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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 Heleen de Vaan on August 19, 2020 at 10:33am

*re-post

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on August 19, 2020 at 10:32am

Thank you in advance, Val! As long as you think it boring you should not te-post it. But if the beauty and deepness of this card is suddenly unveiled for you, yes please, do! Otherwise I can post it there as soon as I’ll have received it.

p.s. My first boring (?) postcard to you is on his way. Two ewe, er, to you.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 19, 2020 at 4:54am

Thanks Heleen, I'll send you the sheep postacrd the enxt time I go to the Post Office.  I wonder why you find it iinteresting? Should I re-post it in the 'Interesting Postcards' Discussion? Hope you are well. Regards, Val

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 18, 2020 at 11:34am

5BORING BLACK & WHITE AND ONE COLOURED FRENCH POSTCARDS

1. Napoleon's Bridge (Luz St Sauver)

Napoleon may have built this bridge, but if he took this photo of it he didn't do a very good job, as there's only a bit of his bridge there and a lot of sky and trees.

2.The Seine (at Chataou)Nice willow tree. Disappearing barges; And that's about all

3. The forest at Franchard, Fontainbleau (Seine et Marne)

It could be a forest anywhere, but we will take Guy's word that it's the Franchard forest.

4. 'Deputé Jean Hay' ferry (Ile d'Oleron (Ch.-Mrne)

The ferry is going from Le Chapus to Ors, or Ors to Le Chapus, one of which can be seen on the horizon on the right, and the Postcard was sent in 1957. (I can't find out anything about Jean Hay).

5; The Illuminations, Place de la Concorde, Paris

Very illuminating. ('Is that all you can say about this one, Val?' 'Yes'.)

6. ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIERE AGRONOMIQUE DE RENNES

As it's a national French educational establishment, it has to be 'supérieure' -- which causes me to wonder if there is an 'inférieure' one somehere.

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on August 16, 2020 at 6:25pm

Not boring at all, Val, in contrary: interesting! I love those sheep, so if this card still is available, and not compostated / buried under any boredom, please send it to me and I will send you a really bored/boring postcard in return! (I’ll send you a postcard or two anyway :-) )

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 16, 2020 at 4:18pm

Five Boring Sheep and one Bored Shepherd (somewhere in France)

Baaaa.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 16, 2020 at 4:27am

Thanks Alan. The back of he card clearly says, in English, 'Tiger Palm Garden', but it could be a mis-spelling. It also says something in an Oriental script with which I am not familiar.

May all your tigers be balmy. And barmy.

RIP (Rest In Pastis)

Comment by Alan Brignull on August 15, 2020 at 12:09pm

I believe it is actually the Tiger Balm Garden, a sort of Confucian theme park sponsored by the makers of a medicinal ointment. So no palms expected, or actual tigers. The original was in Hong Kong but there are others in Singapore and China.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 15, 2020 at 10:52am

THREE MORE FROM MIKEL UNTZILLA - TRES VECES 'GRACIAS'

1. The Tiger Palm Garden

I think this Garden is in Singapore. Whereever it is, there doesn't seem to be either a Tiger or a Palm (or both) in sight. So, boys and girls, ladies and gentlement, my Lords and Ladies, etc this is not the Tiger Palm Garden

2. North Coast View, Atlantic Ocean, Honduras

This one HAS got Palm Trees -- lots of them. But I couldn't see a tiger, can you?

3. Crater Lake, Mount Ruapehu, NZ

"The snow-covered mountains of the Tongario National Park are clearly shown in this aerial photograph -- in the foreground, the summit of Mt Ruapehu with its hot water lake, then the symmetrical cone of Mt Ngaruhoe, a semi-active volcano, and beyond that, the broken expanse of Mt Tongariro's crater. Behind the crater can be found dragons, tigers and palm trees, and don't forget that you are never more than 115 miles away from a McDonalds: there is one here!." (This last sentence was added by VMH.)

Comment by Jenn Miltenberger on August 13, 2020 at 5:52pm

Love the commentary Val. :)

 

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