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Merry Lemony Christmas
An early twentieth-century postcard with a shiny "Merry Christmas" greeting that's actually an attached metal piece.
Why does the women in the illustration have a silly grin on her face and why is she holding a lemon, you ask?
At the time this postcard was published, handing someone a lemon was a humorous way to say "skidoo" or "23 skidoo," meaning "scram" or "beat it."
So those who knew about this 23 skidoo fad quickly realized that the lemon signified that this was a tongue-in-cheek greeting.
For another lemon postcard with a backhanded Christmas greeting, see I'm Sending You a Lemon for a Merry Christmas.
To learn how lemons came to be associated with the 23 skidoo fad in the early twentieth century, see Skidoo 23 Is Now 37.
Why does the women in the illustration have a silly grin on her face and why is she holding a lemon, you ask?
At the time this postcard was published, handing someone a lemon was a humorous way to say "skidoo" or "23 skidoo," meaning "scram" or "beat it."
So those who knew about this 23 skidoo fad quickly realized that the lemon signified that this was a tongue-in-cheek greeting.
For another lemon postcard with a backhanded Christmas greeting, see I'm Sending You a Lemon for a Merry Christmas.
To learn how lemons came to be associated with the 23 skidoo fad in the early twentieth century, see Skidoo 23 Is Now 37.
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Merry Christmas, Alan. Thank you for all your endlessly interesting, quirky, educational and charming posts!
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