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CAPTION CONTEST—Pontoon Club 4/17/12  10:03 AM: Thank you for your captions! First, here’s what’s on the verso: NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES, INC.Forest Lake, Minnesota Round Pontoon A special model designed for the economy minded. Fish, swim, cruise, camp, have a party afloat or just relax, all in real comfort. An exciting new experience awaits you when you take the wheel of a National Pontoon Craft. The winner is CasualStarfish for the caption: “Everyone who wants a more flattering swimsuit raise your hand!” Congratulations, CasualStarfish! To claim your postcard prize, email me at bad.postcards@gmail.com with your choice of postcard from the list below and your mailing address. The RULES1) MAXIMUM of TWENTY (20) WORDS2) One entry per person3) Please enter your caption in the comments of this post4) Submissions will be accepted until Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 8:00 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) WE ALLIGATORS DO HAVE FUN IN FLORIDA!2) GIANT PENGUIN3) FATHER’S DAY PAJAMA PARTY4) DOLL PILLOWS5) PINK POTTY HAVE FUN and GOOD LUCK!

CAPTION CONTEST—Pontoon Club

4/17/12  10:03 AM:

Thank you for your captions! First, here’s what’s on the verso:

NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Forest Lake, Minnesota

Round Pontoon

A special model designed for the economy minded. Fish, swim, cruise, camp, have a party afloat or just relax, all in real comfort. An exciting new experience awaits you when you take the wheel of a National Pontoon Craft.

The winner is CasualStarfish for the caption:

“Everyone who wants a more flattering swimsuit raise your hand!”

Congratulations, CasualStarfish! To claim your postcard prize, 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 TWENTY (20) WORDS
2) One entry per person
3) Please enter your caption in the comments of this post
4) Submissions will be accepted until Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 8:00 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):

SPACIOUS TRAILER FACILITIES STONY POINT RESORTTRAILER PARK AND CAMPGROUNDSOn Beautiful Cass Lake, Minnesota Modern Housekeeping Cottages – 50 Acres of Natural Forest Setting – Fishing, Hunting, Water Sports – Safe, Sandy Beach – Concrete Boat Ramp – 2,000 Ft. Boat Channel – Boats – Motors – Bait.

SPACIOUS TRAILER FACILITIES

STONY POINT RESORT
TRAILER PARK AND CAMPGROUNDS
On Beautiful Cass Lake, Minnesota

Modern Housekeeping Cottages – 50 Acres of Natural Forest Setting – Fishing, Hunting, Water Sports – Safe, Sandy Beach – Concrete Boat Ramp – 2,000 Ft. Boat Channel – Boats – Motors – Bait.

LOBO, GIANT and CUNNING KILLER WOLF A warning to all you other killer wolves out there! LOBO, GIANT and CUNNING KILLER WOLF who for more than 12 years roamed the Itasca and Red Lake areas in northern Minnesota killing more than a thousand deer before a persistant [sic] farmer-trapper finally outsmarted, trapped and shot him. On display at MORELL’S CHIPPEWA TRADING POST, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA.

LOBO, GIANT and CUNNING KILLER WOLF

A warning to all you other killer wolves out there!

LOBO, GIANT and CUNNING KILLER WOLF who for more than 12 years roamed the Itasca and Red Lake areas in northern Minnesota killing more than a thousand deer before a persistant [sic] farmer-trapper finally outsmarted, trapped and shot him. On display at MORELL’S CHIPPEWA TRADING POST, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA.

WALLEYE FILLETS A Tasty Treat from Marvelous Minnesota THE WALLEYE Minnesota’s State Fish—Unsurpassed for fishing excitement and delicious eating! Garrison Keillor needs to see this!

WALLEYE FILLETS

A Tasty Treat from Marvelous Minnesota

THE WALLEYE

Minnesota’s State Fish—Unsurpassed for fishing excitement and delicious eating!

Garrison Keillor needs to see this!

