170 Entries Tagged “Old-Timey”
Funny Things to Do
41. Hitting Your Thumb with a Hammer
If cartoons are any indication, your thumb should swell to the size of a potato, turn red, and make a rubber sound. See also Cartoons, Old-Timey.
Funny Clothes
42. Trench Coats
Frequently used by one kid sitting on another's shoulders to look like an adult. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Things to Do
44. Tying Bedsheets Together and Climbing out the Window
Sadly, children escaping their parents, inmates escaping prison, and people escaping fires have all fallen to their deaths doing this. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Things to Do
45. Replacing Someone's Cigar with a Stick of Dynamite
And hiding behind a bush to watch them smoke it. See also Old-Timey, Pranks.
Funny Things to Do
46. Throwing Baseballs That Ignite in Flame
And breaking the batter's bat. See also Baseball, Old-Timey.
Funny Things to Do
48. Using a Spoon as a Mirror
Usually to check if you have lipstick on your teeth. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Things to Do
49. Trying to See How Many People You Can Fit into a Telephone Booth
A pastime of the Roaring Twenties, when people just had nothing better to do. See also 20's, Old-Timey, Telephones.