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1. DGus wrote on September 25, 2005 at 6:11 pm
   I’m aware of this site. I think it’s mostly bogus. Mostly, the inventer/author does her own fictitious things.

   What do you think?

2. filosofo

   wrote on September 25, 2005 at 7:15 pm
   I think that’s quite plausible. I have thought that certain cards were faked to have fun with someone, by saying something embarrassing about a person who would be easily recognized by his friends or family.

   There are a several points in support of your theory:

   • There’s a remarkable consistency of style, handwriting, theme, & technique across postcards.
   • The cards tend to use the same terms to refer to the same kinds of events, even though we would expect a variety of phrases or slang.
   • The site owners don’t archive the cards, making it harder to catch missteps.

   Is that what you were thinking?

3. DGus wrote on September 26, 2005 at 8:44 am
   Exactimento.

4. DGus wrote on September 26, 2005 at 1:01 pm
   The format and style of the “postcards” is not QUITE as uniform as the cartoons posted on this site–

   http://www.savagechickens.com/blog/index.html

   –(which is one of my very favorites), but it’s pretty close.

5. HaveASecret wrote on October 27, 2007 at 10:03 am
   These cards are real. I myself have had two appear there, and a couple of friends have had cards there also. They are all legitimate, and I know that the project is real. Franks receives cards from all over the world. Try sending a secret, you will feel remarkable after you do.