October 1, 1869

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1869 the first postcards were issued from Vienna and feature cute pictures of kittens asking for cheeseburgers. Capitalists in Paris saw the postcards and agree that while they are cute, wouldn’t naked pictures of women sell better and at a higher price?

About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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