| Postcards of the past |
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| Comic "Seaside" postcards |
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| When I was a boy just after the war (WW2 that is !), reading the dirty postcards with their none too subtle double-entendres was part of a day out at the seaside. There don't seem to be so many of them about now, perhaps because tastes have changed and sex is no longer a taboo subject. There are many thousands of comic cards from all over the world - just a few here, hope you enjoy them - and please don't be offended, they are just meant to provide a good laugh !! |
| This postcard by Bamforth was mailed in 1908. It would have been considered very risque at the time, considering the prevalent attitudes to sex and to the clergy. |
| Jokes about the "Lost Chord" were thought to be extremely funny when I was a child - I seem to remember that Jimmy Durante had a song about the man who found it. |
| No date for this card, but the "Mrs Slocombe" pussy joke would have been considered very near the mark ! |