No, thank you for asking, we have not quite covered every aspect of alcohol as examined in the postcards of yesteryear. Our relationship with the juice of the barley is complex. The traditions brought by European immigrants were divided along a north-south boundary between southern cultures from warm climates, who drank to loosenContinue reading “By Two and Two”
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The Way to Go Home
So far, we have had only a sip from the postcard world of alcohol imbibing. There are many cards, for example, like the one above, which deal with the person who enjoys a simple glass of beer (or two) at the end of a long day. Such cards show no signs of overindulgence, justContinue reading “The Way to Go Home”
The Best Medicine
And here we are at the last Monday in the first half of the year. We can look over the months of January through June and consider the joys of six more months of the joys of….okay, be that way. Maybe I should have waited for the last Tuesday of June. In anyContinue reading “The Best Medicine”
You Didn’t Say When
See, this guy walks out of a bar…. The joke must be as old as the tavern: as long as there have been establishments outside the home where alcohol was served, stories have told of the epic journey to return home with diminished skills of judgement and navigation. When we finally decipher theContinue reading “You Didn’t Say When”
Say When
Some philosophical soul once wrote, “The average American doesn’t want much. Just more than enough.” This thought came to me as I was sorting through the postcards in inventory under the subject heading of “Drinking”. I was expecting to see vast numbers of cards dealing with the struggle of the over-served drinker toContinue reading “Say When”
Miscellaneous Mirth
I have warned you before, and though that exigency is not imminent, I will remind you that we are running out of the old jokes with which I filled my joke quizbook back in the last century. Once we have completed all of that, I will have to think of another way to brightenContinue reading “Miscellaneous Mirth”
Dad Chores II
Very well, you talked me into it. So many people admired those pictures of Dad working with the twins in the wee hours of the morning, and expressed curiosity about the postcards showing Dad pushing the baby carriage, that I will give in to your plaintive pleas and show you a selection ofContinue reading “Dad Chores II”
Dad Chores
Father’s Day was not much of an occasion among postcard publishers. It started to be celebrated in the United States around 1910, which was right in the first Golden Age for postcards, but as a holiday it took a long while to catch on. Predictably, like Mother’s Day, it didn’t really get a footholdContinue reading “Dad Chores”
Office Supply
Here it is Monday, and I’m thinking of Tuesdays. For reasons I could no doubt Google but would prefer to make up myself, Tuesdays are the traditional days for elections. Many states are holding their primaries this month, a secondary sort of election. All of which makes a convenient lead-up to today’s Old JokeContinue reading “Office Supply”
Can You She the Point?
I have come to you before with postcards which have puzzled me, and so far no one has cared enough to present me with any possible explanations. This time around, I thought I would offer a few ladies with mysterious ways, and hope their winsome smiles might tempt you to help me with myContinue reading “Can You She the Point?”
