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BORING POSTCARDS

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.

Location: Sigean, France
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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 Valentine Mark Herman on August 3, 2023 at 9:41am

Me thinks you may be right Katerina.

The question that still arises is why should this be on a postcard?

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 3, 2023 at 9:38am

BORED SHEEP IN THE FRENCH HAUT-ALPES

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 3, 2023 at 7:34am

Me thinks that bird is NOT in-the-tree,

but on the snow ground and we see it through a tree????

(still, it is not a boring postcard :-)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 2, 2023 at 11:30am

FRENCH MARMOT(TE)S [PRE-WALT DISNEY-ISATION]

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 1, 2023 at 12:32pm

EXTRACTS FROM CONVERSATIONS AT THE FRENCH NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION OF INTERESTING POSTCARDS

Day 1

M le Director (MleD: I asked you to come up with an interesting postcard of wine pickers at harvest time, and what did you preset me with? This Very Boring Postcard.

MleD: It won't do. It's boring, Jean-Pierre -- bring me something more interesting.

J-P (le photographer): OK boss.

Day 2

J-P: Is this one less Boring? It's called "Let's go to the grape harvest"

MleD: That's much, much better. And congratulations -- you've included some nice décolletage! Who is the smiling lady on the left?

J-P: That's no lady, Mle D -- that's my wife

*****

Postscript: the 'Allons...' Postcard became a best seller in France, formed the basis of a Netflix, er, flix, and had other comercial successes  J-P's wife was featured in Playboy and signed a movie contract. And, on the money they earned from this Postcard, Monsieur and Madame J-P lived happily ever after and never had to pick grapes or take photos ever again.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 1, 2023 at 11:56am

FOUR BORING POSTCARDS OF THE DISPOSAL CENTER OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE, l'AUBE, FRANCE

(I wonder why they would go to the trouble of issuing a series of postcards about the Center?)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 31, 2023 at 10:15am

BITS'N'PIECES -- FROM THE DAVE CLARK FIVE, AND VAL

1. Albert Plage, Knokke, Belgium

On a sunny day yiu can see some fine knockers at Knokke Beach

2. Congratulations (from Holland)

For what, I know not -- but thanks anyway Heleen

3. A Reclining Century Nandin (C 7th)

It looks a bit tired, but there again it has been reclining for a long time.

4. Regional French Gastronomy: Grilled Salmon with butter

5. Haie-Sainte Farm, Waterloo, Belgium

More than just a boring building on a boring road (with a tram or train line running beside it), this farm was important in the German-French fighting at the Battle of Waterloo. When the fighting was over, the British took the building.

6. City Centre, Bucharest, Romania

Typical East European old Boring Postcard -- a few cars, no people;, clean buildings and lot of greenery.

7. Nevsky, Prospect, Leningrad, USSRA bit more to see -- cars, buses, some grenery, and a few people too

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on July 26, 2023 at 6:17pm

Jelenia Góra, Hirschberg im Riesengebirge Region in south-west part of Poland, postcard  edited in 1976. 

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 23, 2023 at 3:10pm

It's coming your way Heleen the next time I go to the Post Office for a stamp. (I don't need a 'reward', but more Boring postcards always welcome to keep this Group going). Regards, Val

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on July 18, 2023 at 8:00pm

Pleasepleaseplease, Val, send that bird-in-tree card to me!!

Those birds ususally cannot fly well, so it is a mystery how the bird reached that high branch. A mystery to be solved, far from boring!

As a reward I will send you 4 boring postcards. Pleeeaaase!

 

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