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TEN BADDEST BAD POSTCARDS OF 2011 — #10Your BAD POSTCARDS Blogger Reblogs Ten of his Favorite Postcards of the Year NICE PINEAPPLES! LUSCIOUS PINEAPPLES…grown in Hawaii by Dole. This popular fruit is one of the Aloha State’s main crops.

TEN BADDEST BAD POSTCARDS OF 2011 — #10
Your BAD POSTCARDS Blogger Reblogs Ten of his Favorite Postcards of the Year

NICE PINEAPPLES!

LUSCIOUS PINEAPPLES…grown in Hawaii by Dole. This popular fruit is one of the Aloha State’s main crops.

NICE PINEAPPLES! LUSCIOUS PINEAPPLES…grown in Hawaii by Dole. This popular fruit is one of the Aloha State’s main crops. This was mailed in 1960. The sender wrote: “How about flying over & doing a little Pineapple picking too? This is the land of relaxation. Great trip. Betsy & Hilda.”

NICE PINEAPPLES!

LUSCIOUS PINEAPPLES…grown in Hawaii by Dole. This popular fruit is one of the Aloha State’s main crops.

This was mailed in 1960. The sender wrote: “How about flying over & doing a little Pineapple picking too? This is the land of relaxation. Great trip. Betsy & Hilda.”

LEIING IN WAIT Island girl with background of Hawaii’s traditional leis.

LEIING IN WAIT

Island girl with background of Hawaii’s traditional leis.

WORLD’S LARGEST PINEAPPLE Verso:“HAWAIIAN LANDMARK—Looming high on Honolulu’s skyline is the ‘world’s largest pineapple,’ which each year guides many thousands of visitors to the world’s largest fruit cannery, home of famed Dole products. The ‘pineapple’ is actually a company-owned water reservoir—capacity 10,000 gallons.” On the card, a line is drawn through “10,000” and “100,000” is handwritten underneath it. New Yorkers: Imagine all of our current water towers replaced with ones shaped and painted like different fruits and vegetables. Any other ideas?

WORLD’S LARGEST PINEAPPLE

Verso:
“HAWAIIAN LANDMARK—Looming high on Honolulu’s skyline is the ‘world’s largest pineapple,’ which each year guides many thousands of visitors to the world’s largest fruit cannery, home of famed Dole products. The ‘pineapple’ is actually a company-owned water reservoir—capacity 10,000 gallons.”

On the card, a line is drawn through “10,000” and “100,000” is handwritten underneath it.

New Yorkers: Imagine all of our current water towers replaced with ones shaped and painted like different fruits and vegetables. Any other ideas?

PHALLIC PLANTS YOU SHOULD KNOW Verso:“SILVERSWORD IN BLOOM…this rare plant in Haleakala National Park, on Maui Island, sports a blossom ten feet high.” 

PHALLIC PLANTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Verso:
“SILVERSWORD IN BLOOM…this rare plant in Haleakala National Park, on Maui Island, sports a blossom ten feet high.” 

PURPLE OFFERINGA BAD POSTCARDS series in honor of WEAR PURPLE DAY  Hawaii. That’s my purple series. I had visions of finding wonderful fashion advertising postcards in my archives showing men and women (well…women) dressed in purple. No luck. It’s fun to laugh at the sensibilities that pop out on the postcards of this era. As we progress (and we will), we’ll look back at today and laugh that people were still clinging on to worn-out, small-minded, absurd, destructive ideas about love and sex.

PURPLE OFFERING
A BAD POSTCARDS series in honor of WEAR PURPLE DAY 

Hawaii.

That’s my purple series.

I had visions of finding wonderful fashion advertising postcards in my archives showing men and women (well…women) dressed in purple. No luck.

It’s fun to laugh at the sensibilities that pop out on the postcards of this era. As we progress (and we will), we’ll look back at today and laugh that people were still clinging on to worn-out, small-minded, absurd, destructive ideas about love and sex.

