The Galleries
Good Intentions [go to gallery]
They meant well. But the result may not be what they had in mind.
[ 1 ]
England finds new ways to export natural gas.
[ 2 ] Dance of the Diapered Nihilists
[ 3 ] Peek-a-boo Flamenco
[ 4 ]
Daddy called to tell you we're middle class, now.
[ 5 ] Should they be doing this on a post card?
[ 6 ] Who is Joe? And why would he do this?
[ 7 ] Landmarks in "Eat Me" Architecture
[ 8 ] Now my elephant will dance. No, wait...
[ 9 ]
Ideas about privacy were different in 1910.
[10] Lawnmower Man
[11] Performance artists look so sad in captivity
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[12]
WWW: The World's Worst "I Wuv You" card
[13] Fashion model panic ends in tragedy.
[14] Play that chunky music, white boy...
[15] Holland: Home of the six-liter lunch.
[16] What does THIS have to do with romance?
[17]
Congress celebrates after impeachment trial.
[18] Intern consoles Rep. Henry J. Hyde.
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Badvertising
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Like anything else, advertising can be done well or badly. Guess which we feature here.
[ 1 ]
We´ll paint any suit to match your sofa for just $49!
[ 2 ]
Deep Cola: The genesis of suggestive advertising.
[ 3 ] The seamy underside of clinical trials.
[ 4 ]
Fresh from the sea to your table. At high velocity.
[ 5 ] Sexual harassment suits for spring
[ 6 ]
Better motels provide beds for guests' comfort.
[ 7 ] Multimedia amenities in every room!
[ 8 ]
If these walls could talk, the FBI might be interested.
[ 9 ] Celebrity endorsement choices can be tricky.
[10]
Selling typewriters just takes a big pair of office skills.
[11] The Roach Museum: Roaches check in, but...
[12] Does Deux Cheveaux mean "double entendre?
[13 ]
The Typotel: For God's sake, don't hit the Return key!
[14 ] The Typotel: Hunt 'n peck hospitality.
[15 ] Sanitized for your protection
[16] Mean cuisine.
top of page Anti-Tourism [go to gallery]
Greetings, from places you´ll never want to go after you´ve seen these cards.
[ 1 ] While in New York, visit NASDAQ.
[ 2 ]
Please don't make me a tourist attraction, Mommy!
[ 3 ]
Forksville: "No Better In the Off Season."
[ 4 ] Forksville: "Fun in the Sun."
[ 5 ] Surgeon General's Warning
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Minnesota: "The Open Pit Mining State."
[ 7 ]
Michigan: "Where the Rubber Meets the Road."
[ 8 ]
Pennsylvania: "Hunting Joke Capitol of America."
[ 9 ]
Pittsburgh: "Where Airplanes Await."
[10]
Pittsburgh: Oh, no. Don't do THAT on the control tower!
[11] New Jersey: "Abandon hope."
[12] Dixie: "Yankee Go Home."
[13]
New Mexico: "You Ketchum, We Kill 'Em."
[14] We like tourists. They taste like chicken.
[15]
Start defrosting your nose. Dinner's almost ready.
[16] Capture the magic of the Caribbean.
[17] New York City ferries: Filthy, but fast!
[18] No, wait, come back! We fix the bus!
[19] Rush hour in Xochimilco can be ugly.
top of page Celebrity Corner [go to gallery]
Paparazzi post cards you may have missed.
[ 1 ] Stand back! His Highness is going to hurl!
[ 2 ] Tell you what, Fidel...
[ 3 ] The 13th Most Beautiful Man of the Century.
[ 4 ] Richard Nixon: He'd do anything for a laugh.
[ 5 ] Pope John Paul II: He will, too.
[ 6 ] Don't do that. The Pope might go blind.
[ 7 ] Prince Charles, having a ball.
[ 8 ]
Ronald Reagan, doing what he does so very well.
[ 9 ]
Ronald Reagan, doing what he does even better.
[10] Postards are great for writing short tories.
[11] The Einstein-Henny-Youngman Theory.
[12] Re-runs? Be right there, Commissioner!
[13] Millican Dalton, Professor of Adventure.
[14 ] "Lucky" Blondo. What a guy.
[15] Nancy and MISTER T? Say it ain´t so!
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Xtreme Sports [go to gallery]
Some people will do anything for attention.
[ 1 ] Life before skateboards
[ 2 ]
Eliminate nostril hair with this amazing device
[ 3 ] Why it´s called the "back nine"
[ 4 ] Home fitness hazards
[ 5 ] Why won´t they do that on Letterman?
[ 6 ] No, no, you get ON the horse first
[ 7 ] Ascot it's not
[ 8 ] Later, they called this "immolation"
[ 9 ] You thought fire WALKING was tacky?
