Paul Ordner had a long and successful career (starting in 1923) as a commercial artist, creating illustrations for advertisments, magazine covers, and posters (especially for sports-related magazines and events) as well as humorous and political cartoons. Around 1960 he began creating humorous drawings and cartoons for postcard publisher Éditions Photochrome à Toulouse. Eventually he designed almost 300 cards. He died in 1969 at age 68. A book of his art, Paul Ordner: 40 ans de dessin sportif, humoristique et politique, was published in 2014.
His series of postcards called “The Ten Commandments of Petanque” (Les Dix Commandements de la Pétanque) is popular with Petanque players.
01: You may tell your wife to go to hell, but thou shalt finish the game first.
02: The next time, thou shalt write down the points.
03: When measuring, thou shalt not cheat.
04: Thou shalt not bother your partner.
05: Despite the presence of your mother-in-law, thou shalt throw only at the boules.
06: As you promised your wife, thou shalt play only at boules.
07: In boules, thou shalt think only of the terrain.
08: When throwing toward the open ocean, thou shalt avoid throwing too hard.
09: While an obstacle is going through, thou shalt wait patiently.
10: When you get a good thrashing, thou shalt kiss Fanny willingly.
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Funny postcards!
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