BORING POSTCARDS

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This Group celebtrates Boring, ordinary, dull, commercial Postcards that feature aspects of our everyday life – such as streets, roads, houses -- and are, in a strange way, interesting because they are so uninteresting. Join in and share your Postcards of our Boring world.

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INTERESTING POSTCARDS!! 41 Replies

From time to time we have outbreaks of whether a Postcard is Boring, or not.“Yes it is”. “No it isn''t.”“All Postcards are Boring.” “All Postcards are interesting”.And so on, and so forth.So, LET'S TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENTAnnouncingINTERESTING…Continue

Started by Valentine Mark Herman. Last reply by Francis Lammé Aug 17, 2022.

DULL AND/OR BORING? 15 Replies

DULL OR BORING?I am a member of the British-based Dull Men's Club (DMC) – which also includes women, and, indeed, claims to…Continue

Started by Valentine Mark Herman. Last reply by Gerald Jatzek Nov 27, 2021.

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Comment by Raphael Nadolny yesterday: Siemiatycze, a city in northeastern Poland, near the border with Belarus. The postcard was mailed in 1971.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 9, 2024 at 3:03pm: A BORING POSTCARD FROM "DOWN UNDER" -- YORK, WESTERN AUTRALIA FROM HELEN AYMES -- THANKS HELEN

"This postcard is from our news agency. It's the only postcard in York where I live and I think it's pretty dull," writes Helen, about what sounds like a not very exciting place to live . But the York Roses are nice.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on July 9, 2024 at 6:29am: Koło, town in central part of Poland, postcard about 1980.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 1, 2024 at 9:45am: TWO BORING AMERICAN POSTCARDS FROM PETER WILSON....

who writes "As I always say, boring is in the eye of the behoder. Lately, I've found some of the boring postcards posted on IUOMA interesting". THANKS PETER!

1. Ohio at Night (what's it like during the day, Peter?)

2. Having Fun! (So this is what Ohio is like during daytime!)

Comment by Helen Amyes on July 1, 2024 at 9:13am: Another "Dull DownUnder" one. Can't get enough of hunting for these now.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 22, 2024 at 11:57am: CANOES: BORING POSTCARD OF L'ETANG DE LA FARGETTE, ST-GERMAIN-L'HERM, FRANCE.... PLUS PAINTING (OF WHITE CANOE) BY PETER DOIG FOR COMPARISON

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on June 12, 2024 at 3:41pm: Pyongyang - the capital and largest city of North Korea, three postcards, probably about 1980.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 12, 2024 at 3:10pm: THREE FROM MIKEL -- Thanks yet again!

1. Cathedral, Amiens, France

2. SIgnal Fire

"Signal Fire raises the cultural value of the natural world by connecting artists to our remaining wild places." Get connected folks!

3. Lotus & Waterbirds -- detail from C1300 Chinese Hanging Scroll, Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 12, 2024 at 3:05pm: THREE FRM KATERINA -- Thanks once again!

1. Algarve Portugal

2. Village Floating Resto & Cruises, Bohol Philippines (from Dean to Katerina; from Katerina to Val; from Val to IUOMA)

3. Meze Restaurant, Athens, Greece

Comment by Helen Amyes on June 7, 2024 at 10:25am

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