173 Entries Tagged “Old-Timey”
Funny Things to Do
162. Dropping a Sandbag on Someone's Head
Especially when done so using a pulley. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Clothes
163. A Barrel with Suspenders
Outfit of choice for cartoon gamblers and deadbeats. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Words
165. Blunderbuss
A short, wide-barreled musket. In the original Dutch it was donderbus, 'thunder-box', but the name was altered owing to its tendency to explode in peoples' faces. See also Old-Timey, Weapons.
Funny Things to Do
166. Burying Obese People in Pianos
I've often heard the piano-coffin cited as the mark of the truly obese deceased. (Is it that much harder to build a larger coffin?) See also Old-Timey.
Funny Diseases
167. An Imbalance of the Humours
This is what caused diseases in olden times. See also Old-Timey.