# The Great English/Geography Postcard Project (AKA: help me, dopers of the world!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 18, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188 "2006-09-18T15:46:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/21 "2006-09-19T17:35:21Z")
So, what’s the time frame for this? When do you need stuff sent out by? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/22 "2006-09-19T17:36:03Z")
You gotta have one of the WTC from NYC. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/23 "2006-09-19T17:39:46Z")
If I write “Contrary to popular belief, Rhode Island is a STATE, not a unit of measure”, will you be able to translate that to Bulgarian for them? Be careful of that techiene. ---
**Author:** ![twopiecesofeight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5e9695/32.png) [@twopiecesofeight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twopiecesofeight)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/24 "2006-09-19T20:41:36Z")
Am sending a postcard of a [cable car](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_car_%28railway%29) with [Alcatraz Island](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz) in the background. I’ll leave it to your discretion if you want encourage your students to watch _The Rock_ or any of the _Dirty Harry_ movies. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/25 "2006-09-19T20:47:49Z")
if this gets made into a movie, can I pick who plays me? 🙂 email sent… ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/26 "2006-09-19T20:53:07Z")
I didn’t get a chance to post earlier but I’ll send one from Albany, NY. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/27 "2006-09-19T21:18:09Z")
Email sent for cards from Toronto, the city with the tall pointy thing! Over a hundred languages are spoken in Toronto, including [Bulgarian](http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000481). ---
**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:** [September 19, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/28 "2006-09-19T21:58:08Z")
Way cool project! I’ll be sending one from Houston, Texas. Maybe a pic of an oil well, or a longhorn steer… ---
**Author:** ![jastu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jastu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jastu)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/29 "2006-09-20T03:12:10Z")
Expect one from Auckland. Email sent. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/30 "2006-09-20T03:20:10Z")
Email sent. I’ll either be providing the geology or the marvelous history of aerospace technology from the fabulous Antelope Valley of SoCal. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/31 "2006-09-20T05:03:03Z")
I am so excited. So far I have postcards coming from at least six countries! But none from Asia or Africa - and I _know_ there are Dopers on those continents. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/32 "2006-09-20T05:28:35Z")
Got your email! 🙂 The address doesn’t have to be in Cyrillic, does it? I’ve never addressed anything to a Cyrillic-using country before. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/33 "2006-09-20T07:36:57Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] Got your email! 🙂 The address doesn’t have to be in Cyrillic, does it? I’ve never addressed anything to a Cyrillic-using country before. [/QUOTE] Nope, Latin is fine. Did I mention I live in a _small_ town? I’m pretty sure the postal workers see Latin script and just set it aside for me. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/34 "2006-09-20T07:57:07Z")
I’d ask if postcards of topless women were acceptable but they stopped selling those in the 90s. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/35 "2006-09-20T07:58:19Z")
Such decisions to make…which view of glorious Cleveland to send… ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/36 "2006-09-20T10:24:29Z")
Hey, I’ve been to Cleveland. It’s a nice city! Far better than the endless billboards advertising strip clubs of Columbus, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/37 "2006-09-20T10:57:04Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Way cool project! I’ll be sending one from Houston, Texas. Maybe a pic of an oil well, or a longhorn steer… [/QUOTE] Any Longhorn pictures should be sent from up here in Austin. If Longhorns are already taken I’ll have to send a picture of the Pennybacker bridge and, let’s face it, the kids won’t be excited by the Pennybacker bridge. ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/38 "2006-09-20T14:16:57Z")
One heading your way from the Rubber City! (I know it’s awfully close to Cleveland, but it’s a great postcard - 3 blimps over the city.) ---
**Author:** ![Frelling\_Tralk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecc23a/32.png) [@Frelling\_Tralk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frelling_Tralk)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/39 "2006-09-20T15:22:35Z")
I’ll see if I can find one from The Woodlands or Conroe, which are both small towns (well, The Woodlands is a planned community, but it’s a rather fine distinction) north of Houston, TX. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/40 "2006-09-20T15:46:46Z")
Emailing you now for the address for a postcard of beautiful Alabama. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188.md?page=3)