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Postby uthminsta » Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:20 pm

This envelope is going out in the mail today. It's a very common occurrence for me, as some of you can attest to. I bought a large amount of unused postage from a member here a long time ago. What is not common about this particular envelope is the fairly-current forever stamp in the top right corner... it's just that I wanted to do 8-cent-ers for this one, and I didn't think they would fit, so using that one made it possible.

Anyway, let's see if you all can come up with some clever captions for this pic!
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Postby AGgressive Metal » Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:34 pm

"If you receive this letter, then my time machine has worked..."
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel
For nothyng is better than lyberte
For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world
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Postby xippi » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:41 pm

That's a lot of Snowmen
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Postby uthminsta » Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:19 am

xippi wrote:That's a lot of Snowmen

Hmmm... I don't get this...
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Postby LooseChange » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:35 am

Couldn't pick a favorite, but here are some options for you:

"Do these stamps make my package look big?"
"No matter how many stamps you use, your package isn't that big"
"You can use as many stamps as you want, but it won't make your package any bigger"
"I know what you're thinking, and yes, it was necessary"
"And you said it wasn't divisible by 8"
"Dear People who control postal rate changes....It looks like I won"
"Dear Small Flat Rate Box.....I beat you"

Dos Equis Version:
"I don't always mail letters, but when I do, I use lot of stamps." :thumbup:

That's about all I've got, good luck.
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Postby Doctor Steuss » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:24 pm

Uthminsta may have slightly misunderstood the "Stamp Out Hunger" slogan when sending in his donation.
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Re: lotta stamps: CAPTION THIS

Postby Thogey » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:43 pm

uthminsta wrote:
xippi wrote:That's a lot of Snowmen

Hmmm... I don't get this...


8 cent stamps, 8 looks like a snowman?
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Postby AGgressive Metal » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:42 pm

Thogey wrote:
uthminsta wrote:
xippi wrote:That's a lot of Snowmen

Hmmm... I don't get this...


8 cent stamps, 8 looks like a snowman?


You got it half right, its a golf term for scoring an 8+, because of the shape. That's a pretty obscure joke, haha.
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel
For nothyng is better than lyberte
For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world
-Aesop's Fables, Caxton edition 1484

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Postby xippi » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:08 pm

AGgressive Metal wrote:That's a lot of Snowmen

Hmmm... I don't get this...[/quote]

8 cent stamps, 8 looks like a snowman?[/quote]

You got it half right, its a golf term for scoring an 8+, because of the shape. That's a pretty obscure joke, haha.[/quote]

I was thinking Poker a pair of eights in your hand in Texas Hold em is pair of Snowmen. :D :lol:
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