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To: Qiviut
I found some weird Victorian-era Christmas cards while searching for images for Christmas. Thought I would show some of them to all y'all.

These Santa cards are creepy!


21 posted on 12/25/2022 6:02:55 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Gov't declaring misinformation is tyranny: “Who determines what false information is?” )
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To: Alas Babylon!

Agree. Some quite ghoulish.

Is that Brandon in the last one at the Window..... :):):)


25 posted on 12/25/2022 6:07:43 AM PST by patriotspride (Third generation Vet. Never forget the true cost of freedom)
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To: Alas Babylon!

The first one isn’t too bad, but Santa looks a little “tubby” for that chimney!

The rest of them .... scary! There’s not much talk these days about getting a lump of coal in your stocking if you’re ‘naughty’, but from those cards, I can see where kids would be afraid of “scary” Santa & the threat of a lump of coal!

Just came in from sledging the ice out of the bird bath & refilling with warm water ... I can usually turn the pan over & ‘stomp’ the ice out, but the pan is virtually freezing solid in these temps. I use a black rubber shallow (about 4 inches deep) horse feed pan so I can stomp on it or sledge to get rid of the ice without breaking the pan. I put a brick in it so if a small bird does go in, they have something to climb on to get out. In warmer weather, the crows like to get in and really take a bath - water flies everywhere! The pan sits on an overturned trash can to give it some height and it’s located next to a board fence and a redbud tree. The birds love it - it’s the “happening place” in the yard.


29 posted on 12/25/2022 6:38:24 AM PST by Qiviut (I'm not out of control, I'm just not in their control. $hot $hills: Sod Off)
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To: Alas Babylon!

Those RPPCs (Real People Postcards) with children and Santas are valuable, at least compared to artist renderings. Nothing like the Halloween ones, though.


63 posted on 12/25/2022 9:47:23 AM PST by gloryblaze
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