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Maskinonge – Caillette Restaurant & Dairy Bar | La Mauricie

All this week I’ve watched in awe as  Karen Resta of Postcards From The Dinner Table wrestled with the notion of Weltschmerz and its application to the serious (?) study of postcards. Karen seems to have invented a new field of study and in her post – The Finer Points of Creative Weltschmerz-ing  - she’s even set down four principles to guide us in our selection of Weltschmerz-ly postcards. Here’s an excerpt:  “1 Find the highest level of acceptable vulgarity possible.  2. Aim for cute-ness. 3. The tonality of the finished piece should ooze cold, not warm – but the external surface must make pretense at warmth. 4. The final concept must scream ‘trite’.”

And so without further ado, here is my first candidate for Welstchmerz-ly Vintage Postcard.

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February 6, 2010 Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | . | dairy, dairy bar, ice cream, Maskinonge, Mauricie, milkshake, postcard, postcards, Quebec restaurant, Saputo, vintage diner, weltschmerz | 11 Comments