Deadpan and delightfully modern in its passive-aggression, this 1916 novelty postcard delivers its punchline in bold black type framed by twin bands of red Art Nouveau botanical ornament: "I'm not jealous, but. I just don't like it." — a sentiment that needs no further explanation then or now. Mailed from an unidentified sender to Ella at the Columbia Hotel in Mount Vernon, Illinois, the card was postmarked March 25, 1916, and carries a 1-cent green Washington stamp. These witty motto cards were mass-produced by publishers like Raphael Tuck and countless smaller houses during the postcard golden age, offering senders a ready-made voice for feelings too awkward to write out by hand.