Amusing Collection (page 3)

Men outside a snack bar see something amusing
Characters outside a Central London snack bar have their attention caught by something amusing. Date: circa 1950s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall In
The Caption is But you said - Fall In.The lad in the pool is wearing a forage cap, the Officer has a wooden sword and the girls has an oar and a walking stick for rifles

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - That ll stop your careless talk
The Caption is P raps that ll stop your careless talk!. Three little kids cover-up a younger toddlers mouth with a spotty hankerchief

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In Convoy
The Caption is In Convoy. The convoy system for the merchant ships bringing in vital supples was introduced to counter the German U Boat attacks

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - All quiet on the Home Front
The Caption is All quiet on the Home Front. This derives from All Quiet along the Potomac tonight, a song written during the American Civil War, and repeated in WW1 with Eric Maria Remorques book

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matches
The Caption is ??? and NO matches. The Natzi wearing a saucepan on his head is confronted across a broken wooden fence by two boys, one with a make-shift bayonet and the other with a Union flag

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Just Carrying
The Caption is Just Carrying on. This is a reference to one of the many slogans used during WW2 to inspire the people at home, e.g

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Me and My Girl
The Caption is Me and my Girl and is probably a reference to the 1930s musical of the same name. The gas mask was carried in a cardboard box. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1940

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Looking for news of you
The Caption is Looking for news of you. The card is from a young girl to her parents and was sent under cover with gifts. One of the presents was shaving cream for her father of which she says The

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Night, Forces
The Caption is Good Night Forces. This is a play on the closing words of BBC Forces Radio which broadcast to the BEF. It began in 1940 and finished in 1944 well before this card was posted

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coupon shortage and making do
The long Caption gives the little girls excuse for having patches. The Home Front War Effort was helped along by cryptic slogans such as Make do and Mend and Making do

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Mary and her Little Lamb
The Caption is Mary and her little lamb. Even though the war is over rationing would continue. The little dog looking on was unlikely to get any of the meat

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Refresher Course
The Caption is Refresher Course They are sitting in a Forces Club. These were run by the NaFI and the WVS among others. Maybe the girl works there. A little dog is feeding at a bowl

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Piece of Cake
The Caption is A piece of cake. This latter was an RAF expresssion for an easy fight. Through the window can be seen an aeroplane. This was the year of the Battle of Britain

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Who Cares a Darn
The Caption is Who cares a darn. A watrtime slogan was Make do and Mend. Clothing was rationed but this young lady seems prettly cheerful. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1942

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Pleasant Reflection
The Caption is A pleasant reflection, The war is over, or is nearly over, and so perhaps there are other things to think about

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Mans Job
The Caption is A Mans job. Women filled so many jobs while the men were away. There is a series of photos showing King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at a balloon site

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - No Basic, we should worry
The Caption is No Basic? We should worry! Basic refers to the basic petrol ration. Petrol was rationed from September 1939 and contiinued until 1950. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Sew What
The Caption is Sew What? Clothing could only be purchased if one had enough Points to do so and the Points were rationed. A wartime slogan was Make do and Mend

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Boots, Boots, Boots
The Caption is Boots! Boots! Boots! This is a take on Rudyard Kiplings poem Infantry Columns where the boots actually go up and down

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wish I could buy you somefink
The Caption has the little boy saying that he has no money AND cannot buy the girl anything so he wishes her a NO COUPON HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We ll be seeing you somehow
The Caption reads We ll be seeing you somehow. Petrol was severly rationed and only certain professions or trades were allowed to have any. Hence cycling became popular

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Oh, I do like a bit of butter
The ironic Caption is Oh! I do like a bit of butter on my bread. The weekly butter ration per person was 2 oz - 56 grams. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coo - you ought to have seen ours
The Caption reads Coo! You ought to have seen ours. The bombs look like what were called Butterfly bombs. These were anti-personnel weapons dropped for people to pick up

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Now News Aagin - Still hoping
The Caption is No news again? - still hoping. With the war near its end everyone back home was waiting for the return of their soldier boys. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The result of careless talk
The Caption is The Result of Careless Talk. This is a play on the wartime slogan Careless talk costs lives. The Prime Minister exhorts This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I know things ll be better soon
The Caption is Yes I know things ll be better soon. By this date the war is clearly near its end so the optimism is justified

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Pooh - I don t stand in no queue
The Caption is Pooh! I don t stand in no queue. Rationing went on well after the war ended so queuing became a habit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Are you evacuating the town
The Caption is Gosh Mister! Are you evacuating the whole town? It is estimated that over 200, 000 were evacuated from the towns to the countryside between 1939 and the end of 1941

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t worry, it may not happen
The Caption is Don t worry. It may not happen. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A thing of duty - no joy whatever
The Caption is A thing of duty is no joy whatever. The concept of Duty was impressed upon the population during the war as one of the planks of morale. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Here is the News
The Caption is Here is the News, and this is yours truly reading it. With radio being the most direct source of News, the broadcasts were avidly listened to

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Something Accomplished
The Caption says Something accomplished, something done, has earned a nights repose! The card was posted on the third anniversary of the start of WW2. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1942

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whos making the Brave New World
The Caption verse is Whos making the Brave New World - lets see - Whos making the Brave New World? You-and-Me! This is a reference to Aldous Huxleys dystopian novel Brave New World - a world that you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - When am I goin to see you again
On the back of the card is a plaintive message to David.. Do you still miss us my darling? I will be delighted to have a little card from you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Now this economy is here
The Caption is Now this economy is here - we ll have to darn the darns Ole dear. They have been darning since 1941 so they probably really are down to the darns

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wool without coupons
The Caption is Wool without coupons. Although the card was posted in 1947, the drawing is about wartime clothes rationing which did not finish until 1949. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1947

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tears
The rhyme says that things will be nice tomorrow - obviously they were not too good today. On the back is a printed message from the Prime Minister Let us all strive without failing in faith or in

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Heres another blue-pencil P. C
The Caption refers to..another blue pencil postcard. In WW2 Bue Pencil referred to the Censor who crossed out in indelible blue any text that he thought might be of use to the enemy

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Takes all sorts to make a world
The caption says It takes all sorts to make a world and I m glad that you re one of the sorts! The postcard was sent one month before war was declared. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1939

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I C I. O. U. A P. C
This is a particularly interesting card. The girl with the pen is writing a message in a simple code. The card was posted from Bletchley - the hub of the code breakers of WW2

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ve gone crackers over a soldier
The Caption is I ve gone crackers over a soldier. Curiously MLA has not drawn in a box of crackers! Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - You Know what men are
The Caption is You know what men are. In previous wars men generally had the desirable uniforms but in WW2 the ladies had uniforms too and that of the WRENS was particularly attractive

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whether you ve gone
Comic cards were much brighter at this stage of the war when the end seemed to be in sight. The little girl is anticipating the return of her loved one whether you ve gone for a year or a day

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m sticking it jus for you
The Caption reads I m sticking it jus for you. It looks as if she is not just going to stick the stamp but also is putting on lipstick. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knit
The Caption reads I m doing my knit - a play on the wartime need to do your bit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Every nice boy loves a sailor
The Caption reads Every nice boy loves a sailor - a take on the popular song. This lass has pictures of soldiers and airforce men on the wall behind her. Busy girl

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