There is much to be said for technical ineptitude. Once again last night, I came very near to commenting on a video on a social media venue. One of my favorites was replying to a comment by getting into costume and…never mind. You had to be there. I have enough to do just explainingContinue reading “Watch Your Phraseology”
Tag Archives: Postcards
About This Wall of Yours
Okay, M. Bergeret, you’ve got me. Explain the joke. Not long ago, I added to my inventory a collection described as an assortment of postcards roughly 120 years old, based primarily on French silent movies: mainly comedies. Among these, among scenes from a Dutch documentary of the 1950s and a German drinking songContinue reading “About This Wall of Yours”
Seeing Spots?
They tell me freckles are now high fashion. People who once tried to bleach their skin or laser away their sunkisses are now drawing extra freckles on their cheeks, or pressing broccoli hard against the skin, and even having freckles tattooed into place. The change started in the 1960s, apparently. Model/actress Twiggy isContinue reading “Seeing Spots?”
History Corner
I have saved you time on research through the Interwebs several times now, and I shall do so again. I need only make use of a magic phrase regularly beats all the search engines the computer savants can throw at you. “Nobody really knows.” This time around, I was inspired by makingContinue reading “History Corner”
Joke Quiz: Round Fore
It struck me that I have been selfish, having turned my collection of fine old jokes over to YouTube. After all, it was in this space that I published major excerpts from my quiz book on ancient humor, with the setup in one section and the punchlines in the answer section, to see howContinue reading “Joke Quiz: Round Fore”
Before Chips & Salsa
Now, about ketchup. As those of you around the globe who rush to read this blog will recall, I do NOT write a food blog. In spite of which, we HAVE discussed ketchup before. But I was wandering around the Interwebs and thought of a thing or two that need to be said.Continue reading “Before Chips & Salsa”
Get a Long Little
We have, in this space, discussed what the postcard artists of days gone by thought of dogs or cats or chickens generally, but many parts of the animal world have sub-categories which had their own themes and jokes. Among the many jokes about, say, Scottish terriers or bloodhounds, we have a significant number ofContinue reading “Get a Long Little”
Bunnies, bunnies, bunnies
It seems to me that though we have done our due diligence in reporting o the behavior of dogs and cats (and chickens and storks and skunks) on postcards, we have been ignoring an only slightly less popular postcard mammal. We have spoken very little on the activities of rabbits, bunnies, and bunny rabbits.Continue reading “Bunnies, bunnies, bunnies”
The Vista
Sometimes, in the summer, my mind slips from its serious consideration of crime, violence, and other features of the coming elections, and meanders in the direction of Wistful Vista. Now, those of you who are old enough to remember vintage trivia questions will recall that Fibber McGee and Molly of sitcom fame livedContinue reading “The Vista”
Chim Chim
We have spoken, hereintofore, of the custom of our ancestors to send New Tear cards. We don’t know that a lot nowadays. Nice custom, really, but when people look over what they’ve spent on Christmas cards and the like in December, the impulse no longer exists. We have also spoken of the prevalence ofContinue reading “Chim Chim”
