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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.

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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 December 26, 2022 at 8:43am

THREE MORE FROM MIKEL UNTZILLA ON BOXING DAY

1. Riglos, Spain (with lots of goats)

2. La Grande Perspective, Versailles, France

3. Playa Blanca (Faro de Pechiguera), Lanzarote, Spain

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 26, 2022 at 8:37am

THREE MORE FROM MIM ON BOXING  DAY

1. South Bend YMCA, South Bend, IND, USA

It might look Boring, but...."South Bend YMCA, South Bend, Indian, ...A new $2m campus style YMCA serving all members of the family. Main building includes Olympic-size pool, Large Gym, 4 Handball Courts, 6 Class Rooms, Craft Room, Restaurant and 175 car-parking lot. Other buildings include Rifle-Pistol Range and Cooper Youth Centre with large athletic field."

Everything you could ever want at a Y including Lots of Capital Letters

2. Jo-El Motel, Elgin, Illinois, USA

"Beautiful -Relaxing-Clean [that's good to know!] JO-EL MOTEL, US 20 at 59 -R.R.1 - Box 134...Free TV -- Air Conditioned  (Theatre - Gold -Food - in immediate vicinity)"

3. Oakwood Center, Syracuse, Ind

"Building which was constructed in 1960 contains  a large auditorium, an educational wing with class rooms and an administrative wing with offices of Indiana Conference North, Evangelical United Brethren Church. Located in beautiful Oakwood Park on Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, Indiana".

And it's clean!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 23, 2022 at 10:14am

THREE VERY BORING OLD POSTCARDS FROM YOUNG MIM

1.Tip-Top Motel, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

"Kauai's Most Centrally Located Motel...Where find food is served in an atmosphere of island hospitality. Home of the world famous Macadamia nut cookies".

(They might be world famous in Kauai, but are unknown where I live, says Val, who is a household nalme...in his own house.)

2. Hiwassee Lake, Western North Carolina, USA

"The lake is 22 miles long with 180 miles of shoreline. It covers 6,000 acres and is located in the heart of Nantahala National Forest."

3. Roadway Scene in the Heart of the Mountains", North Carolina, USA, I think

Lots of trees, but not much road

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 22, 2022 at 9:46am

GREEK CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES COURTESY OF KATERINA

1. Notre Dame Koumbelidiki, Castoria

2. The Church of the Holy Anagyri, Kastoria

3. The Church at the Convent Saint Luke, Levadia

4.The Temple of Osios Loukas

5.The two churches of the Monastery of Hosios Loukas

6. 'The big church' of the Monastery of Hosios Loukas

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 15, 2022 at 9:03am

PORTS AND CANALS FROM KATERINA

1. 'View of the Port of Koumie', Greece -- which only seems to have two boats in it

2; Corinth Canal, Greece -- with two more boats

The Canal  -- Lengh: 6343m; Width: 24m; Depth: 8m; Highest point above sea level: 75m

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 15, 2022 at 8:56am

THREE ARTY ONES FROM KATERINA

16th BC Diadem from Mycénes, Athens National Museum

2.  Anne Ross, 'Palm Tree and White Rooftops

3; Lage glazed plate, 12th century, Ministry of Culture, Athens, Greece

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 13, 2022 at 10:48am

THREE MORE BORING POSTCARDS FROM MIKEL

1. The Horloge de Jacquemart, Dijon, France

Ding, Dong, Bell...!

2. Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Spain

3. Cambrils, Costa la Daurada, Spain

Weird Beach Art Sculptures...and a nice lil blue fish

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 13, 2022 at 10:42am

TWO XMAS THEMED BORING POSTCARDS FROM KATERINA

Oh Santa, won't you send me a Mercedes Benz?

2. Holiday Greetings from the Greek Junta (n 1967)

I dount  whether Putin will send holiday greeings to the Ukraine

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 26, 2022 at 8:34am

IF I HAD A HAMMER, OR A RED HAT .... I HAVE NEITHER, JUST THESE BORING POSTCARDS FROM KATERINA

1.Panorama di Porto Maurizio da Borgo Marina, Imperia, Italy

2. 'Partial view of the town'...of Kymi, Greece

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 25, 2022 at 8:32am

TWO MORE GREEK ONES FROM KATERINA

1. Greek feet (size 44 1/2)

2. The Byzantine Walls of Thessaloniki (Katerina lives near here)

 

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