# The Great SDMB Winter 2015 Postcard Exchange! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973 "2015-02-18T03:42:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [March 17, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/141 "2015-03-17T04:05:37Z")
I got my first postcard today! It was deceptively packaged in a business-size envelope. (And is therefore blank on the back and reusable!) It’s a vintage postcard of a very New-Englandy public library in Ellsworth, Maine, where **Atomic Mama** lives. Thanks, Atomic! It looks like a nice library. ---
**Author:** ![mortal\_wombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@mortal\_wombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mortal_wombat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/142 "2015-03-17T04:10:17Z")
Omg, I totally missed out on this year’s postcard exchange! Maybe summer 2015 will be my comeback gig 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 17, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/143 "2015-03-17T14:58:00Z")
Came home last night to a lovely Balancing Rock postcard from **Cheez\_Whia**! Made me long to head out west. 🙂 Thanks! ---
**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:** [March 17, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/144 "2015-03-17T16:43:03Z")
Got postcards yesterday from both **Karen Lingel** (Charlie Chaplin in _The Tramp_, filmed in Niles Canyon, Calif.) and **jayrey** (five impressive covered bridges in Oregon). Many thanks to you both - and hope you feel better soon, **jayrey**! ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/145 "2015-03-17T19:37:29Z")
I received two lovely cards today! **Atomic Mama** sent a vintage card and history of a beautiful mansion-turned-museum located in her town. They serve High Tea there in the summer. **Karen Lingel** turned me onto Marguerite Clayton, a silent movie actor with piercing eyes. I now must find a movie with her in it to watch! ---
**Author:** ![Weedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weedy/32/301_2.png) [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/146 "2015-03-17T22:05:08Z")
Got a card from **romansperson** , with a map of North Carolina and lots of interesting details. My kids were impressed with her stylish handwriting. Ten days from the US, that’s quicker than I expected. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/147 "2015-03-17T22:08:33Z")
Yay! All three of mine made it to their recipients. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/148 "2015-03-17T22:23:05Z")
If **minionkat** has received the third one from me I’m all accounted for. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/149 "2015-03-18T16:09:06Z")
Got a cool postcard of two Navy helicopters in flight from **tonyfop** in Maryland, and one with the Legend of Spanish Moss from **Labtrash** that reminds me of the time I was visiting family in Florida, and my daughter tried using Spanish Moss as a necklace. It was fun until we noticed the little bites around her neck from the chiggers who had been using it as a home! ---
**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:** [March 18, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/150 "2015-03-18T17:06:13Z")
I got two cards today! 🙂 **Karen Lingel** sent me a very cool picture of Broncho Billy and **Atomic Mama** a beautiful historic card of the Ellsworth Power House and Dam. Thank you both very much! Great choice of cards! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/151 "2015-03-18T19:15:13Z")
This is my first time participating, and it’s been fun. I’m going to have to up my game going forward and keep my eyes open for cool cards. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/152 "2015-03-18T19:54:49Z")
Scroll down the page a bit and sign up for the 10th Annual Shot Glass Exchange. Also a lot of fun, and what you get is rather more useful! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/153 "2015-03-18T21:24:31Z")
And I have the last two cards! The middle message from silenus and a cute zombie card from Lsura. Good times. Thank you! ---
**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:** [March 18, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/154 "2015-03-18T21:38:17Z")
I love the various postal services! I drop three cards in the same slot at the same time with the same postage on each. Two get there at once, and the other arrives 3-4 days later. One wonders where the middle card went? ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/155 "2015-03-18T22:39:43Z")
Sounds pretty cool! Unfortunately I didn’t look at this thread until it was too late…for _this_ time! Next time I’ll see about participating. Now, one thing - are there any assurances that those who participate in this won’t be given the address for someone with whom they’ve had a heated exchange online? ---
**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:** [March 18, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/156 "2015-03-18T22:50:31Z")
Nope! 😉 But what does that have to do with anything? I passionately _loathe_ more than a few people on this board, but I’d buy them a beer if we ever met in meat-space. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/157 "2015-03-19T01:55:12Z")
I could use a beer. I got my second postcard today: a whimsical illustration of a German idiom, that I totally get, from **The Butterfly’s Ghost**. It has a cool stamp, too. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![MsJinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@MsJinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsJinx)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/158 "2015-03-19T16:03:12Z")
Mine were mailed from northern Colorado on 3/11, and NO ONE has reported receiving them. I will mail new ones Saturday if they still haven’t turned up. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/159 "2015-03-19T21:50:25Z")
I got my last one today, a lovely 100th anniversary card of the Calgary Stampede from **minionkat**. Which made me think of this: my cousin and his wife were living in Calgary when their first child was born. About a year or so later, they returned to the states. I proceeded to start calling their kid “their little Canadian anchor baby”. They, being fairly conservative, were **not** amused at all. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973/160 "2015-03-19T23:38:43Z")
I got three today - two from **Baker** and one from **Weedy.** [Here’s visual proof that Kansas is not all flat, and that Sydney Harbour still looks awesome](https://plus.google.com/photos/103122702256778841780/albums/6124401294102510033/6128091598114810818?banner=pwa&pid=6128091598114810818&oid=103122702256778841780). Thank you so much! I now have a nice collection of cool cards. And unless something unexpected arrives, that’s all the cards I should be getting - I’ve gotten something from all of my senders. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2015-postcard-exchange/712973.md?page=9)