# The Great Late-Summer 2019 Doper Postcard Exchange! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 22, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054 "2019-08-22T14:20:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/121 "2019-09-30T01:22:50Z")
I haven’t received acknowledgement or a card from one of my exchangees. I hope everything’s OK! ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/122 "2019-10-01T05:14:03Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > I haven’t received acknowledgement or a card from one of my exchangees. I hope everything’s OK! I’m sure I have yours in my mailbox. I’ve been in Zagreb all month, and only just got back last night. I’ll be checking my mail today and will report back. I’m not sure why you haven’t received my card yet, though. I sent all three on the same day, but it looks like only one of them arrived. Unfortunate. I hope they make it! ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/123 "2019-10-01T11:46:05Z")
Picked up all of my postcards today. **Karen Lingel** sent me one from the Seymour Marine Discovery Center in ; a picture of a huge Blue Whale skeleton! I also enjoy marine life, and I used to volunteer at a dolphin and small whale hospital in Florida. Thank you for the card! **Helena330** sent me two post cards from Washington state; one a picture of a home designed by famous architect, Frank Lloyed Wright, and another depicting a large car ferry in the Puget sound. Funny how the picture of the house only shows a small section of a patio, but I recognized it right away as one of his designs! The large ferry reminds me of the one I once rode from The Netherlands to the United Kingdom ten years ago. Great times. Thank you for the cards! **Blondebear** sent me two cards, though one of them is more like ten cards in one. The first is a picture of the Amoeba Music store on Sunset Blvd. He mentions that his brother once stood in line behind Jimmy Page shopping for records. I once worked the pit at a Page / Plant concert in Florida. There’s a lot of history in those old, iconic record stores. I hope it continues to survive in today’s online music market. The second card is probably my favorite of the entire bunch. It’s an old, vintage postcard folder with an accordion-style centerfold containing pictures of a bunch of New York’s landmarks. What I love most about it, is the final page explaining how great New York is. It seems to be written from a time when, perhaps, many people didn’t really know much about New York. It talks about New York having the third largest airport in the country and “more than a score of railroads and more than 150 steamship lines” 😮 This is a nice piece of history. I’m not sure when the exact date is, but it’s definitely pre-WWII, and it mentions that the most recent undertaking was the Rockefeller Center. So I think the card is from 1933-1940? That’s awesome! Thank you!! I hope you all get my cards soon. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/124 "2019-10-08T16:58:42Z")
Still nothing, huh? I’m terribly sorry about that. I swear it’s not my fault. I don’t have a picture of the fronts, but here’s the backs. [post-cards-2 hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB](https://ibb.co/JKGnFkP) [post-cards hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB](https://ibb.co/JpTVjNC) If they don’t arrive by the time I take my next trip, I’ll send out another set! ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/125 "2019-10-08T17:56:10Z")
I’m a bit concerned that two of my cards may have got lost. I haven’t heard back from **dbygawdcapn** and \*\*Nayna \*\*yet, though my first card arrived already three weeks ago. If they’re really lost, I’ll send new ones. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/126 "2019-10-08T20:14:04Z")
One of my group has yet to check back into the thread, either to say they’ve sent or received, or had others say they’ve received cards from them. I hope they’re ok. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/127 "2019-10-09T01:27:02Z")
**Bear\_Nenno** , you saw ([Post 95](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21873318&postcount=95)) where I received your postcard, right? **Teuton** , I would send you a pity postcard, but I already sent you a bonus card. 😛 Anyone else who didn’t get their allotment of cards? I will volunteer to send you a pity postcard. Heck, _anyone_ who didn’t get a regular or bonus postcard from me can PM your address, and I will send you a bonus. I got lotsa postcards. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/128 "2019-10-09T01:36:25Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > **Bear\_Nenno** , you saw ([Post 95](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21873318&postcount=95)) where I received your postcard, right? Yup. It looks like the other two cards never made it, though. ☹ I hope you enjoyed my drawing. Are you still a penguinist? I plan to visit the LHC before I leave Europe (probably in the next year or so). I will be sure to send you a post card from there! ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/129 "2019-10-09T14:28:05Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I’m a bit concerned that two of my cards may have got lost. I haven’t heard back from **dbygawdcapn** and \*\*Nayna \*\*yet, though my first card arrived already three weeks ago. If they’re really lost, I’ll send new ones. I still haven’t received yours yet, I’m guessing it was so incredible that the Post Office decided to keep it for themselves. