BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 5, 2022 at 3:08pm

A 'PUNNY' CARD FROM RAY HALEY

What can I say?  Well, to begin with I suppose an explanation of 'otter' might be necessary for non-English speakers: it is some sort of pun on 'ought to'.

AlthoughI why the beast should be in Sunday school -- and not say the sea -- is beyond me.  Then the 'Love one another' is baffling as there is only one otter/ought to that seems to be asleep and so has no-one around to love (except in it's dreams).

But if you come from the capital of Canada* you might be able to make more sense of this than I can.

* Ottawa. Another pun: sorry folks, I couldn't resist it

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 5, 2022 at 3:01pm

TWO GREEK ONES FROM KATERINA

1. A bridge, ein brucke, un pont from somewhere in Greece

The only (slightly) interesting thing about this is the woman in the white dress, bottom right, who seelms to be washing some red clothes in the river

2. Hotel "Splenid Palace", Salonika

"Buildings along the waterfront Avenue Nikis in 1916," it sayss on the back.

"Thnakyou, Katerina" says Val

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 5, 2022 at 10:02am

SPELUNKING (or Caving): BUT WHICH WAY IS UP?

Here is a Boring Postcard from the Grottes (caves)  d'Isturitz et d'Oxocolhaye located 12 km from Hasperen and 20 kms from Carribo in the French Basque region.

It is a 'Basque curtain'. I can't work out if the curtian is pulled or not, or even which way is up (or down), so here are 2 versions of it.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 5, 2022 at 5:42am

TWO 'CLASSICS': BORED BURROS (FROM ARIZONA) AND A BORING ROCK POSTCARD (FROM FRANCE)

Comment by Gwendolynium on March 4, 2022 at 9:41pm

I love this group! Thank you for starting it, Valentine Michael Herman! Keep 'em coming, y'all.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on March 4, 2022 at 9:57am

Leszno, school and gliding centre. Postcards from around 1975. City in western part of Poland, between Poznań (Posen) and Wrocław (Breslau). Leszno is the only city to have hosted the Gliding World Championships three times (1958, 1968, 2003). The open space on three sides of the 101-hectare grass airfield and the nearby extensive fields make gliding safe and comfortable.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on February 28, 2022 at 10:49pm

Włocławek - cocktail bar in a hotel "KUJAWY". Postcard from 1977.

Comment by Gerald Jatzek on February 24, 2022 at 4:01am

"Your relatives will envy you for such a pretty sight."

"That's why I chose this postcard."

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on February 23, 2022 at 5:43pm

THREE MORE FROM MIKEL UNTZILLA

1. Fuertenventura, Canary Islands, Spain -- a bored camel

2.Hong Kong Live Guard Club

(Should that be 'Life' Guard? And are there any Dead Guards?)

3. Manuscripts from Mont St-Michel, France

'Figures de géométries' from the 12th century 'Traite d'Astronomie'

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on February 23, 2022 at 5:37pm

VEGETARIANS LOOK AWAY! BUT WHO SENT ME THIS? (Not Mrs Adams)

This is from Der Adamshurst Haus: "On US Route 14 near Ellisob Bay, Wisc. Catering to Tourists, business travellers and discriminating diners who want quality without lavish displays. Cozy cocktail loung featuring Danny 'on the ivories'. Open daily noon to midnight."

Those 'disciminating diners' obviously like enormous steaks (without (lavish displays' (of what?) of course

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