Wednesday, March 9, 2011

A Postcard You Wouldn't Expect #2

Last week I shared a postcard from 1993. Later the next year, the same fellow sent another greeting to the two girls and their newly arrived brother. So, three kids, aged four years and younger, took a look at the picture of William Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, and then read the following:

Hi [names removed]!

We're having a lovely time in England. We have visited charming English gardens, mighty medieval castles, grand, dramatic cathedrals, Shakespeare's delightful home--pictured here--and the pastoral Lakes. Everything went smoothly until the railroad workers went on strike and shut down the trains. Those bastards. I think I'm going to kick all of their asses.

Love, Uncle [XXXX] and Aunt [XXXX]

Wasn't it nice of him to drag his wife into his unholy message?

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