We have, as the jewelry ads on television keep reminding us, coming up on Valentine’s Day. (The amount of chocolate in the stores should have tipped you off if you just don’t watch television these days.) As valentine’s Day itself is a Monday this year, which is my old joke blog day, I thoughtContinue reading “Benched”
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No Typo, Just a Braino
Once upon a time, communication was heavily based on print: things you had to read. Yes, you must be able to read things posted on social media (except for those high-tech people who post only video.) But back in those elder days, things which had been printed were fixed on a page with ink. Continue reading “No Typo, Just a Braino”
To Have and to Hold, To Gripe and to Scold
What, is it Monday again already? Well, you should have recovered from all the fried food we were discussing last week and be ready to tackle another onslaught of old jokes. This week we go back into the chapter of jokes dealing with husbands and wives. For those of you who have wondered toContinue reading “To Have and to Hold, To Gripe and to Scold”
Pour Choices
There is no excuse whatsoever for posting this on what is, after all, NOT a Food Blog, and certainly not a blog for works of intentional fiction. But I ran across one more picture of a soldier peeling potatoes, and was reminded of the ketchup question. I do NOT put ketchup on anyContinue reading “Pour Choices”
Choosing Sides
I prefer not to use this space for controversial matters. There are plenty of other blogs devoted to spreading division and discontent. I’m just here to toss around a few factoids and have some fun and maybe sell some postcards. But one of my coolest and most loyal readers has asked me forContinue reading “Choosing Sides”
The Course of True Love
Well, here it is Monday again, and do you know what it’s time for, Chocolate Lasagna? No, not getting to sit next to that lady with the mask-dislodging sneeze on your commute. It’s time for another installment of our old joke quiz. You say you prefer the lady with the sneeze? Well, there’sContinue reading “The Course of True Love”
We Can Do It
You will recall, from our last thrilling episode, that we were discussing postcards designed for servicemen to send home to let the folks at home know they were doing well, enjoying much of their life getting ready to fight the enemy. There were some humorous drawbacks to being employed by Uncle Sam—having to washContinue reading “We Can Do It”
Having Wonderful Time
Morale was a major concern during World War II. Not only was the government worried about the state of mind of people in the service, whether they were training for war or already busy in it, but there were the people at home. Waiting around for victory can be very wearing on the nerves,Continue reading “Having Wonderful Time”
Class Act
Ah, ‘tis Monday, our weekly Old Joke Day. Fear not: some day I will run out of the jokes from this joke quizbook I wrote in the 1990s, and will have to find something else to do. (And reflect that if some enterprising publisher had actually published this book in the 1990s, you wouldContinue reading “Class Act”
Reality and Mystery
It has been a little while since we considered the charms of the rppc, or Real Photo Postcard. This, in case you missed it the first time around, is a sort of homemade postcard: you could make them in your own darkroom at home or you could ask your drugstore, or whoever processed yourContinue reading “Reality and Mystery”
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