The 100 Years Ago Thread

[PolkaDot]

Don’t look now but I think our guide is back.

@GravitySucks  - I Laughed Out Loud!!!

[Aquarius]

               From the Library of Congress, 1919.

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Oh, these waiters out here on the edge of the jungle! Don't look now, but he's bringing the tea with sugar but no milk again. When will they learn? And oh yes, what do you mean these fashionable pants look like pontoons?

[StarrMountain]

               From the Library of Congress, 1919.

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Go dutch?  Wait.  You invited me, sir!

(This actually happened to me once).

[FISH]

               From the Library of Congress, 1919.

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“Can you describe my dinner for me please in case I need to tell my doctor later what I’ve eaten !”

[TigerLily]

               From the Library of Congress, 1919.

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I hate roughing it on safari. These "linen" napkins are polyester!

[Rikki Gins]

Sunday Caption Contest Winners

@Bart Ell: 10 points
@juan: 10 points
@ShayP: 10 points
@anniem: 10 points
@Sugarplum Lily: 10 points
@GravitySucks: 10 points
@Aquarius: 10 points
@StarrMountain: 10 points
@Mr Apnea: 10 points
@FISH: 10 points
@PolkaDot: 10 points

Great captions!  Thanks for all the laughs.

[Rikki Gins]

                From the Library of Congress, 1919.

           What Will Mrs. Thompson Say?

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Here is what Mrs. Thompson will tell A Reader:

  The following dandruff remedy
for dark haired people has given satis-
faction to many:  To an ounce of
(blank) add a quart of (blank) (blank)
and during intervals of several days, agit-
tate the mixture repeatedly.  After the
(blank) has settled to the bottom of
the receptacle, use the clear liquid.
Saturate the head with it every
(blank) and in a few (blanks) every trace
of the dandruff will have disappeared.
The hair will become (blank) and glossy,
and there will be no return of the old
trouble.  When the dandruff is gone,
the growth of the hair will increase.
  For the oily condition, there is lit-
tle you can do except to (blank) the
hair when it needs it.

2. It is all right to wear the ring
on your (blank) hand.

So there you have it.  All you have to do is fill in the blanks, and because of an odd twist of fate, each correct answer will give you 40 points.  I think there are 9 blanks up there, so 9 times 40 is 360.  Good luck!   
 

[ShayP]

                From the Library of Congress, 1919.

           What Will Mrs. Thompson Say?

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Here is what Mrs. Thompson will tell A Reader:

  The following dandruff remedy
for dark haired people has given satis-
faction to many:  To an ounce of
(blank) add a quart of (blank) (blank)
and during intervals of several days, agit-
tate the mixture repeatedly.  After the
(blank) has settled to the bottom of
the receptacle, use the clear liquid.
Saturate the head with it every
(blank) and in a few (blanks) every trace
of the dandruff will have disappeared.
The hair will become (blank) and glossy,
and there will be no return of the old
trouble.  When the dandruff is gone,
the growth of the hair will increase.
  For the oily condition, there is lit-
tle you can do except to (blank) the
hair when it needs it.

2. It is all right to wear the ring
on your (blank) hand.

So there you have it.  All you have to do is fill in the blanks, and because of an odd twist of fate, each correct answer will give you 40 points.  I think there are 9 blanks up there, so 9 times 40 is 360.  Good luck!   
 

1 aspirin
2 cider
3 vinegar
4 cloudiness
5 day
6 weeks
7 softer
8 shampoo
9 right

[Bart Ell]

                From the Library of Congress, 1919.

           What Will Mrs. Thompson Say?

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Here is what Mrs. Thompson will tell A Reader:

  The following dandruff remedy
for dark haired people has given satis-
faction to many:  To an ounce of
(blank) add a quart of (blank) (blank)
and during intervals of several days, agit-
tate the mixture repeatedly.  After the
(blank) has settled to the bottom of
the receptacle, use the clear liquid.
Saturate the head with it every
(blank) and in a few (blanks) every trace
of the dandruff will have disappeared.
The hair will become (blank) and glossy,
and there will be no return of the old
trouble.  When the dandruff is gone,
the growth of the hair will increase.
  For the oily condition, there is lit-
tle you can do except to (blank) the
hair when it needs it.

2. It is all right to wear the ring
on your (blank) hand.

So there you have it.  All you have to do is fill in the blanks, and because of an odd twist of fate, each correct answer will give you 40 points.  I think there are 9 blanks up there, so 9 times 40 is 360.  Good luck!   
 

Borax
Cold water
Shit
Day
Weeks
Clean
Wash

Left

[Mr Apnea]

                From the Library of Congress, 1919.

           What Will Mrs. Thompson Say?

