> These are possible answers to the eternal
question, "What is that thing, Mama?"
> It's an iron for removing wrinkles from
clothes.
> It's a rotary dial telephone.
> A typewriter.
> It was called a Ford Pinto.
> That's a paddle. They were used in schools.
> A crank. They used them to start the car.
> A manual choke. They used them to start
the car.
> That's a half dollar. It was a big coin worth
two quarters.
> That's a dollar coin. Some have a lady
named Susan on the front and some have a
famous Indian guide. Nobody uses them.
> That's an old-fashioned lawn mower. You
had to walk along behind it and push.
> A milk stool.
> A coal bucket.
> A book. People used to read them before
computers and television.
> An intercity bus.
> A streetcar.
> A fountain pen.
> A draft card. You don't want to know about
that.
> That's a shovel. They used to dig ditches
with them before back-hoes were invented.
> A vacuum tube.
> A hoe. They used to use them in the garden
before rototillers were invented.
> Howard

Pretty funny, but why did you include yourself in
that list?

-Faux "What is that thing, Mama?" "Oh, that's
just Howard, a retired schoolteacher and
scooter enthusiast." Pas