outhouses – Blogsy Babbles

The Jaspers and the Rubes

We have mentioned, in an exploration of joke archaeology hereintofore, that jokes made by one group of people against another were regarded as being in poor taste as early as three generations ago, while others continued without a lot of controversy. The town/country joke went on for centuries (Aesop covered t) but it hasContinue reading “The Jaspers and the Rubes”

Booklet Classics

So before we had Interwebs to do this sort of thing more cheaply, publishers would release pocket-sized little volumes with brief essays or stories suitable for giving or carrying around in a pocket or purse. It was the equivalent of the 45 RPM single of our record days, as opposed to a LP, orContinue reading “Booklet Classics”

New Moon Over Your Shoulder?

Some other time, we shall discuss the weighty question of why our ancestors had so many jokes about bathrooms and their functions and the functions of people using them in their world of postcards. It could be because postcards were consider such a quick, informal form of communication that we could toss in aContinue reading “New Moon Over Your Shoulder?”

Goimg, Goimg….

There are those who have exclaimed at the array of outhouse postcards seen so far, and wonder why our ancestors (to say nothing of some bloggers) insisted on dwelling on such a subject. The fact of the matter is that human beings refuse to take our bodies for granted. Every normal function has becomeContinue reading “Goimg, Goimg….”

Another Game of Go

There was no way we could cover the complex issues covered in modern American outhouse postcards in one column. I promise we will not dive too deeply into the sociological implications of the cards, as we are certain to come up in worse condition than we went in, but I hope you have notedContinue reading “Another Game of Go”

Going On the Road

You weren’t expecting to see a fishing postcard again so soon, eh? Well, Cheddar Macaroon, you actually are NOT seeing one. This card is a representative of another mighty theme in postcard sending in the mid-century: the Outhouse Postcard. Technically, an “outhouse” is any farm building which has been constructed outside the mainContinue reading “Going On the Road”