I was just standing there minding my own business, when the thought struck me. Just what IS the deal with that dog? Or horse? And exactly who’s the shady figure behind the deal? The Interwebs took some convincing before it would help at all. I KNOW the computer has done a lot toContinue reading “Gee Whiz”
Tag Archives: Postcards
Finding a Good Seat
Last week, we looked into the role played on postcards of couches, sofas, davenports, and settees, concentrated on postcards which showed the usefulness of this type of furniture for courting couples. However, postcard artists were also alive to the possibilities of the couch as a setting for women sitting by themselves. The wordContinue reading “Finding a Good Seat”
Sofa Sogood
We have, in this space, considered what our postcard artists have shown us about the mechanics of romantic couples sitting together on park benches, in boats, on the road in buggies or automobiles, and in hammocks. Today we shall consider the dramatic range afforded by the couch. See, there is not nearly asContinue reading “Sofa Sogood”
Safe To Go Back in the Water?
One of the common paradoxes examined in old postcards is the conflict between people who go fishing in hopes of getting a bite, and then being shocked when they get one. Dogs and mosquitoes are the usual sources of discontent, but the world of aquatic life offers creatures who get logical revenge on theContinue reading “Safe To Go Back in the Water?”
What Are Those Boots Made For?
We seem to have been spending a lot of time lately on the sexual antics and/or misdeeds of our ancestors, and on my way to something else, I began to wonder about the old story of the walk home from the ride in the country. You must know the drill: young man with aContinue reading “What Are Those Boots Made For?”
HERE It Is
You will recall, from our last thrilling episode, that we were discussing a wildly popular postcard theme we discussed in this space some years ago: the “How Come You Haven’t Written To Me?” cartoon. The expectation that when you wrote a card or letter you expected one back by return mail (an expectationContinue reading “HERE It Is”
Waiting at the Mailbox
One of the nice things about doing a blog for years is the chance to go back to blogs which have appeared hereintofore and revisiting a topic with new information. So postcards with wardrobe mal…no, no, come back. We are ACTUALLY going to discuss one of the most popular of postcard sentiments: “Wen areContinue reading “Waiting at the Mailbox”
Over Exposure
No, I think it’s time to move on. We have by no means exhausted the subject of wardrobe malfunctions on bygone postcards, but there are other, more delicate, subjects we can address in this special space. (You have no idea how many new outhouse postcards have come into inventory.) We have done enoughContinue reading “Over Exposure”
Fashionable Transparency
No, we’re not quite done with our discussion of wardrobe malfunction gags on vintage postcards. We have not even addressed transparency, and THAT, I know, is an up-to-date atter for discussion and debate. I check those articles on transparency in business for useful photos, but maybe I’m missing something. Anyway, this first postcard doesn’tContinue reading “Fashionable Transparency”
Feeling Down
Some wardrobe malfunction jokes are relatively young. This sort of gag, for example, is largely from the era when elastic replaced buttons for holding up the underdrawers. I cannot claim to be much of an expert on fashion, but the lady on this relatively late issue of Cap’n Billy’s Whiz-Bang seems to have chosenContinue reading “Feeling Down”
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