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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
Members: 38
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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 Richard Canard on August 13, 2020 at 4:34pm

13.08.20 Dare Mister Val M. H., ....yes, yes, Ms. Jenn M. gets it. This is an uneventful & boring postcard. Alas, thanks to all concerned. SinCelery, Richard C........ Post Scriptum: However, I do wish to clarify that I am pleased that such 'ho-hum' postcards  exist & are readily available.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 13, 2020 at 11:35am

FROM JENN -- THANKS MS MILTENROERER!

The United States Post Office, Salisbury, Maryland

This very large USPO building is reserved for the exclusive use of IUOMA Mail Artists in Maryland. However, there is only one IUOMA Mail Artist in Maryland -- and she has not been active IUOMA-wise since 2014 -- so not much goes on here

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 4, 2020 at 2:54pm

BORING POSTCARD OF ISOLE DI BRISSAGO, LAKE MAGGIORE, SWITZERLAND

90,000+ people visit the botanical gardens on this island each year. One of them must have bought this Boring Postcard but never sent it to anyone, because it ended up in my Postcard Box

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 4, 2020 at 2:48pm

A BORING POSTCARD OF A BORING BRITISH COMEDY DUO: DUDLEY MOORE (l) AND PETER COOK

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 4, 2020 at 2:40pm

PART 2 OF MORE FROM MIM

7. Green Acres Resort, Lake Okoboji, Iowa

"Modern Cottages. Reasonable Rates. Boats; Bait..On Emerson Bay...Beautiful Blue Water.", and the most boring rooms in the whole State of Iowa. (What is an 'unreasonable' rate?)

8. Lutheran Hospital, Moline, Ill

Do you have to be ill to go to this Hospiatl in Ill? Do you have to be an ill Lutheran?

9. Washington High in Two Rivers

"The coolest spot in Washington"? Seems pretty uncool to me -- just another High School. And who made this claim to fame?

10. Ogle's Buffet Restaurant, Gatlinburg, Tenn.

"The newest idea in dining in Gatlinburg's newest restaurant. [NB 2 'newests'°] Buffet service in a delightful relaxed atmosphere. Our meals are unsurpassed [says who?] for quality and quantity. Go back for seconds [and thirds and fourths and...?] on our deliciuos salads and vegetables. Free parking in our spacious restaurant. [You will need the space after eating so much.] Five Hot Meals. Five Hot Vegetables.. Twenty-five salad varieties (fresh and crisp on crushed ice). Located  opposite Gatlinburg's Chamber of Commerc [wow!] and free parking lot." [2 references to parking: it must be a problem in Gatlingburg]

OK, I'll phone 436 - 4157 for a reservation

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 3, 2020 at 4:15pm

Hello Gang!

Mim sent me ten Postcards, and wrote "Not so boring, boring, just not that interesting -- you be the judge."

Please see my comment on this in the 'Interesting Postcards!!' Duscussion

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 3, 2020 at 4:13pm

MORE FROM MIM -- THANKS AGAIN Mme MIM!

(Part 1. Part 2 tomorrow)

1.St Karlikirche, Lucerne, Switzerland

Anyone like to comment on the architecture?

2.Grimsel

The twin-peaked mountain in the background is 2160m high. The hotel (if that's what it is) looks pretty bleak.

3. Roundabout (?) , Sustenhorner, Switzerland

Leaving aside why anyone would make a postcard of this, whay on earth would these vehicles -- a bus/coach and a truck -- come all the way up here, only to have to turn around and go back again?

4. The garden of Hotel Regina, Stockholm, Switzerland

A hotel with lots of history -- look it up on Google -- that, alas, no longer exists.

5. Stone Mountain Inn, near Atlanta

Most of the view on this Postcard is of the Stone Mountain, and little of the Inn. About the Inn, "90 spacious guest rooms...heated outdoor pool...daily lunheon buffets, including as pecial selection Sundays (which) are fast becoming an INN trademark'. Now you know.

6. Donaueschingen

This is in the Black Forest, Germany

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 31, 2020 at 4:52am

The Celery Strykes Again.

I'll try and make it simple, Mr C.

Send to me at:

1 rue de la Vieille Fontaine,

11130 SIGEAN,

France,

any or all of the following:

i) Boring Postcards

ii) Interesting Postcards

iii) Money

iv) Other (including children, pets, cars and autos, food) -- please specify

Comment by Richard Canard on July 30, 2020 at 6:19pm

30.07.20 Dare Mister Val M.H., .... oh, I get it. ....the" Interesting Postcards" will, of course, be disappointing & "boring" & the "Boring Postcards" will continue to be interesting & unique. How clever you are Val!!!--- attempting to serve all our wishes & please everyone....but I also have to agree with Ms. Mary---where do we send the "Interesting Postcards" as I know I'm gonna have a hard time keeping all this straight. SinCelery, Richard Canard

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on July 30, 2020 at 5:32pm

Please see the new Discussion on....

....INTERESTING POSTCARDS

 

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