170 Entries Tagged “Old-Timey”
Funny Questions
11. Does Anyone Put Gloves in a Glove Box?
When it's cold, I'm wearing 'em, otherwise they are not around. Is it still a glove box then? See also Cars, Old-Timey.
Funny Phrases
13. Reaching For The Brass Ring
In the early days of amusement park carousels, kids riding a circling wooden horse up & down, were encouraged to lean WAAAAYYYY out to grab a brass ring hanging out of a wall dispenser. Redeemed for a ticket, the next ride was FREE. It was a prize if you took and won the risk. Dangerous but VERY popular. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Sayings
15. Hogan's Goat
An old saying from the 1800's, meaning something so ugly or smelly that others complain. See also Goats, Old-Timey.
Funny Things to Do
16. Wearing Bottlecaps as Badges
The best part of your childhood secret society. See also Children, Old-Timey.
Funny Things
17. Hiding a Comic Book Behind Your Textbook
If you're caught, your teacher will tell you that comic books are a one-way ticket to the jailhouse. See also Comics, Old-Timey, Schools.
Funny Jobs
18. Truant Officer
All of the kids in the neighborhood know to avoid this 250-lb, red-faced, mustachioed curmudgeon who hides behind a trash can and will drag you right back into the classroom where a gray-haired schoolmarm will whack you with a ruler. See also Old-Timey, Police, Schools.
Funny Things
19. Fish Skeletons
Dark alleyways are always littered with fish skeletons, apple cores, and bent tin cans. See also Old-Timey.