There are plenty of online reference sources which indicate when a word or phrase is found for the first time in printed sources. If a word has more than one meaning, a good source will give a date for each usage. What I need, in my vending of bygone postcard humor, is one which tellsContinue reading “Repurposed Slang”
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A Beachful of Dollars
The weather has been so ridiculously warm for November in my part of the world (A lot of the trees are still green. In MY day, they would have gone to orange to red to brown to rustling underfoot by now. I say it’s the fault of AI, or Autumn Interference. If the sinister scientistsContinue reading “A Beachful of Dollars”
FICTION FRIDAY: No No, Nonnein
We did not speak as Lois lowered the lights, partly because of the solemnity of the occasion and partly because we were sore about Gary walking out on us, saying he wouldn’t take part in such hokum. But we leaned in over the table as Lois sat down again. Alice arched her fingers over theContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: No No, Nonnein”
Once Upon a Quiz
I am informed by the all-seeing eye of the Interwebs, that the phrase “let bygones be bygones” is at ;east 500 years old, and its original meaning was “Let’s forget about unpleasant events of the past and be friends.” That second bit has become the main meaning nowadays, and two friends are sometimes described asContinue reading “Once Upon a Quiz”
FRIGHTFUL FICTION FRIDAY: Slippers and Heels
“Help help help help help!” “Come in, child.” “Hide me, hide me! They have whips!” “No one can come get you in my hut, child.” “Are you sure? They want me to do the dishes and the laundry and the cooking…. The steam was ruining my hair!” “You aren’t running just from your chores, child? Continue reading “FRIGHTFUL FICTION FRIDAY: Slippers and Heels”
Hollow Holiday
If you failed to get the memo when the pumpkin spice beverages popped up around the end of August, we are well into the Holiday Season, a chunk of calendar filled with ancient sanctities, modern marketing, and our own personal traditions, things we do because we have always done them at a certain time ofContinue reading “Hollow Holiday”
Following the Bunny
We can read about the allure of postcards, and how they and their messages can lead us to faraway places with strange-sounding names. The ones I deal with do take me on certain journeys, which most people call rabbit holes. Take these kids, reminiscent of a certain school of popular art in the 1950s andContinue reading “Following the Bunny”
Dog Wear: Necks Installment
If you have been following along, you have watched as we considered postcards which showed animals in suits, and animals who wore primarily hats. We then discussed animals (mainly cats and dogs) with bows. Today we shall conclude this train of thought at Collars. (I hope. I know I have already discussed spectacles worn byContinue reading “Dog Wear: Necks Installment”
BOW JEST
Here is one of the widely popular postcard cartoons, produced by various cartoonists over several decades. Its success is a result of leaving the punchline up to the viewer’s ability to say “OH! Got it!” But we are not here to discuss that but to continue our discussion from our previous thrilling installment, whichContinue reading “BOW JEST”
Toppers
Now, in last Friday’s thrilling episode, we were considering postcards which showed animals wearing human clothing. We did not exhaust the subject (the number of teddy bear postcards alone would have produced a massive bit of bloggery). But we did neglect the world of postcard critters who limited themselves mainly to headgear. OneContinue reading “Toppers”
