Tag: outhouse postcards

  • Outhouse Humor What’s funny? What’s not?

    Outhouse Humor What’s funny? What’s not?

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    These days, a child’s answer is usually, “The Internet” when a parent asks, “Where did you learn that?” But, in generations past, the answer may well have been, “I saw it on a postcard!” I haven’t talked to many people about outhouse postcards, but in the two conversations I have had, opinions vary. So, what’s…

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Eleanor “Ellie” McCrackin
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A recent interview with a collector of observatory postcards was great fun. I had no plan for another until Bill Ward came to my office one day. We talked about books and his postcard collection that he said was just words and notes. Bill’s words were really special and his notes were better.

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