Tag: letter

September 1, 2016 at 6:03 pm

Tourist’s Thank You Card with Hand Drawn Map and No Address Gets Delivered!

Tourist's Thank You Card with Hand Drawn Map and No Address Gets Delivered!

Iceland postal service FTW!

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June 16, 2016 at 11:28 am

Before He Left Office Bush Sr Left This Letter for Bill Clinton

Before He Left Office Bush Sr Left This Letter for Bill Clinton

A cool piece of American history

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November 6, 2015 at 11:55 am

The Time Schwarzenegger Wrote a Big FU to a California Assemblyman

The Time Schwarzenegger Wrote a Big FU to a California Assemblyman

Hasta la vista baby

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September 18, 2015 at 4:04 pm

A Senior Learning to Use the Internet Just Wrote This Letter to Her Teacher

A Senior Learning to Use the Internet Just Wrote This Letter to Her Teacher

This hit me right in the feels.

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August 4, 2015 at 9:39 am

When Buzz Aldrin Returned from the Moon He Had to Fill Out a Customs Form

When Buzz Aldrin Returned from the Moon He Had to Fill Out a Customs Form

He also had to fill out a travel voucher form for the historic mission.

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July 22, 2015 at 12:01 pm

In 1969 Miles Davis’ Record Producer Sent This Memo to Columbia Records

In 1969 Miles Davis' Record Producer Sent This Memo to Columbia Records

Best use of the phrase, “Please advise”, ever.

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March 9, 2015 at 11:20 am

Chuck Jones’ 9 Golden Rules for the Coyote and the Road Runner

Chuck Jones' 9 Golden Rules for the Coyote and the Road Runner

Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of characters from the Looney Tunes. The characters were created by Warner Bros., animation director Chuck Jones and they made their first appearance on September 17, 1949. To date, 48 cartoons have been made featuring these characters (including the three CGI shorts), the majority…

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February 20, 2015 at 3:11 pm

These Two Brothers Have Exchanged the Same Birthday Card Since 1987

These Two Brothers Have Exchanged the Same Birthday Card Since 1987

For the last 27 years these two brothers have sent each other the same birthday card, filling whatever space they can find for some brotherly love. Sometimes they are early, often they are late and sometimes they completely miss a year! But the tradition continues along with the passing back and forth of a…

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February 5, 2015 at 7:02 pm

20 Amazing Letters Worth Reading

20 Amazing Letters Worth Reading

Since 2009, Shaun Usher has curated the incredible blog, Letters of Note; a collection of fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes and memos throughout history. Usher has carefully catalogued nearly 1000 letters and going through the archive is a recurring ritual for the Sifter. Last year, 125 of the most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters…

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January 25, 2015 at 7:04 pm

Postman Introduces You to All of the Dogs on His Route

Postman Introduces You to All of the Dogs on His Route

Watch as an Australian postman introduces us to all of the dogs on his route. In Australia, the grass/lawn from the letterbox to the road that you see him riding on is owned by the Council/Government and not by the home owner, which is why they are allowed to ride there. Warning: There are…

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