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Here is what Mrs. Thompson will tell A Reader:

  The following dandruff remedy
for dark haired people has given satis-
faction to many:  To an ounce of
(blank) add a quart of (blank) (blank)
and during intervals of several days, agit-
tate the mixture repeatedly.  After the
(blank) has settled to the bottom of
the receptacle, use the clear liquid.
Saturate the head with it every
(blank) and in a few (blanks) every trace
of the dandruff will have disappeared.
The hair will become (blank) and glossy,
and there will be no return of the old
trouble.  When the dandruff is gone,
the growth of the hair will increase.
  For the oily condition, there is lit-
tle you can do except to (blank) the
hair when it needs it.

2. It is all right to wear the ring
on your (blank) hand.

So there you have it.  All you have to do is fill in the blanks, and because of an odd twist of fate, each correct answer will give you 40 points.  I think there are 9 blanks up there, so 9 times 40 is 360.  Good luck!   
 

The following dandruff remedy
for dark haired people has given satis-
faction to many:  To an ounce of
Borax add a quart of Apple Cider
and during intervals of several days, agit-
tate the mixture repeatedly.  After the
Salt has settled to the bottom of
the receptacle, use the clear liquid.
Saturate the head with it every
Day and in a few Weeks every trace
of the dandruff will have disappeared.
The hair will become Thick and glossy,
and there will be no return of the old
trouble.  When the dandruff is gone,
the growth of the hair will increase.
  For the oily condition, there is lit-
tle you can do except to Wash the
hair when it needs it.

2. It is all right to wear the ring
on your Left hand.

[FISH]

Sunday Caption Contest Winners

@Bart Ell: 10 points
@juan: 10 points
@ShayP: 10 points
@anniem: 10 points
@Sugarplum Lily: 10 points
@GravitySucks: 10 points
@Aquarius: 10 points
@StarrMountain: 10 points
@Mr Apnea: 10 points
@FISH: 10 points
@PolkaDot: 10 points

Great captions!  Thanks for all the laughs.

EVERY CAPTION was funny. Thanks for the laughs. Was there a caption noted by this artist?
It doesn't matter, our members did their job.

[FISH]

                From the Library of Congress, 1919.

           What Will Mrs. Thompson Say?

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Here is what Mrs. Thompson will tell A Reader:

  The following dandruff remedy
for dark haired people has given satis-
faction to many:  To an ounce of
(blank) add a quart of (blank) (blank)
and during intervals of several days, agit-
tate the mixture repeatedly.  After the
(blank) has settled to the bottom of
the receptacle, use the clear liquid.
Saturate the head with it every
(blank) and in a few (blanks) every trace
of the dandruff will have disappeared.
The hair will become (blank) and glossy,
and there will be no return of the old
trouble.  When the dandruff is gone,
the growth of the hair will increase.
  For the oily condition, there is lit-
tle you can do except to (blank) the
hair when it needs it.

2. It is all right to wear the ring
on your (blank) hand.

So there you have it.  All you have to do is fill in the blanks, and because of an odd twist of fate, each correct answer will give you 40 points.  I think there are 9 blanks up there, so 9 times 40 is 360.  Good luck!   
 

  The following dandruff remedy
for dark haired people has given satis-
faction to many:  To an ounce of
BORAX add a quart of SOFT WATER
and during intervals of several days, agit-
tate the mixture repeatedly.  After the
BORAX has settled to the bottom of
the receptacle, use the clear liquid.
Saturate the head with it every
MORNING and in a few WEEKS every trace
of the dandruff will have disappeared.
The hair will become SOFT and glossy,
and there will be no return of the old
trouble.  When the dandruff is gone,
the growth of the hair will increase.
  For the oily condition, there is lit-
tle you can do except to WASH the
hair when it needs it.

2. It is all right to wear the ring
on your RIGHT hand.

[FISH]

Thelma Todd appeared in seventy-seven films including the Marx Brothers classics ‘Monkey Business' in 1931 and ‘Horse Feathers' in 1932.
Thanks @Rikki Gins for last night's radio show with Groucho Marx.
DEATH--16 Dec 1935 (aged 29).  A Coroner's Inquest into Todd's death was held on December 18, 1935.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3074/thelma-todd

[TigerLily]

Thelma Todd appeared in seventy-seven films including the Marx Brothers classics ‘Monkey Business' in 1931 and ‘Horse Feathers' in 1932.
Thanks @Rikki Gins for last night's radio show with Groucho Marx.
DEATH--16 Dec 1935 (aged 29).  A Coroner's Inquest into Todd's death was held on December 18, 1935.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3074/thelma-todd

Being a Marx Brothers fan, I'm well aware of Thelma Todd. And her mysterious death. Here's a short but interesting article from 1991 about her, her death and the suspects

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-05-05-9102090725-story.html

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[Rikki Gins]

EVERY CAPTION was funny. Thanks for the laughs. Was there a caption noted by this artist?
It doesn't matter, our members did their job.

Ooops, @FISH, I totally forgot to post the full clipping.  Here it is, and thanks for the reminder.

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