta weed them back about twice a month (I love the smell of my hands after doing this). Would they were more evenly distributed! ---
**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:** [June 12, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/264 "2026-06-12T22:48:25Z")
3 postcards in the mail today! 2 from @Teuton, 1 showing French seashells on the seashore, the other of Historic York, which I have visited. Thanks! I also received notice that my trash collection rates will be going up soon. I much prefer Teuton’s cards. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/265 "2026-06-12T22:50:28Z")
I received a postcard from @Rebo featuring things Texas is known for. I seem to remember the Alamo has a basement that not many tourists know about. Thanks, Rebo! ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/266 "2026-06-12T22:55:43Z")
I have been very remiss and I am very sorry. A close RL friend passed away and I’ve been helping out with that instead of playing online. @Mollie_Magill kindly sent me two Tennessee postcards, one with Nashville pics and one of a very nicely maintained Confederate cemetery. I’ve driven through Tennessee a few times a year on my way to somewhere else, I do need to drive there just to stop and look around. I also received a lovely card with pictures of Birds of Australia from @penultima_thule. Thank you so much, the birds are beautiful as always and your handwriting is fabulous. Engineer or just a better skool system than us mericans get? ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/267 "2026-06-12T23:32:58Z")
OK, with the empirical evidence that @Rebo is in the game, we have reached 90% of pledges being mailed, 55% have been received and 84% of participants have received at least one (at least according to posts). That so many of you seem to have issued extras has caused some confuddlement with the scorekeeping. | Nick | Sent | RecBy01 | RecBy02 | RecBy03 | RecBy04 | RecBy05 | RecBy06 | RecBy07 | RecBy08 | RecBy09 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Allecher | 3 | Reeses\_Monkey | blondebear | | | | | | | | | Baker | | | | | | | | | | | | BippityBoppityBoo | | | | | | | | | | | | blondebear | 3 | Allecher | Reeses\_Monkey | Kimstu | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | Czarcasm | 3 | JaneDoe42 | Maus Magill | | | | | | | | | Die\_Capacitrix | 6 | Karen\_Lingel | Teuton | RollOutTheBarrel | | | | | | | | EinsteinsHund | 6 | pjd | | | | | | | | | | Elendil\_s\_Heir | 3 | needscoffee | melodyharmonius | | | | | | | | | JaneDoe42 | 6 | Maus Magill | pjd | Czarcasm | EinsteinsHund | | | | | | | Jkellymap | 3 | liirogue | thorny\_locust | | | | | | | | | JoseB | | | | | | | | | | | | Karen\_Lingel | 6 | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | Die\_Capacitrix | SunUp | Teuton | penultima\_thule | | | | | | kenobi\_65 | 3 | romansperson | | | | | | | | | | Kimstu | 6 | blondebear | | | | | | | | | | liirogue | 3 | thorny\_locust | Jkellymap | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | | Maus Magill | 3 | Czarcasm | JaneDoe42 | | | | | | | | | melodyharmonius | 3 | Elendil\_s\_Heir | | | | | | | | | | needscoffee | 6 | Elendil\_s\_Heir | melodyharmonius | Kimstu | penultima\_thule | pjd | | | | | | penultima\_thule | 6 | pjd | Teuton | Die\_Capacitrix | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | Karen\_Lingel | EinsteinsHund | JaneDoe42 | | | | pjd | 6 | EinsteinsHund | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | | | RealityChuck | 3 | RollOutTheBarrel | Die\_Capacitrix | | | | | | | | | Rebo | 6 | needscoffee | | | | | | | | | | Reeses\_Monkey | 3 | Allecher | blondebear | | | | | | | | | RollOutTheBarrel | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | romansperson | 3 | Teuton | kenobi\_65 | silenus | | | | | | | | silenus | 3 | romansperson | kenobi\_65 | Teuton | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | Suntan\_Lotion | 3 | RollOutTheBarrel | | | | | | | | | | SunUp | 3 | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | Karen\_Lingel | penultima\_thule | EinsteinsHund | | | | | | | Teuton | 6 | Die\_Capacitrix | romansperson | silenus | | | | | | | | thorny\_locust | 3 | Jkellymap | liirogue | | | | | | | | | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | 6 | RollOutTheBarrel | Suntan\_Lotion | SunUp | Karen\_Lingel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 120 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/268 "2026-06-13T00:58:36Z")
I received a postcard from @Rebo today! Thanks! I’m a little concerned that no one seems to have gotten any of the ones I mailed over a week ago. Hopefully, the mail is just slow and they’ll show up eventually. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/269 "2026-06-13T04:20:36Z")
Got a postcard from **needscoffee** today, my last of three this round, showing a red rooster, the Space Needle and a cheery message about the high likelihood of daily coffee in Seattle. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/270 "2026-06-13T08:30:45Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > That so many of you seem to have issued extras has caused some confuddlement with the scorekeeping. I sent two cards per person in my groups, and one extra, for a total of thirteen cards. It’s nice to see them coming in. I’ve had a couple more through. One of Mount Rainier National Park, from @silenus One of a large Chicago hotel from @kenobi_65 And another from @romansperson showing a herd of sheep in a yin Yang formation. ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/271 "2026-06-13T12:05:28Z")
The next card arrived, with a view of Poughkeepsie from @Ulf_the_Unwashed. And he writes in perfect German! Thank you very much! I’m in two groups, five cards already arrived, so only one left. ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/272 "2026-06-13T13:21:21Z")
FYI, **JaneDoe42** has also received my card. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/273 "2026-06-13T14:23:41Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > That so many of you seem to have issued extras has caused some confuddlement with the scorekeeping. I sent three to each of my three group members, for a total of 9, plus I’ve sent one each to two other folks. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/274 "2026-06-13T15:15:20Z")
Same here. Triplets always, plus some extras. ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/275 "2026-06-13T15:25:00Z")
I, too, sent out triplets. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/276 "2026-06-13T15:26:21Z")
Received an envelope full of 3 postcards from @pjd - loved learning about your hometown! So much fun. That means I have received from all 3 of mine 🙂 Thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/277 "2026-06-13T15:32:17Z")
I sent one to each of my three assigned Dopers, plus two “bonus” Dopers (@penultima_thule being one - I’m also rather surprised at how quickly my post card made it all the way to Australia!) ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/278 "2026-06-13T18:24:33Z")
Thanks to @Kimstu I just learned about fiddleheads. And for some reason I have a compulsion to watch Little Shop of Horrors. 😉 Thanks for the quick lesson! ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/279 "2026-06-13T18:31:18Z")
Got another card from @Teuton today, depicting the flag of Brittany. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/280 "2026-06-14T12:21:20Z")
I have recieved a total of four cards. I’m sorry for not acknowledging until now. I have a crazy monster Sci-Fi card from @RealityChuck . Another card with a forecast of “Cloudy with a chance of coffee” from of course, @needscoffee . And a second card from @needscoffee with a picture of the original Starbucks. The fourth card is from Switzerland with Rigi Mountain on the front. Unfortunately I cant read the signature, just D.C. Is that @Die_Capacitrix ? Thanks, everybody! It’s fun to see cards from all over the world! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779.md?page=15)