tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post3467720911490028984..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: Boring Postcards: The TextMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-42011599566980833452008-01-10T23:34:00.000-08:002008-01-10T23:34:00.000-08:00M5K - not sure why, but this whole post was deligh...M5K - not sure why, but this whole post was delightful . . . unexpected. Not that I don't expect delightful things from your blog, especially with Mrs. 5K as a recurring character! (note to producers: while this is a shameless plug for Mrs. 5K, I was not compensated for this commentary. nor am I a flirtatious dinosaur.) <BR/><BR/>And yes, I send postcards to myself, too. When traveling, I always come up with cool ideas and then forget them, lost in some journal somewhere. This way, they come back to me when I have a shot at doing something about them.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274259856710507938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-29188524346072130642008-01-10T10:14:00.000-08:002008-01-10T10:14:00.000-08:00Only just read this today. I've been looking for a...Only just read this today. I've been looking for a new knitting project, and now I have it: a vacation suit for my next trip to the tropics. I'll need everyone's addresses please so I can send you a postcard of myself wearing it on the beach. I'm sure if I take my camera to Kinkos Waikiki, they can run some off for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-8574009253535675322008-01-09T22:33:00.000-08:002008-01-09T22:33:00.000-08:00@[Cherry]: Yeah, it's quite sad. For my money, th...<B>@[Cherry]: Yeah, it's quite sad. For my money, though, <A HREF="http://lakis.typepad.com/city_of_the_future/2005/10/introduction_to.html" REL="nofollow">this kind of thing</A> works best for highly depressing reading.<BR/><BR/>@Laura: I like the way that line is a weird little surviving ghost of some unimportant conversation some strangers had fifty years ago. Of all the conversations that happened in the world that day, that one got referred to in a throwaway note, except it didn't get thrown away, and here we are talking about it now. What are the odds?<BR/><BR/>@Phineas: The Russell's Point Chamber of Commerce thanks you for the shout out!<BR/><BR/>And finally: Don't worry, everyone. Mrs.5000's place is secure, so long as the blog is hitting its readership numbers.<BR/><BR/>Running out of space; will blog more soon.<BR/></B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-52481866391408377082008-01-09T22:10:00.000-08:002008-01-09T22:10:00.000-08:00LMAO - that's comforting to hear!LMAO - that's comforting to hear!Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-8085544579366423082008-01-09T20:39:00.000-08:002008-01-09T20:39:00.000-08:00#4 - heart-rending. The Smutz's: Something's wrong...#4 - heart-rending. <BR/><BR/>The Smutz's: <BR/><BR/>Something's wrong with my monitor. The sunset appears to be 1957 Chevy cherry red / nuclear glow. Did they return or was this their swansong? <BR/><BR/>Indian Lakes, OH = the vacation capital of west central Ohio. <BR/><BR/>New Philadelpia, OH = the vacation capital of east central Ohio. <BR/><BR/>The Schmutz's - pioneers of the timesharing industry. <BR/><BR/>3rd Google hit related to Russells Point, Ohio (Corporate Headquarters of Photo Inn, producer of the Shmutz's Indian Lake postcard): "10 registered sex offenders living in Russells Point (population 1619) in early 2007".McGuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300113373059468207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-72094855552852142352008-01-09T20:15:00.000-08:002008-01-09T20:15:00.000-08:00@rebel: unlike michael5000, I am neither a speedy ...@rebel: unlike michael5000, I am neither a speedy writer nor a zealot for listmaking. Actually, I'm a bit of a ditherer. The demands of keeping up a blog would probably do me in. <BR/><BR/>The good news is, he says I've become a popular character on his blog, so he has no intention of bumping me off in the second season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-77674744758026297452008-01-09T17:34:00.000-08:002008-01-09T17:34:00.000-08:00"I haven't seen anyone in knit suits yet" is my fa..."I haven't seen anyone in knit suits yet" is my favorite line, by far.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490680796106674568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-12446226168646597672008-01-09T15:08:00.000-08:002008-01-09T15:08:00.000-08:00Mrs.5K... please explain again why *you* don't hav...Mrs.5K... please explain again why *you* don't have a blog I could read everyday??????Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-14056545656756430592008-01-09T14:06:00.000-08:002008-01-09T14:06:00.000-08:00i'm a big sucker for people writing to each other,...i'm a big sucker for people writing to each other, regardless of how banal it is. that last postcard is a very sad treasure, though.gl.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03216590789836132321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-24917405518836816792008-01-09T13:51:00.000-08:002008-01-09T13:51:00.000-08:00That last postcard is perhaps the most depressing ...That last postcard is perhaps the most depressing thing I've read. Ever.The [Cherry] Ridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796913131707426142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-79638106852812060802008-01-09T11:40:00.000-08:002008-01-09T11:40:00.000-08:00Hey, I send postcards to myself too! Mr. Fingers i...Hey, I send postcards to myself too! Mr. Fingers is always making fun of me for that. I like getting <EM>real</EM> mail when I get back, and they make a nice souvenir, with a pretty stamp and all.fingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-57515119221145684922008-01-09T11:19:00.001-08:002008-01-09T11:19:00.001-08:00What I like about the first postcard is that, not ...What I like about the first postcard is that, not only is it oddly signed, "Love - The Smutz's" but it is addressed to Mr. + Mrs. W.G. Smutz. I imagine an interfamilial rivalry seething beneath the bland text. "But we're the real Smutzes!" cry the recipients, and fire off an equally unobjectionable card attesting to that fact. Or, of course, the Smutzes might have been sending the postcard to themselves (a la Rebel). I had a housemate once who was in the habit of doing this. Her messages were generally affirmational, along the lines of "I like you, Elizabeth! Love, Elizabeth," as she was working through some issues at the time.<BR/><BR/>This topic also reminds me of older British postcards I've seen that indicate the required postage. It used to cost, I think, twice as much to send them "with message."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-59602728588974826992008-01-09T10:42:00.000-08:002008-01-09T10:42:00.000-08:00@d: Dissed you? Details please. And, my condolen...<B>@d: Dissed you? Details please. And, my condolences.<BR/><BR/>@karma: Excellent points all.<BR/><BR/>@rebel: "Grey, gloomy Portland"? Please. Portland is <I>never</I> grey or gloomy.<BR/><BR/>Almost out of space in the little box, so I'll write more later.</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-33568121510112751102008-01-09T09:54:00.000-08:002008-01-09T09:54:00.000-08:00I want to get on Karma's postcard mailing list!I t...I want to get on Karma's postcard mailing list!<BR/><BR/>I think I wrote slightly more interesting postcards to my friends at home when I went to Europe. My goal was primarily to make them sickeningly jealous that I was on vacation while they were stuck in their work-a-day lives back in grey gloomy Portland. <BR/><BR/>I sent several to myself as well... it was a nice treat to come home to a mailbox full of trip memories (along with a months worth of bills & junk mail)Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-1453743274241846102008-01-09T09:26:00.000-08:002008-01-09T09:26:00.000-08:00Boring backsides you say?Postcard #1 -- I had neve...Boring backsides you say?<BR/><BR/>Postcard #1 -- I had never heard of New Philadelphia, Ohio. And the Smutzes had a shower, finally. Great news, as they were starting to smell smutzy.<BR/><BR/>Postcard #2 -- a beautiful stamp. A little-known fact is that B & H went on to found B & H Photo/Video/ProAudio, a mega electronics store with a huge mail-order business.<BR/><BR/>Postcard #3 -- "Haven't seen anyone in knit suits yet." In Pearl Harbor? What does this mean? "Not much more space so will close and write you later" is wonderful. It could be pre-printed on the back of every postcard.<BR/><BR/>Postcard #4 -- makes sense to me to use a 3-cent stamp to deliver the news. Cheaper than a phone call, and a good time to be frugal. I haven't seen the "Wichita 4" designation before / don't remember city-codes. I think Marie's point was that where there was once something monumental, there is now a valley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-66040896074009048752008-01-09T06:49:00.000-08:002008-01-09T06:49:00.000-08:00i hate it when people ask questions on postcards t...i hate it when people ask questions on postcards they're sending from some vacation spot. how're you supposed to answer?<BR/><BR/>i think neither poignant or hilarious just really, really sad.<BR/><BR/>btw you totally dissed me on the whole monday quiz exclamation points totals. i'm not sure i'm over it yet.dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.com