3868 - Sobral de Monte Agraço, Portugal

I love these reproduction cards of old advertisements. This one is from 1951 for
Licor Beirão. It is the most consumed alcoholic spirit in Portugal. When I teach sex education at school, one of the topics we discuss is whether 'sex sells.' All research has determined that sex does not sell. I love to show students some of the ads that were once used that showed misogyny. This ad is a great example of the bottle being a phallic symbol that the women worships.

The sender says he is a supporter of S.L Benfica, a professional football team who play in Lisbon in the Primeira Liga, the highest level of Portuguese football. They were founded in 1904. They are considered one of the "Big Three" club in Portugal. Along with Sporting CP and FC Porto, they have never been relegated to a lower league.

Benfica has won 87 major trophies, making it one of the two most decorated clubs in Portugal. They have won 84 domestic trophies including 38 Primeira Liga titles, 26 Taça de Portugal (the premier knockout tournament), 8 Taça de Liga, 9 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira , and 3 Campeonato de Portugal.

Benfica was voted 12th in FIFA Club of the Century.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

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