[10 ] Great moments in pet humiliation
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Statue Wary [go to gallery]
Tacky statuary from all over the world.
[ 1 ]
Quiet, honey, or mommy will have you dipped.
[ 2 ] The Lorena Bobbit Memorial Shrine.
[ 3 ]
Paris's famed Garden of Alternate Lifestyles.
[ 4 ] While in Mexico, drink E. Coli Cola.
[ 5 ] Belgium's opinion of European federation?
[ 6 ] Don't let THIS happen to you!
[ 7 ]
See, the Church USED to have a sense of humor.
[ 8 ] Knuckledraggers, and proud of it.
[ 9 ] The heroic humiliations of Hercules.
Just Offal [go to gallery]
Post cards so tacky we couldn't shovel them into any other category.
[ 1 ] Disco died when all attempts at mating failed.
[ 2 ] Is this how you get Shingles?
[ 3 ] What, New York wasn´t tacky enough already?
[ 4 ] Why little apartments cost $3,200 a month.
[ 5 ] I always thought Mounties rode horses.
[ 6 ]
Artists' rendering of the United States of America.
[ 7 ] Guten tag. You are late for work.
[ 8 ] LSD and Geritol: A devastating combination.
[ 9 ] Over-the-top survivalist strategies.
[10] Handbook of digital communications
[11] Sorry, Virginia. No good girls here.
[12] Bennie Hill´s death changed nothing.
[13] Mal de merde!
[14] Monica's next book cover?
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Tacky post cards are scarce in Ireland. But we found a few.
[ 1 ] Erin go boogie.
[ 2 ]
It's a LONG way to Tipperary this way.
[ 3 ]
Happy St. Pat's Day. Now get back to work.
[ 4 ] What IS it about shamrocks and PIGS?
[ 5 ] King James' little joke.
top of page Tacky Easter! [go to gallery]
Most Easter cards feature bunnies & flowers. But not all.
[ 1 ] You expect me to EAT that?
[ 2 ] Easter in Chernobyl
[ 3 ] What bunnies do in the off season
[ 4 ] Tactical Easter egg hunting
[ 5 ] Church of the Most Badly Chosen Name
top of page Tacky Mother's Day!
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Anna M. Jarvis started Mother's Day in 1914 -- then spent the rest of her life trying to stop it. Read the whole story here.
[ 1 ] Why Anna went to jail
[ 2 ] Sometimes motherhood sucks
[ 3 ] Why Mom always called you "dear"
[ 4 ] Monuments to motherhood (Statue Wary)
[ 5 ] Dinner's on me, Mom (Badvertising)
[ 6 ] Glad to get ME off your back?
(Anti-Tourism)
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Tacky post cards make great graduation gifts. They're cheap and useless.
[ 1 ] Job versatility in the new millenium
[ 2 ] Bad credit? Low G.R.E.? No problem!
[ 3 ] Winning resume strategies
[ 4 ] Here's what we mean by "entry level"
(Badvertising)
[ 5 ] Welcome to the REAL world
(Xtreme Sports)
[ 6 ] Ready to rock & roll?
(Good Intentions)
top of page Tacky Halloween
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Costumes courageous, for those who dare.
[ 1 ] Happy Halloween, Mister President.
[ 2 ] Saran-wap your Hefty Bags.
[ 3 ]
Your HMO won't pay for Halloween masks.
[ 4 ] God save the queens.
[ 5 ]
Halloween party-going tip of the week.
[ 6 ]
A rare moment of Windsor whimsy.
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Real turkeys, for the tacky postcard aficionado.
[ 1 ] No thanks. We'll just stand here.
[ 2 ] Eat ANYthing for Thanksgiving!
[ 3 ] One turkey -- hold the "may you".
[ 4 ] Hugh really rocks on Thanksgiving.
[ 5 ]
Guess who's coming to dinner?
[ 6 ]
The world's most bizarre Thanksgiving card.
top of page Tacky Christmas [go to gallery]
Hey, these cards aren't any tackier than holiday shopping malls.
[ 1 ]
Yamaha "SantaCraus" Model Y2K Sleigh.
[ 2 ] Here comes City Claus...
[ 3 ]
Miss Siltoe always works on Christmas.
[ 4 ]
So THAT's how Santa knows if you're naughty.
[ 5 ]
John Belushi as Samurai Santa.
[ 6 ]
Santa's tired, honey. Just send your list by email.
top of page Tacky Y2K Day! [go to gallery]
Did you see the movie? No? Good. These are more fun.
[ 1 ] Last meeting of the Y2K Crisis Club.
[ 2 ] Will Bob crash at midnight?
[ 3 ] Y2K bug CAPTURED! World rejoices!
[ 4 ] Commuting in the new millennium.
[ 5 ]
Here's an idea: Buy your own ATM.
[ 6 ] Over-the-top Y2K preparations.
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