The Lost Postcard Rescue Department
Not long ago, people around the country began receiving unusual postcards. Each had been written by a friend or family member of the recipient. The only problem? Many of the people who'd penned the notes had been dead for decades.
A little detective work determined that the cards had not been sent from beyond the grave. Instead, each had been mailed decades earlier, only to be lost by the postal service. When they finally arrived at their destination, they were enclosed in a plain envelope that bore a one-line return address: The Lost Postcard Rescue Department.
But here's the kicker. According to the US Postal Service, there's no such thing as The Lost Postcard Rescue Department. Not only that, but in the intervening years, several of the recipients' names and addresses had changed.
Who is behind the mysterious LPRD? I have only one theory . . .
(The first person to figure this out gets a free t-shirt.)
posted by Kirsten Miller at 6:30 PM
26 Comments:
a trumpet
Darn!!
D: Ummm...
a hint, please?
Is it in anyway related to the books??
I agree wif anonymous1 its a trumpet.
Actually, it's a post horn. A muted post horn, to be exact. And it is from a book, but not Kiki Strike. It's the symbol of a particular organization. But which one? (This is a hard one, folks.)
It's the Tristero's horn from The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon. So I'm guessing you think it's the Tristero? A secret society from the book above?
hmmm... I thought it looked like a cannon.
I'll thank Thomas Pynchon for this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurn_und_Taxis
Thurn and Taxis - the first folks to deliver the mail. (And apparently still dedicated if they are running down lost postcards.)
Colleen aka Chasing Ray
"Pynchon created the "muted post horn" as a symbol for the secret "Trystero" society in The Crying of Lot 49."
Ok, I looked on wikipedia, but here it is: underground mail service known as "The Tristero" or "Trystero,". It's from the book "the crying of lot 49" by Thomas Pynchon.
Boy you guys are good! But it looks as if Raph was the first person with the right answer!!! Congrats, Raph! I'll be in touch.
Ahhh, no fair!! What book is that??!
Lol. Good job, though, guys!
-.-' I have no clue what that is... Congrats Raph! I thought it was a hammer and a rubber bouncy ball, so I was like "o.e What in the world is that?!?"
Hooray!!
Thank god I'm a good researcher. :) That book sounds amazing...
By the way, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. So much.
I've been really sick with sinusitis lately, and this really made my day. (: Thanks, Kirsten. You, Ananka and everyone else never fail to put a smile on my face.
anaka: omg have you read the hichhikers gied to the galecksy iys the only serese able to compare to yours
Lucky Raph.
Congrats Raph! Is the "greetings from the shadow city" drawing meant to be a postcard? It's great!
How on earth did you research a picture?
Good job Raph!
I have wanted to read the hitchhikers guide to the glaxy!
Conspiracy theories rock! xD
Maybe it's the aliens. THey do that sort of thing a lot.
Thanks so much Spring, IM and Anonymous! ^^
Jin Ai: I didn't research the picture. xD I kind of researched what the picture was.
Man, I wish I got that one. I so wanted a free shirt! Oh, and I hope you feel better, Raph.
I really want a free shirt it is my brithday in a few days can I have one?
its a plunger
cool! i love stuff like that. oh, and i have no idea. it looks like a neon light, if you ask me. a blue one, to be xact.
key hole? i don't know...
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