No, I wasn't thinking of that.

As soon as I saw it, I laughed out loud, recognition humour.

It reminded me of something.

William

When I saw the card it reminded me of an optician's chart when having an eye test, though those charts had about six lines.

William

No-el .... No EL.

A card from, say, Chicago. The message: The Elevated Railway was destroyed in a series of fires......

There's a nice ponderous joke for you.

Speaking of ponderous, how about do you remember the Ponderosa Ranch in the US TV show?

I visited the Ponderosa "town" back in 1970 (or 71). I think it was in Nevada, not too far from Virginia City (I think) and not to far from the the eastern approach to Yosemite.

All the buildings displayed what would have been appropriate to their function if it was a real township, while in the back, they may have been offices. Like, the Assay Office showed things relevant to gold assaying - weighing balances, etc.  There was a saloon, which naturally didn't serve alcohol, but coffee, in plastic cups, which you could rest in a reproduction tin mug. I still have mine, somewhere.  They used to film the action in the "living room" in a big property in the town, but the stairs led nowhere, and all the other action was filmed in LA.