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/130 "2019-10-09T16:11:48Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > **Bear\_Nenno** , you saw ([Post 95](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21873318&postcount=95)) where I received your postcard, right? > > **Teuton** , I would send you a pity postcard, but I already sent you a bonus card. 😛 That’s ok, I got plenty of postcards, thanks to all who joined in 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 9, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/131 "2019-10-09T19:01:35Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > I plan to visit the LHC before I leave Europe (probably in the next year or so). I will be sure to send you a post card from there! I’ve actually been in the tunnel of the LHC! It may have been before it was called the LHC though. I haven’t been a penguinist for over 20 years now (and I recently packed up all my penguins for Goodwill…) Enjoy your visit! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/132 "2019-10-09T22:34:55Z")
I have been on vacation for over a week. Perhaps, upon return tomorrow and held mail pickup, a postcard or two? ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/133 "2019-10-10T02:10:16Z")
I got to assemble my very own model of a archeopteryx! It’s on my kitchen shelf now. Thanks, EinsteinsHund! Sorry for the delayed response - I received the card last week, then decided I should make the model before I replied, then went away for the weekend … anyway, I love it! Sorry I caused you to worry. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/134 "2019-10-10T02:25:14Z")
> [@Nayna](#): > > I got to assemble my very own model of a archeopteryx! It’s on my kitchen shelf now. Thanks, EinsteinsHund! > > Sorry for the delayed response - I received the card last week, then decided I should make the model before I replied, then went away for the weekend … anyway, I love it! Sorry I caused you to worry. I’m very glad that my card arrived and that you like it :)! And it gives me hope that \*\*dbygawdcapn \*\*gets hers too soon. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/135 "2019-10-10T03:51:53Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > Yup. It looks like the other two cards never made it, though. ☹ No, but I’m glad you received the ones I sent! Don’t worry about re-sending yours. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/136 "2019-10-12T04:29:49Z")
Two cheerful.postcards from **Teuton**! A friendly giraffe from the Pignton Zoo and a Devon Flag. Nice to receive them amongst the otherwise dreary pile of bills in the post-vacation bundle. Thank you! ---
**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:** [October 27, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/137 "2019-10-27T00:16:59Z")
A very late bump here–just got back from a 6 week, almost 8,000 mile roadtrip, and found a few postcards from y’all: From **Karen Lingel** , a card featuring the [Dutch Windmill](https://photos.app.goo.gl/gdATTvPw4dmtWpQr9) in the Fabyan Forest Preserve, IL. Looks like a neat spot! **Bear Nenno** sent greetings from [Zagreb](https://photos.app.goo.gl/kdV21sfBiVf6qQg69) on a cool heavy-duty card with scalloped edges (that don’t really show up in the scan) And from **Helena330** , a snowy image of Frank Lloyd Wright’s _[Fallingwater](https://photos.app.goo.gl/9VpMNcS9rP7fj34h7)_, and a second card from [Lake Quinault Lodge](https://photos.app.goo.gl/BWa3QmwKuQ5Tspck6) in Olympic NP. (Hey, I stayed at the nearby Rainforest Resort last year; it’s really a beautiful area!) Thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/138 "2019-11-15T16:48:10Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I’m a bit concerned that two of my cards may have got lost. I haven’t heard back from **dbygawdcapn** and \*\*Nayna \*\*yet, though my first card arrived already three weeks ago. If they’re really lost, I’ll send new ones. I finally received my last postcard today! It had an ANK endorsement (attempted not known). It appears that the European style 1 digit was misread as a 7. Thank you **EinsteinsHund**! ---
**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:** [November 15, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/139 "2019-11-15T23:47:31Z")
> [@dbygawdcapn](#): > > I finally received my last postcard today! It had an ANK endorsement (attempted not known). It appears that the European style 1 digit was misread as a 7. Thank you **EinsteinsHund**! That’s great, I’m so glad it finally arrived after all this time :)! It bugged me that for the first time since I have participated in the postcard exchange, one of my cards could be lost. Well, it was my German ‘1’, but I assure you my front slash on the ‘1’ is at least 45 degrees more south than that of a ‘7’. Stupid post office ;)… ---
**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:** [November 18, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054/140 "2019-11-18T18:31:46Z")
I’ve just received a postcard from **RealityChuck**. It’s a copy of Willaim Irish’s timeless classic, I Married a Dead Man. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-late-summer-2019-doper-postcard-exchange/839054.md?page=8)