IT’S PAUL BUNYAN DAY! PAUL BUNYAN AND BABE, HIS BLUE OX These huge figures of steel and concrete built on the shore of Lake Bemidji are emblematical of the days of the early lumberjack who originated lumbercamp whoppers of Paul & Babe that have been handed down for generations. These stories, never heard outside the haunts of the lumberjack until recent years, are declared by some literary authorities to be ‘the only true American myth’. Lake Bemidji, Minnesota, that is.

IT’S PAUL BUNYAN DAY!

PAUL BUNYAN AND BABE, HIS BLUE OX

These huge figures of steel and concrete built on the shore of Lake Bemidji are emblematical of the days of the early lumberjack who originated lumbercamp whoppers of Paul & Babe that have been handed down for generations. These stories, never heard outside the haunts of the lumberjack until recent years, are declared by some literary authorities to be ‘the only true American myth’.

Lake Bemidji, Minnesota, that is.

LINDBERGH’S TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT Charles A. Lindbergh began his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Long Island’s Roosevelt Field on this date in 1927. This beautifully designed postcard denotes Little Falls, Minnesota as Lindbergh’s boyhood home.

LINDBERGH’S TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Charles A. Lindbergh began his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Long Island’s Roosevelt Field on this date in 1927.

This beautifully designed postcard denotes Little Falls, Minnesota as Lindbergh’s boyhood home.

WILLIE WALLEYE Lake of the Woods, Baudette, Minnesota“WALLEYE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD”Weight = 9,852 lbs.Length = 40’ 4”Girth = 21’ 4” 

WILLIE WALLEYE

Lake of the Woods, Baudette, Minnesota
“WALLEYE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD”
Weight = 9,852 lbs.
Length = 40’ 4”
Girth = 21’ 4” 

Psst! Betty! It’s Tumblr Tuesday. Don’t forget to recommend BAD POSTCARDS for the HUMOR Directory! Oh, crap, Beverly! I almost did forget. Thanks!

Psst! Betty! It’s Tumblr Tuesday. Don’t forget to recommend BAD POSTCARDS for the HUMOR Directory!

Oh, crap, Beverly! I almost did forget. Thanks!

WHY ARE WE SO HAPPY? We just recommended BAD POSTCARDS for the HUMOR DIRECTORY. We suggest that you do too.

WHY ARE WE SO HAPPY?

We just recommended BAD POSTCARDS for the HUMOR DIRECTORY. We suggest that you do too.

WORLD’S LARGEST PELICAN Verso: “The world’s largest Pelican is at Pelican Rapids, Minnesota on the Pelican River which flows through the Pelican Chain of Lakes. Built of Steel and Cement. The huge bird stands 15-1/2 feet high—an exact proportion of 5 to 1 of a Mounted Pelican. Pelican Rapids is in Ottertail County which claims 1,000 of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes.” If you have any questions for Mr. Pelican, address them to: World’s Largest PelicanPelican RapidsPelican RiverPelican Chain of LakesOttertail CountyMinnesota Too bad it’s not called Pelican County.

WORLD’S LARGEST PELICAN

Verso: “The world’s largest Pelican is at Pelican Rapids, Minnesota on the Pelican River which flows through the Pelican Chain of Lakes. Built of Steel and Cement. The huge bird stands 15-1/2 feet high—an exact proportion of 5 to 1 of a Mounted Pelican. Pelican Rapids is in Ottertail County which claims 1,000 of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes.”

If you have any questions for Mr. Pelican, address them to:

World’s Largest Pelican
Pelican Rapids
Pelican River
Pelican Chain of Lakes
Ottertail County
Minnesota

Too bad it’s not called Pelican County.

CATCH OF WALLEYES… …weighing from 4-1/2 to 11-1/2 lbs. Total weight, 74 lbs. Jones Resort, Lake of the Woods, Baudette, Minnesota. Modern Cabins. Phone 310 J. Launch Trips.

CATCH OF WALLEYES…

…weighing from 4-1/2 to 11-1/2 lbs. Total weight, 74 lbs.

Jones Resort, Lake of the Woods, Baudette, Minnesota.

Modern Cabins. Phone 310 J. Launch Trips.