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Entries from July 2009

Children’s Card Games (67)

July 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I suppose this isn’t really a game.  It’s taken from a pack of “Trader’s Cards,” published by E. E. Fairchild.  There are twelve cards, neatly done up in a wrapper.  The copy tells us they’re “all different,” adding “You will want to get all nine series numbered 1 to 9, each containing twelve different cards.”  The […]

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Tags: Card Games · Ephemera

The False Joan of Arc

July 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments

People lie for different reasons: cowardice (the truth can hurt), cupidity (falsehood can be more profitable), arrogance (the truth can be improved), or ignorance (the truth is unknown). I don’t know what motivated Jeanne des Armoises.  True, she got attention and cash, but she must have known it couldn’t last.  In fact, I don’t know […]

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Tags: Belief Systems · Eccentrics · Hoaxes · Literature

Children’s Card Games (66)

July 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments

“Old Maid: Mother Goose Edition” was published by Russell; no date is given.  It features illustrations from Mother Goose, done in rich colors in a sober storybook style. And here’s the Old Maid:    (Posted by Doug Skinner)

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Tags: Card Games · Ephemera

John Keel: “My Last Wish”

July 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Many people have asked me about a memorial service for John.  We’ll keep you posted. Meanwhile, here’s a brief poem John wrote when he was sixteen.  It’s called “My Last Wish.” the thing I would like most to do is look upon my friends and hear what they say about me after my funeral ends. We’ll […]

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Tags: Forteana · Literature

Good-bye, John Keel

July 6th, 2009 · 11 Comments

John A. Keel died a few days ago, on Friday, July 3, 2009. As some of you may know, I knew him for many years.  Larry Sloman and I were his medical proxies for the past couple of years, and did our best to help him with his legal and medical problems. He was in […]

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Tags: Forteana · Literature · The Ineffable