Thursday, March 1, 2012

What Were They Thinking?

If you had been a fly on the wall, this is the conversation you might have overheard:

Museum Director: We really need to do something to attract more visitors to the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
Marketing Director: Well, perhaps we should print a postcard.
Museum Director: Great idea, but which exhibit should we feature? There are so many good ones to choose from.
Marketing Director: Well, we could feature a photo of the atomic bomb along with a catchy slogan.
Museum Director: Or something about the Cold War or Israel...
Marketing Director: Maybe we should go with something less controversial.


As you can see, the results were very good. The eye is drawn to numerous points of interest: flags, lectern, electrical outlet, presidential seal, heating vent, wide expanse of wall, metal windows with photos attached to the glass. You can't go wrong.

And then there's this memorable postcard. I don't know. Am I missing something? Who would send this? And who would they send it to?


Here are the backs of the postcards.


16 comments:

  1. hahahaha so funny. yes, the North Wall. That is less controversial ^_~

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  2. Ha ha ha, der Dialog ist grossartig.
    Diese Postkarte verdient in Ruhmeshalle der langweiligsten Fotos der Welt zu kommen

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  3. Ha! That museum postcard is absolutely priceless!

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  4. If I saw the first postcard for sale anywhere I'd snap it up in an instant! What were they thinking indeed...

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  5. Well....if I got that first postcard I would most definitely tart it up with washi tape and collaged items....you know how I am...

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  6. True art, both of them.

    The fellow in the second one needs a voice bubble, "Did those flowers smell like chloroform?"

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  7. The Stephen Foster one is a little creepy... Maybe they were thinking of the Rousseau painting The Dream.

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  8. Good idea, Pamela. I think the first one needs some naked people...or at least women in bikinis. I know that's not what you meant when you said 'tart it up', but that's where I went with it.

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  9. Apparently at the Truman Library the buck stopped outside the doors since there was no money for museum design.

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  10. The Beautiful Dreamer card is totally creepy, and not just because she is 3 feet taller than him...

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  11. I love post cards! Looking forward to all you have to share since I have become a follower.

    cindy

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  12. The creepy Beautiful Dreamer one reminds me of a postmortem card. :-o

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  13. That "north wall" card is,....interesting. Do you suppose it's from a series that included the south, west, and east walls?

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  14. The North wall is hilarious. I would buy that for my "boring" collection.

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  15. When I saw Beautiful Dreamer, the first thing that popped into my head was something about having gas....:)

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