CAPTION CONTEST 10/1/10 10:56 PM:Thank you for your captions, everyone! My pick for the winning caption was submitted by Ph47f3:“The indigenous fruit tour is the best part of any Hawaiian vacation.” Congratulations, Ph47f3! All you need to do is email me at bad.postcards@gmail.com with your choice of postcard from the list below, and your mailing address. THE RULES:1) MAXIMUM of TWELVE (12) WORDS.2) One caption per customer.3) Please enter your caption in the comments of this post.4) I will accept submissions until Friday, October 1, 4:00 PM, EDT. The author of my favorite caption will have their choice of one of these original vintage postcards (all previously published on BAD POSTCARDS): 1) ALBERT—World’s Largest Bull 2) LARRY FERRARI—Radio, Television & Recording Artist 3) MISS SUGARDALE—1958 HAVE FUN and GOOD LUCK!

CAPTION CONTEST

10/1/10 10:56 PM:
Thank you for your captions, everyone!

My pick for the winning caption was submitted by Ph47f3:
“The indigenous fruit tour is the best part of any Hawaiian vacation.”

Congratulations, Ph47f3! All you need to do is email me at bad.postcards@gmail.com with your choice of postcard from the list below, and your mailing address.

THE RULES:
1) MAXIMUM of TWELVE (12) WORDS.
2) One caption per customer.
3) Please enter your caption in the comments of this post.
4) I will accept submissions until Friday, October 1, 4:00 PM, EDT.

The author of my favorite caption will have their choice of one of these original vintage postcards (all previously published on BAD POSTCARDS):

1) ALBERT—World’s Largest Bull

2) LARRY FERRARI—Radio, Television & Recording Artist

3) MISS SUGARDALE—1958

HAVE FUN and GOOD LUCK!

CAPTION CONTEST 9/17/10 5:35 PM:Thank you for your captions, everyone! My pick for the winner was submitted by raiselm:“Otherwise beautiful, she tried in vain to hide her hideous hare-lip.” Congratulations, raiselm! All you need to do is email me at bad.postcards@gmail.com with your choice of postcard from the list below, and your mailing address. THE RULES:1) MAXIMUM of TWELVE (12) WORDS.2) One caption per customer.3) Please enter your caption in the comments of this post.4) I will accept submissions until Friday, September 17, 12 Noon, EDT. The author of my favorite caption will have their choice of one of these original vintage postcards (all previously published on BAD POSTCARDS): 1) ALL DRESSED UP and Ready To Go (posted this afternoon!) 2) PORTABLE BAPTISTRY 3) MEET MISS AMPTO GOOD LUCK!

CAPTION CONTEST

9/17/10 5:35 PM:
Thank you for your captions, everyone!

My pick for the winner was submitted by raiselm:
“Otherwise beautiful, she tried in vain to hide her hideous hare-lip.”

Congratulations, raiselm! All you need to do is email me at bad.postcards@gmail.com with your choice of postcard from the list below, and your mailing address.

THE RULES:
1) MAXIMUM of TWELVE (12) WORDS.
2) One caption per customer.
3) Please enter your caption in the comments of this post.
4) I will accept submissions until Friday, September 17, 12 Noon, EDT.

The author of my favorite caption will have their choice of one of these original vintage postcards (all previously published on BAD POSTCARDS):

1) ALL DRESSED UP and Ready To Go (posted this afternoon!)

2) PORTABLE BAPTISTRY

3) MEET MISS AMPTO

GOOD LUCK!

HAWAII BECOMES 50th STATE…51 years ago today! These two allegorical bathing beauties represent Alaska and Hawaii, with their stars added to the American flag.

HAWAII BECOMES 50th STATE…51 years ago today!

These two allegorical bathing beauties represent Alaska and Hawaii, with their stars added to the American flag.

SILVERSWORDHALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Maui, Hawaii “The SILVERSWORD—a member of the composit family, grows from 4 to 20 years—finally sending up a flower stalk 1 to 9 feet tall—then dies. Hawaiian name is “Ahina Ahina” which means Silver Hair. The Silversword is found only in Hawaii.” (8/14 10:48 PM: Reposted due to Tumblr glitch.)

SILVERSWORD
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Maui, Hawaii

“The SILVERSWORD—a member of the composit family, grows from 4 to 20 years—finally sending up a flower stalk 1 to 9 feet tall—then dies. Hawaiian name is “Ahina Ahina” which means Silver Hair. The Silversword is found only in Hawaii.”

(8/14 10:48 PM: Reposted due to Tumblr glitch.)