Maker: Hallmark
Date: Unknown
Original Price: $3.95
Comments: Superlative pastel artwork (note the exaggerated perspective), reinforced by the choice of uncoated paper.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Be Very Afraid
Another who’s-at-the-door number (see Oct. 9), a little corny maybe, but perfectly executed.
I tend to stay away from cards with sound. Once you get the joke, they can be a bit irritating. In this case, nerve jangling is the gag, and all the funnier when you consider that lo these many (20?) years later the battery still hasn’t died.
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