# The Great SDMB Spring 2014 Postcard Exchange! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 23, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739 "2014-04-23T03:41:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/41 "2014-05-07T02:50:52Z")
Excellent. U.S. Dopers, don’t forget: you’ll need a 34-cent stamp for domestic postcards, but $1.15 for international. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/42 "2014-05-07T02:52:41Z")
I won’t be able to mail mine unit early next week. Will that be okay? ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/43 "2014-05-07T02:54:43Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I won’t be able to mail mine unit early next week. Will that be okay? Read the OP, and your PM. Short answer: yes. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/44 "2014-05-07T03:30:01Z")
Oh, sorry. I had forgotten to re-check the OP and I hadn’t looked at my PMs yet. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/45 "2014-05-07T05:12:15Z")
Got my names, and now to get my postcards! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/46 "2014-05-07T13:20:50Z")
Mine are ready and will go out at lunchtime. I’m stupid excited about the postcards I found for this round. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Lady\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Grey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/47 "2014-05-07T15:36:59Z")
Cards have been bought, written and waiting to be posted! Hope they won’t take too long crossing the ocean… ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/48 "2014-05-07T15:37:19Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > I’m stupid excited about the postcards I found for this round. 🙂 Me, too. I got this round’s cards right after last round kicked off. I hope my assigned recipients like them. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/49 "2014-05-08T05:04:41Z")
I’ve mailed my three postcards. Remember, folks, to return to this thread (a) when you send your postcards and (b) when you receive any from other Dopers. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/50 "2014-05-08T15:06:34Z")
My three postcards have been sent. Hurrah! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_butterfly_s_ghost/32/3462_2.png) [@The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Butterfly_s_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/51 "2014-05-08T21:05:17Z")
I’ve posted mine as well today. 🙂 ---
**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:** [May 9, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/52 "2014-05-09T01:35:29Z")
Mailed 'em yesterday. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/53 "2014-05-09T01:51:03Z")
Color me impressed! Well done, sportsfans. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/54 "2014-05-09T22:44:00Z")
Yoiks, and away! ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/55 "2014-05-09T23:31:29Z")
Mailed mine today. Will start lurking by my mailbox next week, hoping to receive some cool postcards! ---
**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:** [May 11, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/56 "2014-05-11T04:05:37Z")
Excellent. I’ll do the same. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/57 "2014-05-11T05:06:45Z")
Today I bought the postcards, but they’ll have to wait for Monday to go out. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/58 "2014-05-11T18:29:17Z")
I received my first postcard, with a beautiful picture of Choluteca, Honduras. JKellyMap sent it, and it had a Spider-Man stamp, so it was exciting all around. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/59 "2014-05-11T19:20:41Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > I received my first postcard, with a beautiful picture of Choluteca, Honduras. JKellyMap sent it, and it had a Spider-Man stamp, so it was exciting all around. Glad you liked it! I did live and work there for two weeks last December, so it wasn’t a mere tourist visit (though I guess that would be acceptable, too, but it seems the point of this is more about deeper personal connections to places). ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/60 "2014-05-12T02:36:21Z")
I dropped mine in the mailbox today, and I got a beautiful postcard from Elendil’s Heir yesterday! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739.md?page=4)