The 1865 Version Of Tinder
“A man advertising for a wife in Maine, 1865.”
CHANCE FOR A SPINSTER–a young man in Aroostook County, Maine advertising for a wife, speaks of himself as follows: “I am eighteen years old, and have a good set of teeth and believe in Andy Johnson, the star spangled banner, and the 4th of July. I have taken up a State lot, cleared 18 acres last year, and seeded ten of it down. My buckwheat looks first rate, and the oats and potatoes are bully. I have got nine sheep, a two-year-old bull, and two heifers, besides a house and barn. I want to get married. I want to buy bread-and-butter, hoop skirts, and waterfalls for some person of the female persuasion during life. That’s what’s the matter with me. But I don’t know how to do it.”
(via source)
7 Going On 47
“A gem I found of my sister-in-law. I will call her ‘Razz-A-Ma-Tazz’ for her upside-down shades.”
(via source)
The Glamor Monster
“I did an image search on my glamour photo and these were the closest lookalike photos. Glamorous? I was anything but.”
(submitted by Sarah)
Pelican Brief
“My grandma got bit by a pelican on the pier and then began to scold it.”
(via source)
The Bride, The Groom, And The Llama
“Sometimes the hotel holding your wedding also has a llama convention booked.”
(via source)
