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AMOPWBFS: Year of the Justifiably Defensive Lobste

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Group:Ankh Morpork Order of Postal Workers Benevolent an
Swap Coordinator:Lady (contact)
Swap categories: Handmade 
Number of people in swap:4
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.88
Last day to signup/drop:February 14, 2018
Date items must be sent by:April 13, 2018
Number of swap partners:2
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In Discworld, 2018 is the year of the Justifiably Defensive Lobster. Celebrating a new year is worthy and should be done and in partners' hands prior to April Fool's Day.

Celebrate the prickly neurotic, erm sensitive crustaceans that carpet the waters (and also tables) of Ankh-Morpork by sending each of TWO partners something that you can afford to mail, be it a greeting card, a postcard, an envelope of goodies, ... Cleverness and erudite words and other hand-made creations are mostly rewarded over material goodies (the power of the dark, dark chocolate does give these a run for the money on some days for a few of us and it can currently be safely mailed as many of our AMOPWBFS flock are not suffering heated days). Media is sender's choice: paint, cut, weave, draw, quill, fabric, ink, or combine.

Item, size & envelope choice are also sender's choice - but some partners prefer 4x6 inch postcards to any other size, some prefer ATCs, and most of us prefer decorated envelopes when envies are used. If you chose a postcard, have it be at least 3.5 x 5 inches, use a sturdy enough backing, if it's not too fragile, send naked. (Adhere items well even if you do not mail naked.) If it's ATCs, one is fine but two seems a more generous greeting of the new year, especially if you are renewing your vow to behave more the way you want to be. Rate kindly.

Be Creative and Make Something Wonderful!

I will angel if necessary but I would be surprised if it is in this group.

Image from http://vintageprintable.swivelchairmedia.com/animal/animal-crustacean/animal-crustacean-lobster-8/ Color plate; lobsters fighting over an unfortunate fish. Brehms Tierleben. Allgemeine Kunde des Tierreiches. Band 10. (1893). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Discussion

Lady 02/ 1/2018 #

Mail art of the new year

Lady 03/ 6/2018 #

There is sone discworld support for celebrating New Years on Hogswatch, and some have noted s similarity of name between Hogswatch and the New Year’s celebration of Hogmanay in Scotland and northern England. None of this explains why my family’s irregularly annual letter is not yet s complete draft.

Lots of storms & power outages here, have some more time! (Mostly fine so far, only internet for half the day but Power holding, we’ll see, inches of snow may or may not appear overnight, forecast seems dodgy and changing)

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