# 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:** 16
**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 19, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/301 "2026-06-19T17:31:35Z")
Received a postcard with two very cute otters from @Karen_Lingel. I was looking forward to it! I now have received mail from all six participants in my two groups. Thanks to all of you! ---
**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 21, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/302 "2026-06-21T20:01:16Z")
I received a Sydney postcard from our Postmaster @penultima_thule. Thank you! ---
**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 21, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/303 "2026-06-21T20:07:31Z")
I didn’t get a card from @JoseB, and it doesn’t look like @JoseB has received any. Could someone check on that? ---
**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 21, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/304 "2026-06-21T20:25:14Z")
I also got a beautiful postcard from Pt! Love it ---
**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 22, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/305 "2026-06-22T08:50:03Z")
The largess continues with a further two much travelled postcards in the mail from: @Die_Capacitrix featuring some positively bucolic images of greater Luzern and @Allecher alerting me to the fact that Americans drink 38 Olympic swimming pools of coffee per day which, from personal experience is explanatory. 🙃 Also have some news from a couple of Dopers who have been struggling with the intervention of RL betwixt their participation. I counsel patience. 😍 ---
**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 22, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/306 "2026-06-22T11:01:58Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > I counsel patience No worries. ---
**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 22, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/307 "2026-06-22T12:41:23Z")
I have received my last card ! From @melodyharmonius - thanks Mel ! (That boxcar spiked cocoa sounds good !!!) ---
**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 22, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/308 "2026-06-22T12:53:46Z")
That makes it up to the round hundred sender/recipients for the 2026 PCE. Target is 132, I believe at least 120 are active. ---
**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 22, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/309 "2026-06-22T13:10:54Z")
Current PCE status as I have it recorded. Of course, this is a mail exchange not a race of carrier pigeons. There are a couple of Dopers who are known to be inconvenienced. The one I am curious about is @RealityChuck who either hasn’t received a card, or I have missed the announcement(s). | Nick | RecBy01 | RecBy02 | RecBy03 | RecBy04 | RecBy05 | RecBy06 | RecBy07 | RecBy08 | RecBy09 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Allecher | Reeses\_Monkey | blondebear | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | | Baker | | | | | | | | | | | BippityBoppityBoo | | | | | | | | | | | blondebear | Allecher | Reeses\_Monkey | Kimstu | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | Czarcasm | JaneDoe42 | Maus Magill | | | | | | | | | Die\_Capacitrix | Karen\_Lingel | Teuton | RollOutTheBarrel | Rebo | penultima\_thule | | | | | | EinsteinsHund | pjd | penultima\_thule | SunUp | | | | | | | | Elendil\_s\_Heir | needscoffee | melodyharmonius | | | | | | | | | JaneDoe42 | Maus Magill | pjd | Czarcasm | EinsteinsHund | penultima\_thule | | | | | | Jkellymap | liirogue | thorny\_locust | | | | | | | | | JoseB | | | | | | | | | | | Karen\_Lingel | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | Die\_Capacitrix | SunUp | Teuton | penultima\_thule | EinsteinsHund | | | | | kenobi\_65 | romansperson | Teuton | | | | | | | | | Kimstu | blondebear | Allecher | Reeses\_Monkey | | | | | | | | liirogue | thorny\_locust | Jkellymap | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | | Maus Magill | Czarcasm | JaneDoe42 | | | | | | | | | melodyharmonius | Elendil\_s\_Heir | pjd | | | | | | | | | needscoffee | Elendil\_s\_Heir | melodyharmonius | Kimstu | penultima\_thule | pjd | Rebo | | | | | penultima\_thule | pjd | Teuton | Die\_Capacitrix | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | Karen\_Lingel | EinsteinsHund | JaneDoe42 | blondebear | | | pjd | EinsteinsHund | penultima\_thule | JaneDoe42 | melodyharmonius | Elendil\_s\_Heir | | | | | | RealityChuck | RollOutTheBarrel | Die\_Capacitrix | Rebo | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | Rebo | needscoffee | RollOutTheBarrel | | | | | | | | | Reeses\_Monkey | Allecher | blondebear | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | | RollOutTheBarrel | Rebo | | | | | | | | | | romansperson | Teuton | kenobi\_65 | silenus | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | silenus | romansperson | kenobi\_65 | Teuton | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | Suntan\_Lotion | RollOutTheBarrel | | | | | | | | | | SunUp | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | Karen\_Lingel | penultima\_thule | EinsteinsHund | | | | | | | Teuton | Die\_Capacitrix | romansperson | silenus | Karen\_Lingel | kenobi\_65 | | | | | | thorny\_locust | Jkellymap | liirogue | penultima\_thule | | | | | | | | Ulf\_the\_Unwashed | RollOutTheBarrel | Suntan\_Lotion | SunUp | Karen\_Lingel | EinsteinsHund | penultima\_thule | | | | ---
**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 22, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/310 "2026-06-22T13:12:31Z")
I did receive your card, @penultima_thule. ---
**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 22, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/311 "2026-06-22T14:27:53Z")
I sent out 7, but I dont rember to who(m). I have received from: Die\_Capacitrix l, Reality Chuck, Roll Out the Barrel, and 2 from needscoffee. ---
**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 22, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/312 "2026-06-22T15:30:24Z")
With the exception of @pjd, none of my five other recipients have reported an incoming card. But that’s possible, they all went from Germany to either the USA or Australia, and I sent them 16 days ago, that’s a realistic amount of time for theses distances. ---
**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 22, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/313 "2026-06-22T15:39:39Z")
Strange… according to PT’s table above, **PT** and **Sunup** have received cards from you - although they haven’t said so in this thread … ---
**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 22, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/314 "2026-06-22T15:42:02Z")
It’s a long thread, maybe I missed a few posts. ---
**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 22, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/315 "2026-06-22T15:44:12Z")
I searched … nothing ! Maybe some people are communicating by PM ! ---
**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 22, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/316 "2026-06-22T17:08:06Z")
I am waiting patiently, Mr. Hund! (But if the postcard was mistakenly delivered to my jerk neighbors, they would just throw it away… 😟) ---
**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 22, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/317 "2026-06-22T17:23:45Z")
Nah, it’s such a beautiful card that they would pin it to the fridge. 😉 ---
**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 22, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/318 "2026-06-22T17:34:02Z")
pin it ?! ---
**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 22, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/319 "2026-06-22T17:37:56Z")
Magnets, I believe. ---
**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 22, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779/320 "2026-06-22T17:43:12Z")
I’d use a magnet. I asked that google ai thingy if you can pin something with a magnet, and it said - and I quote - “Yes, you can absolutely use magnets to pin or affix items in place”. Stupid machine. You pin something with a pin, the clue’s in the name ! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-postcard-exchange-new-management-old-rules/1029779.md?page=17)