# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/41 "2006-09-20T15:55:16Z")
I’m game. Email on it’s way, postcard from Central PA to follow. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/42 "2006-09-20T16:07:01Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] You don’t need to use special “international rate” stamps as long as you affix the correct amount of postage. Select **Bulgaria** on [this handy chart,](http://postcalc.usps.gov/) then pick what you’re sending (postcard, letter, or package) and (if necessary) the weight, and you’ll soon know how much postage you need to pay for your particular contribution to the cause. [/QUOTE] Wow. That’s a handy site. Now I know just how much it would cost to send Nermal to Abu Dhabi. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/43 "2006-09-20T17:11:19Z")
[QUOTE=Kyla] 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. [/QUOTE] How about Singapore, the place of everlasting summer and indoor protestations only? Be warned, my handwriting sucks. Is it okay if I use Times New Roman? ---
**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, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/44 "2006-09-20T17:16:08Z")
[QUOTE=ExtraKun] How about Singapore, the place of everlasting summer and indoor protestations only? Be warned, my handwriting sucks. Is it okay if I use Times New Roman? [/QUOTE] Oooooh. Yes! That would be great. Times New Roman is fine. If you really can’t write legibly, that’s probably the way to go. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/45 "2006-09-20T17:31:57Z")
I will be happy to send the kidlets a post card from The Thoroughbred Capital of the World – Lexington, Kentucky. ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/46 "2006-09-20T17:38:10Z")
Add the suburbs of NYC to your list. The commuters’ paradise, this is. Email is on the way. If you’re looking for anything from other kids (maybe pen-pals or something), let me know. I know lots of Girl Scouts who might be interested. ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/47 "2006-09-20T17:41:26Z")
Oh, I forgot to mention… my real name looks a little like a porn spam name. (Really. An accident of marriage, what can I say.) Please look for “Straight Dope” in the subject line before deleting your spam. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/48 "2006-09-20T17:44:18Z")
[QUOTE=Twinkie] Oh, I forgot to mention… my real name looks a little like a porn spam name. (Really. An accident of marriage, what can I say.) Please look for “Straight Dope” in the subject line before deleting your spam. [/QUOTE] You aren’t going to make us _wonder_ (or worse, SPECULATE), are you? ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/49 "2006-09-20T17:49:30Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry] You aren’t going to make us _wonder_ (or worse, SPECULATE), are you? [/QUOTE] It’s kind of like if my name were “Twinkie Tada.” But please, speculate away! I’m sure it will be funnier than the jokes I already get! ---
**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/50 "2006-09-20T17:56:57Z")
Fixing to send e-mail, will send postcard immediately following. One from Oklahoma, USA. Think I’ll get a postcard of some tornados. We’re pretty much Og’s playground for tornados. ‘snipe out’ ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/51 "2006-09-20T17:59:18Z")
One from Germany on its way. Perhaps a buxom blond bar wench in a drndl. ---
**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, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/52 "2006-09-20T18:15:36Z")
[QUOTE=Surly Chick] One from Germany on its way. Perhaps a buxom blond bar wench in a drndl. [/QUOTE] “Drndl”. So _that’s_ what they call it… ---
**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, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/53 "2006-09-20T18:20:45Z")
**Kyla** , in a couple of weeks or whenever, when the postcards have stopped arriving, will you post a followup saying how things went? I’m really curious to know the kids’ reactions. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/54 "2006-09-20T18:31:53Z")
Postcard sent today from lovely Central Washington. Hope the kids enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/55 "2006-09-21T08:39:51Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] **Kyla** , in a couple of weeks or whenever, when the postcards have stopped arriving, will you post a followup saying how things went? I’m really curious to know the kids’ reactions. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Oh, absolutely. I’ll post some pictures of the finished product. So far I’ve had responses from at _least_ twelve countries. This is going to be so cool. ---
**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 21, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/56 "2006-09-21T13:40:13Z")
E-mail sent - I’ll send the postcard by this weekend… ---
**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 21, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/57 "2006-09-21T16:39:35Z")
Two postcards sent! 🙂 🙂 (Okay, they’re in the outbound mail tray at work, but the process has begun.) ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/58 "2006-09-21T21:09:35Z")
Just put two in the mailbox. The airmail stamps, BTW, were only 84 cents each. The cards each show a photo montage of scenes - I hope the kids don’t think everything in Mississippi is all smooshed together like that !! 😛 Also, I wrote in pencil in case it got wet. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/59 "2006-09-21T23:22:33Z")
Mine is in the post. T’was odd though, never bought postcards of the place I stay before. Managed to find one that you can see my house in, so that’s off to Bulgaria. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188/60 "2006-09-22T01:03:36Z")
I’ve just sent the postcard. I have no idea how long it will take to get from Australia to Bulgaria. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188.md?page=4)