deltiology

[prettygoodword]

deltiology - n., the hobby of collecting postcards.


I am amused by what Wikipedia's article thinks is a "typical" postcard. Coined in the 1940s from Greek root deltion, diminutive of deltos, writing tablet, letter.

---L.

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[packbat.livejournal.com]

Good grief - that skirt is practically around her shoulders!