Below are images from a book — Spencer had access to it and I don’t know its name — of a troupe of young humorists illustrating various funnyfaces and the charades-style meanings behind them. The pictures are quite old — around the time America was still developing a sense of humor, really — so the young hopefuls in them are likely dead, cancerous, divorced and sad now. I thought some of the explanations behind the faces were a little to on-the-spot and have consequently supplied my own interpretations.
Left: “My father didn’t love me enough and now look what I can do for money!” Right: “I hide my deviant sexuality with ugly faces, but you can still tell from my pinkie ring.”
Left: “My father didn’t love me enough and now look what I can do for money!” Right: “This is more or less where the drugs go in. Oh! I should have been a doctor!”
Left: “This is what Pete looked like when I pulled him out from the car.” Right: “I am horrifically racist.”
Your own interpretations are most welcome.
Oh my fucking god! I cant even shorten that---this is some funny stuff. I am not going to try and be brilliant and comment on any of them. I thought I might have domething remotely botxo related to the last on the right--but gave up.
ReplyDeleteYou make me laugh.