I have always hated writing postcards. Many a holiday have I sat down with 5 or 6 to write in a go. The problem is that after the first one you can become bored of writing about what you have done, mentioning all the places your friend has never heard of etc. So about three of four years ago, I started a new trend amongst my friends. All the post card I have ever sent (to those who would understand) I have not mentioned my holiday at all since then. For example, a few years ago when I was in France I spend a whole postcard complaining about the French postal system and how the postcard would never get back before I did.

As I said, this was a trend I was starting so other people did it back to me. I have been clearing up some of the crap in my room and have just found one of the ones i was sent from Germany last year.

It goes as follows:

Craig,

Rather than telling what i’ve been doing and where i thought you might be more interested to know what is on my desk at the moment:

approx 2/3 loaf of bread
1 X roll of selotape
1 X penknife
TV remote (not working)
1 X soap dish (without soap)
1 set of keys
1 pack of tissues
2 X pad of paper
1 X beermat (skinback brau)
3 X flannel
1 X pack of blue-tack
1 X elasticband (red)
1 X Viz comic (feb ’05)
1 X fly swat gun
1 X Chinese takeaway menu
1 X banana (slightly injured)
approx. 200 toast crumbs

Hope you are well,

George