50 Unexplainable Photos

[Mario]

Icy tentacles of fear crept up in Gerald as he slowly realized that there was no getting away from Lucinda unmaimed.

 

[Mario]

Parenting wasn't always textbook "back in the day".

No sweat. If you look closely you'll find that there is a cover on top. That kid's been properly safety-caged...

 

[lolly_loisides]

Help stop the cruel and inhumane practice of caged babies. Buy only free range babies, not caged!

 

[jamespowers]

Found two more that should be in this group of strangeness.

Parenting wasn't always textbook "back in the day".

Michael needed a demonstration of what free as a bird meant.

 

[Zombie_61]

Nahhh, that's just Harold Lloyd's baby photo.

 

[scottyrocks]

'I wonder what would happen if I just pulled out this one bolt right here . . . '

 

[hatophile]

Tiny Tim was quite chagrined at not being cast as the next Marlboro Man.

 

[hatophile]

Andrew was quite a pleasant young gentleman. Unfortunately, it was painfully obvious that there was an Antelope in his family tree.

 

[hatophile]

Jenny realized that she had horribly miscalculated by not bringing enough fish with her to the penguin exhibit.

 

[hatophile]

Seeing that it was about to rain, Lucy recalled the song "Pennies from Heaven" and prepared accordingly; but neglected to turn the umbrella upside down.

 

[JPH]

Not one of the original 50, but maybe should have been included...

Joseph

 

[Fletch]

A cage to treat acrophobia in youths?

Heh. Nowadays you wouldn't put a cat in that for fear it'd let go. Back then you'd be like, "Pffft, what could happen?"

 

[rue]

Heh. Nowadays you wouldn't put a cat in that for fear it'd let go. Back then you'd be like, "Pffft, what could happen?"

lol Geez I guess.... I'm afraid of heights, so it disturbs me a lot.

 

[David Conwill]

Not one of the original 50, but maybe should have been included...

Joseph

Maybe my eyes are going. What is this, the 33rd Illinois kills a pterodactyl, 1863?

I could see a good science fiction story, here, about a small town in Georgia being terrorized by a “dragon”...

-Dave

 

[Fletch]

lol Geez I guess.... I'm afraid of heights, so it disturbs me a lot.

Not that I like to bring up religion, but this might say something about people's relationship with God back then.

 

[rue]

Yes, I suppose it does [huh]

 

[LizzieMaine]

People also tended to live in walk-up apartments, where the only ventilation on a hot night was sleeping outside on the fire escape. So they must've figured it's a good idea to get the kid used to it at an early age.

 

[Feraud]

Not that I like to bring up religion, but this might say something about people's relationship with God back then.

I've a stronger relationship with common sense.

Maybe my eyes are going. What is this, the 33rd Illinois kills a pterodactyl, 1863?

I could see a good science fiction story, here, about a small town in Georgia being terrorized by a “dragon”...

-Dave

I thought they were standing next to a canoe!

 

[Swing Motorman]

This, no doubt, caused an interesting day at an isolated Milwaukee Road switch tower.
Engineer: "Ten-two-five-three to tower operator."
Tower operator: "Go ahead."
Engineer: "Just letting you know we had a horn malfunction and switched on the fly to a 6-chime foghorn."
Tower operator: "I wasn't aware we had any of those on this railroad. Who made it?"
Engineer: "I'll hazard the guess that it was a couple ladies a quarter-century ago who didn't know to keep a safe distance from brass musicians."

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I can hardly wrap my mind around this one!

Not one of the original 50, but maybe should have been included...

Joseph

As am I, ever since I was helping roof a barn as a kid and fell off.

lol Geez I guess.... I'm afraid of heights, so it disturbs me a lot.