# Who Wants To Be A Pen-Pal?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-pen-pal/88082>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 17, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-pen-pal/88082 "2001-10-17T22:27:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Broken\_Doll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Broken\_Doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Doll)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-pen-pal/88082/1 "2001-10-17T22:27:41Z")

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I love writing letters [proper letters, not emails] to people and sending them through the mail, so who wants to be my pen-pal?

This thread can be a request for pen-pals from people who want to write letters to other people from around the world. Just leave a little bit of info about yourself and a contactable email address so that people can get in contact with you to start that mail.

Lizzie, 18, Lesbian, lives in Australia. Wants to have a pen-pal between the ages of 16-30. If you want more info on me, you can go to my website.

Now it’s your turn!

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**Author:** ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-pen-pal/88082/2 "2001-10-17T22:30:54Z")

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Shera(if you want my real name you’ll have to contact me) 20, California. Will Take pen-pal of any age.

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**Author:** ![Googler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Googler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Googler)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-pen-pal/88082/3 "2001-10-18T01:03:57Z")

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Just curious.  
Why do you want to write _proper letters_ when email is there now?

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**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-pen-pal/88082/4 "2001-10-18T01:52:45Z")

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Proper letters are more fun than e-mail. I love getting mail. I have a penpal and we e-mail back and forth for everyday stuff, but it’s loads more fun to write letters. How else could I get postcards from Japan and Italy?  
jessica

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**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-pen-pal/88082/5 "2001-10-18T01:57:11Z")

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I, too, love getting real mail, so I would love a penpal. I am Lorna, I live in VA, and am 16 years old. Snail mail rules!