The entertainment thread.

[Banksy]

OVER A BARREL - In the days before CPR, a drowning victim would be placed face down over a barrel and the barrel would be rolled back and forth in an effort to empty the lungs of water. It was rarely effective. If you are over a barrel, you are in deep trouble.

 

[Banksy]

A bit of lateral thinking required for this one.

Two objects perform the same task. One has many thousands of moving parts while the other has no moving parts.
What are they?

Clue. It’s about time someone solved this.

 

[Banksy]

HOGWASH - Steamboats carried both people and animals. Since pigs smelled so bad they would be washed before being put on board. The mud and other filth that was washed off were considered useless "hog wash”

 

[iscalad]

Clue. It’s about time someone solved this.

Some sort of clocks?

 

[Banksy]

Some sort of clocks?

Indeed.

 

[Banksy]

SLEEP TIGHT- Early beds were made with a wooden frame. Ropes were tied across the frame in a crisscross pattern. A straw mattress was then put on top of the ropes. Over time the ropes stretched, causing the bed to sag. The owner would then tighten the ropes to get a better night's sleep

 

[Colesman Ballz]

Some sort of clocks?

The one with no moving parts being a sundial ?

 

[Banksy]

The one with no moving parts being a sundial ?

Correct!

 

[DB9]

The first thing a man looks at in a woman is her heart......

......... The fact her breasts blocks the view is not our fault!

Getting offended on the internet is like seeing dog s**t and choosing to step in it instead of walking around it!

 

[Banksy]

For anagram lovers.
Rearrange ‘mother-in -law ‘ for a not very flattering name for her.