Have a secret?

[Barefoot Matt]

I just heard about this courtesy of the BBC World Service (via CBC as replacement programming during the lockout). It's a cool concept, and there's some interesting stuff on there.

http://www.postsecret.com/

[Bath of Glitter]

Just when you think blogs couldn't get any more emo, you're proven wrong.

[Nurseman]

I heard about this site on an NPR program. I really don't think you can go through it without being touched in some way.

[ps_tiger]

That's really amazing, Matt.

[Wolf]

Originally posted by Bath of Glitter@Aug 26 2005, 11:41 PM
Just when you think blogs couldn't get any more emo, you're proven wrong.
That's just what the people send in. There are a few happy ones.

"My pranks @ work are still anonymous after 17 years"

[sweet-one]

That was interesting. I wonder how many of them are actually real though. I'm sure most of them are, but I'd like to know which ones were fabricated just to appear dramatic.

[Don Simeone]

"I have made six postcards, all with secrets that I was afraid to tell the one person I tell everything to, my boyfriend. This morning I planned to mail them, but instead I left them on the pillow next to his head while he was sleeping. 10 minutes ago he arrived at my office and asked me to marry him. I said yes."
-Canada


that one's better than any of the others

[Danae]

What a cool site. It's funny how so many of those statements are true for so many people; just shows we're all going through the same stuff.

[kissthesky]

Originally posted by Don Simeone@Aug 29 2005, 06:25 AM
"I have made six postcards, all with secrets that I was afraid to tell the one person I tell everything to, my boyfriend. This morning I planned to mail them, but instead I left them on the pillow next to his head while he was sleeping. 10 minutes ago he arrived at my office and asked me to marry him. I said yes."
-Canada


that one's better than any of the others
i liked that one too =)

thanks for the site matt.

[Onlykrc]

Yea...I heard about this on the news some days ago...I live in Maryland...so it was local news...interesting

Pretty awesome concept.

[Anthropolemic]

Sounds like a snail-mail version of Group Hug (http://grouphug.us). Those are some really creative postcards.

[Roguish Grin]

didn't someone do a music video was a bunch of those postcards on it? Simple Plan maybe? I dunno......they seem really familiar, and I've never even heard of that site before....

[Crash Override]

All American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret

That's the band/song you're thinking of, and they really helped popularize the site.

[Roguish Grin]

Thanks Crash!

[MuthaFranka]

Are you all sure this isn't all fake?

They look awfully...i dunno...cliched? To me anyway.

[ittakessome]

Originally posted by MuthaFranka@Sep 1 2005, 05:14 AM
Are you all sure this isn't all fake?

They look awfully...i dunno...cliched? To me anyway.
i agree.
and i dont think a person would spend so much time on something like that.

[Sydney123456]

Originally posted by ittakessome@Sep 1 2005, 10:02 AM
i agree.
and i dont think a person would spend so much time on something like that.
I don't disagree with you, but there are other things to consider.

Some of the secrets on there are about death/suicide, murder, extremely hurtful breakups. That will hold a lot of weight on you if you are carrying that around. Maybe some people found this creating of postcards theraputic, so they took a lot of time and effort into making it. Not to mention, they are letting go of this secret...it's a big thing for some of them, so again...they take a lot of time and effort into it.

I'm not disagreeing with you, but I'm saying I can see why some of them are well crafted and put together.

[Don Simeone]

Originally posted by MuthaFranka@Sep 1 2005, 07:14 AM
Are you all sure this isn't all fake?

They look awfully...i dunno...cliched? To me anyway.
most people THINK in cliches

[ps_tiger]

What's the difference between a cliche and a universal human condition? I think a lot of these things may sound familiar because they are things that people feel often and strongly.

[Caramel Apple Pop]

I've seen the group hug thing before.. but not this one.

Interesting. I too wonder how much of it is actually real.

[MuthaFranka]

I don't even mind the idea, it's just a bit melodramatic.

I suppose where the guy placed the info (libraries and book stores and such) would get this kind of crowd to respond tho