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Anonymous Sat May 22 19:53:10 2010 No.700491 [Reply] [Original]

There was a penpal thread a few weeks ago that turned out pretty well. I know most of you don't want to give out your addresses online, much less on 4chan.

So, I know this isn't nearly as good as hand-written mails, but is anyone up for an email-pen-pal?

leave your emails, and maybe say something about yourself. Find someone to discuss /lit/ with, /lit/erati

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 19:57:10 2010 No.700504 or we could just have an aim/msn thread a la /r9k/

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 19:57:10 2010 No.700503 Well.... e-mails could be cool, but its exactly the same as 4chan only you now have to put up with some pretentious tard personally as opposed to anonymously. Penpals was a novelty, I want to see if it ever turned out good

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:00:10 2010 No.700517 >>700504 Instant messaging doesn't allow careful, thought out compositions.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:00:10 2010 No.700514 >>700504 look through their current aim/msn thread i hate every single one of them

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:01:10 2010 No.700524 I would, but my handwriting is atrocious.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:01:10 2010 No.700526 i always thought it'd be cool if we could get some kind of /lit/erati book "club" (I use this term very loosely) where we all focus on one book for a while and discuss it in detail. somehow i dont think this will ever be realized

Anonymous Sat May 22 20:04:10 2010 No.700534
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The letter system could work out if we planned it a bit better. Someone should post their address, to which prospective penpalers then send 'activation postcards' in order to confirm their address and legitimacy, and thereby have themselves included in a database of verified penpals. Then, only verified penpals will be able to have access to this database, thus ensuring each other's security.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:04:10 2010 No.700535 >>700517 exactly e-mails are better than IMs; in some way, it's more personal. but penpals are TOO personal

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:04:10 2010 No.700536 >>700526 Many have tried, all have failed. /book/ even tried it back in the day and it didn't really work, and they've got far fewer people than we do.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:10:10 2010 No.700563 someone post their email i dont have the balls to start this

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:14:10 2010 No.700575 >>700526 a few of us tried this a while back, i think we had the most votes for starting with Benito Cereno but then it just didnt pan out

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:17:10 2010 No.700584 HOLD IT, HOLD EVERYTHING does anyone know if the penpal programme actually failed?

Anonymous Sat May 22 20:27:10 2010 No.700620

>>700534

I'd be willing to do this.

If anyone has a PO box... that would be the easiest way, honestly. But I would love the idea of a penpal/book club.

What if we did some kind of newsletter. Where we type out our thoughts on the books, everyone gets a copy... and then the next issue we issue rebuttals.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:29:10 2010 No.700628 >>700584 I got myself a penpal. I wrote to him last week. We exchanged addresses through e-mail, which was exchanged on this board.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:32:10 2010 No.700633 >>700491 is that your room op? its awesome.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:34:10 2010 No.700635 ToTrueNorth@gmail.com If any /lit/erates actually write, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:36:10 2010 No.700639 Ohoh! I just sent my reply to the OP who had started that very same penpal thread. His letter was two back and front pages long, and very nice. C: I have a feeling we'll get along quite nicely.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:37:10 2010 No.700643 I made somewhat of a "master email" litpenpal@yahoo.com If anyone wants to send their email to that one... id be happy to respond.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:37:10 2010 No.700644 >>700639 are you a girl?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:40:10 2010 No.700653 >>700644 Yes, why? Were you in that thread as well?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:40:10 2010 No.700659 >>700643 wait, as in, we send our emails in and you'll assign us each a penpal?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:41:10 2010 No.700663 That wasn't the original plan, but yeah... perhaps.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:47:10 2010 No.700674 >>700653 no,I missed it. I only started coming here about a week ago.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:49:10 2010 No.700685 >>700663 I wouldn't recommend doing an assigned anything. It takes a big part of the fun out of randomly writing people.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:50:09 2010 No.700689 zingersground@gmail.com I like war history, the 40's-50's, kundera, salinger, baking, and green tea

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:51:10 2010 No.700692 zingersground@gmail.com I like war history, the 40's-50's, kundera, salinger, buddy holly, baking, and green tea

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:51:10 2010 No.700695 Why doesn't everyone just post their emails and then you can just email whoever you want? o wait...that was the original intention of this thread...

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:53:10 2010 No.700703 boogthegroupie@gmail.com Email me y'all!

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 20:54:10 2010 No.700708 >>700674 And I've only been here for a few weeks. Welcome to /lit/, then!

