# 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:** 9
**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 29, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/161 "2014-05-29T01:59:59Z")
I’m a reasonable man. I just expect people to do what they agreed to do, and what I’ve reminded them of. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/162 "2014-05-29T02:02:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Too often in the past, alas, declarations of intent to send postcards have not been realized. Hence my frequent exhortation: let us know when they’ve been _sent_. Thanks! So sorry. ☹ ---
**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 29, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/163 "2014-05-29T02:05:25Z")
All is forgiven. ---
**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 29, 2014, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/164 "2014-05-29T08:16:51Z")
You received one of my cards, **Elendil’s heir** , so that kind of implies that they were sent 🙂 But I humbly admit that I only posted my intention to send them and not that I actually did… ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/165 "2014-05-29T14:30:53Z")
I actually followed the rules (Post 74 and Post 107)! All three were sent on the 14th, and then one was re-sent on the 19th. Of the first batch of three, two were received, including the one I thought wouldn’t get there. The third of that batch, and the one from the following, haven’t been reported yet. ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/166 "2014-05-29T14:46:05Z")
Revision: all three from the first batch were received. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/167 "2014-05-29T22:31:32Z")
I sent three postcards, and I think their receipt has been acknowledged by all three people. Now they weren’t the ones I wanted to send, but they were postcards and they were sent and received. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/168 "2014-05-30T00:50:30Z")
> [@Nayna](#): > > I actually followed the rules (Post 74 and Post 107)! All three were sent on the 14th, and then one was re-sent on the 19th. > > Of the first batch of three, two were received, including the one I thought wouldn’t get there. The third of that batch, and the one from the following, haven’t been reported yet. The re-sent one has arrived! It was a lovely resort hotel on a lake in New York. ---
**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 30, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/169 "2014-05-30T01:56:33Z")
> [@Nayna](#): > > I actually followed the rules (Post 74 and Post 107)! All three were sent on the 14th, and then one was re-sent on the 19th… Right you are, and thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/170 "2014-05-30T12:01:46Z")
**Iggy** has just announced that his second of two postcards has arrived. All of the ones I sent have now been received. I have personally received two. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/171 "2014-05-30T14:35:51Z")
So, to recap: Number of Piper cards posted: 3 Number of Piper cards received: 1 ( **Minionkat** Number of cards received from others: 1 set of 2 **Silenus** ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/172 "2014-05-30T21:57:02Z")
I just got a card from Cunctator. It was dated May 7 so I don’t know what the problem is/was. it’s five views of Sydney. I like the goose, we have a big pond that the geese flock to. ---
**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 30, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/173 "2014-05-30T22:27:58Z")
Got my third card today from **Northern Piper**. A 3-D lensatic shot of a coyote jumping on prey. Which is really cool because the mascot of my college was the Coyotes. I’m 3/3 this round. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/174 "2014-05-31T00:55:35Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I just got a card from Cunctator. It was dated May 7 so I don’t know what the problem is/was. it’s five views of Sydney. I like the goose, we have a big pond that the geese flock to. I’m fairly sure the five views were one each of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/175 "2014-05-31T02:52:34Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > I’m fairly sure the five views were one each of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Oops, I didn’t read the fine print!:smack: But it was a very pretty card. ---
**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 31, 2014, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/176 "2014-05-31T10:09:22Z")
I just received my “real” card from **Pai325** - from England this time with a beautiful medieval picture of Richard III. Thank you very much! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/177 "2014-05-31T11:49:58Z")
I received my second “card” yesterday from **Minionkat**! Thank you! Still waiting for my last card to make it up to Canadia. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/178 "2014-05-31T22:38:05Z")
Today I received two cards from **Baker**! I rather like the Kansas State Flag, though I did have to go look at all the [stuff depicted in the seal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kansas)part to make sure I didn’t miss anything. 🙂 The other is a Macaw from the Topeka Zoo. I like going to zoos - if they’re well done zoos - having a dog park in it sounds awesome! ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/179 "2014-06-01T16:01:02Z")
Yesterday, I received my third postcard – one with lovely Kansas flowers from **Baker**. Thanks, **Baker**! I’ve heard of Mayapple flowers but had never seen one. They’re very pretty. I think this means that all of mine have been received, and I have received the three sent to me. When do we do this again, **Elendil’s Heir**? I already have my postcards and stamps at the ready. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739/180 "2014-06-01T16:09:00Z")
We’ve done it seasonally so far. Several of us - including me - still haven’t received all three of our cards this round. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-spring-2014-postcard-exchange/686739.md?page=10)