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 21:00:10 2010 No.700723 >>700708 thanks :3

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 21:04:10 2010 No.700731 I'd like a IRL penpal. Meaning letters and shit. I'm a 20 year old college student majoring in literature. I hope to become an high school english teacher. My favorite author is Kerouc. fridaynightwrite@yahoo.com

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 21:15:10 2010 No.700759 >>700731 Fool! Then why don't you write to the people from the original penpal thread? http://green-oval.net/cgi-board.pl/lit/thread/641733

>>	enigma1119@hotmail.com Anonymous Sat May 22 21:38:10 2010 No.700812 ^ 21-year-old from NY here. I would eventually like to have IRL penpals though.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 21:41:10 2010 No.700826 >>700692 >>700731 You're turning /lit/ into what seems to be an online dating site.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 21:46:10 2010 No.700856 sarah_azz@hotmal.com I like science fiction and general fiction, i'm 21 years old.

Anonymous Sat May 22 21:57:10 2010 No.700898

Ah, why not. I don't normally frequent /lit/, more of a /fa/ or /sci/ person myself, but it couldn't hurt.

I'm a second year maths student, I love fashion and play guitar. My favourite book has been the Count of Monte Cristo since I was a kid, and I'm currently reading 100 Years of Solitude.

email is alex_skates(at)hotmail(dot)co(dot)uk

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:07:10 2010 No.700927 >>700826 asshole. This is the exact kind of person that will ruin this. Someone who just can't fathom speaking to someone with no ulterior motive (to sleep with them).

uh-oh !SEchrono1c Sat May 22 22:14:10 2010 No.700950
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I'd post my e-mail, but I realised I can't think of anything interesting to write about myself. Anyway, I love the comforting feeling of 'I'm just like everyone else' and 'it wouldn't work anyway'.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:17:54 2010 No.700959 >>700927 I don't mean it in that way. But it's got the whole 'advertising yourself to other people' element that makes up dating sites. "I like long, romantic walks on the beach, and puppies. Plz email me /lit/"

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:19:09 2010 No.700964 >>700950 Aww. Your fishing for sympathy ploy worked. I'll bite. But srsly. Write something interesting about yourself first.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:21:54 2010 No.700969 >>700950 what comic is this from?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:22:14 2010 No.700970 >>700950 AH SHIT! IMMA CAT!

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:24:09 2010 No.700979 I'll bite. paige_dukes@yahoo.com Im into horror (Lovecraft, mostly), the classics, and non fiction, but I'll read pretty much anything thats suggested to me.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:30:34 2010 No.700996 ITT: everyone posting their emails, but no-one taking the initiative to actually send something to said emails.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:35:53 2010 No.701010 >>700996 I just did

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:45:24 2010 No.701049 Well I emailed 2 folks. I'll just have to wait to see if i get a reply.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:46:44 2010 No.701054 This is retarded as hell lol

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 22:52:14 2010 No.701072 >>701054 You're just jelly that no-one sent you an email.

enigma1119@hotmail.com Anonymous Sat May 22 22:54:29 2010 No.701077

^ Look up! :o)

Other than literature, I'm into non-fiction and words in general. I am also learning French and sign language. I frequently visit tvtropes.

As for my tastes in literature, I tend to read realistic fiction, magical realism, and dystopian works.

This month I read: Aesop's Fables, Freakonomics, A Clockwork Orange, The Code of Hammurabi, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , and Watchmen.

>>	None !plrCLWax/o Sat May 22 22:58:04 2010 No.701093 oldonlybear@gmail.com I love adventure, philosophy, history, and poetry. I'm a bit of an artist and I like simple things. Anyone care to be email-pals?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 23:06:44 2010 No.701116 No emails, yet.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 23:11:09 2010 No.701130 >>701077 >Watchmen isnt that....a comic????

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 23:12:04 2010 No.701133 >>701077 I emailed you a couple minutes ago. Hope you got it.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 23:16:44 2010 No.701152 >>701130 Yes, but it's considered one of Time Magazine's 100 best novels.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 23:18:30 2010 No.701158 >>701152 Graphic novel...

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 23:19:49 2010 No.701162 >>701160 no it isn't, it's a limited series

virgkeymash Sat May 22 23:19:49 2010 No.701163

v.m.murphy@hotmail.com

I'm only 18 so I'm still developing my taste for what I like and don't. I will be majoring in English and my minor will be in film. I am currently reading William Faulkner's Sound and The Furry. Sort of confusing me, but I really don't mind rereading the sections I don't understand.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 23:19:59 2010 No.701160 >>701130 To be fair, its a "graphic novel".

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 23:20:29 2010 No.701166 Why don't all of you fuck off back to /r9k/ where there are a thousand of these threads every day. Oh, my, but this is for PENPALS. Well, fuck you.

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