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45 vintage photos that will make you laugh
- Laughter is a universal language that transcends time.
- Thanks to a release of "feel-good chemicals," laughing also offers a variety of health benefits.
Whether it comes from a photo, a joke from a coworker, or even a TikTok, laughter is a universal language that offers a variety of benefits.
Laughter releases powerful "feel-good chemicals" like serotonin, oxytocin, dopamine, and endorphins, which promote feelings of cooperation, teamwork, and calmness. As a result, laughter can also be a powerful tool in the workplace
"Teams who laugh and joke together tend to be better able to open up and share challenges with each other — which is particularly important for coping with stress and enhancing creative problem solving," Bruce Daisley, former VP at Twitter EMEA, wrote in his book, "Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job," which Business Insider excerpted in 2020.
From animals acting like humans to famous people in funny scenarios, these 45 funny vintage photos are sure to boost your and your team's mood.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Apparently to publicize the British Egg Marketing Board.
The sky's the limit when it comes to fashion.
Hats off to this fashionable lady, the mother of famous English milliner David Shilling, the Telegraph reported.
Hey, what're you looking at? I'm rolling here!
Turns out Yankees legend Babe Ruth was also quite the actor. His "Babe Comes Home" co-star Anna Q. Nilsson said, "What he lacks in polish and experience he makes up in ardor and seriousness," the National Baseball Hall of Fame reported.
The service at this restaurant is wild.
It's a zoo in here.
Quit horsing around.
You'll make a complete foal of yourself.
Round of a-paws for this makeover!
Impy the Afghan hound is looking quite fetching in this 1971 photo.
There's nothing like a close shave.
Or 12, as the case may be.
Invented in the 19th century, the "mass shaving machine" can shave a dozen men simultaneously, Big Think reported. Eric Sykes, an English comedian, demonstrated the device on an unaired pilot for a TV series about 1800s innovations.
It's hard to say what's funnier about this photo — the outfits or the snow.
In a publicity shot taken in the 1970s, two ladies in Skegness, a seaside town in Lincolnshire, England, wear vintage bathing costumes from 1914.
She's having a good fur day.
The hair of the dog was never more chic.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make her drink.
Unless she has a personalized basin, that is.
So this is how musicians cool off on a hot day.
A musician at Miami University in Florida found a novel way to use his instrument on a hot day in 1966.
What's black and white and read all over?
A stylish newspaper hat, that's what.
When Batman isn't saving Gotham, he's helping these adorable kids cross the street.
Hopefully no supervillains were harmed in the making of this road safety video featuring "Batman" actor Adam West. It was filmed in London's Kensington neighborhood in the 1960s.
Now that's a mouthful.
Apparently spaghetti-swooshing contests — in which participants had to polish off a bowl of noodles by only using their faces, lips, and tongues — were a thing in the 1940s.
Here, the Minsky Carnival Showgirls compete in such a contest.
This guy is hogging the spotlight.
Sow what? He likes the attention.
Now that's how you multitask.
As British actress Barbara Roscoe demonstrates, why go to a salon when you can dry your hair and cook at the same time?
This image gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "soap opera."
Some people think better while taking a bath — and some sing better.
Row, row, row your boat gently down the street.
Myrna Loy, an American film, television, and stage actress, illustrates an alternative mode of transportation during inclement weather.
Two heads are better than one.
On a road near Paris, France, Audrey Hepburn and her first husband, Mel Ferrer, bundle up.
Even Roman warriors enjoy tea time.
As captured during the 1956 Royal Command Performance, Gracie Fields, a comedienne and singer, drinks tea with music hall and vaudeville entertainer Bud Flanagan, who's dressed as a Roman centurion.
It's hard to top the classic antics of Moe, Larry, and Curly, aka the Three Stooges.
Larry Fine and Curly Howard slurp soup loudly — much to the chagrin of fellow Stooge Moe Howard, who plugs his ears to drown out the sound.
If there's an elephant in the room, proceed accordion-ly.
This accordion player is getting a glowing "one trunk up" review.
"Key change." "Yes, chef!"
It sounds like music is on the menu.
LeBron would give these b-ballers a seal of approval.
They could score big in the championship tidal match.
They're just monkee-ing around.
For this photo, Davy Jones buried fellow Monkees band mates Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz up to their necks in sand.
Dinner is served.
It may be a dog-eat-dog world ... but things aren't so bad when you're a pampered pooch.
You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose ...
... but you can't pick your siblings.
He has his geese in a row.
It's hard not to giggle at this gaggle.
The human water ski must have fallen out of style.
This doesn't look very comfortable.
Hey, who are you looking at?
This 2-year-old decided to paint outside the box ... or, rather, off the canvas.
This dog is composing the next Great Canine Novel.
Life as a writer can be ruff.
This dog is at the height of fashion.
In his trench coat and shades, this dog is paws-itively fabulous.
A skeleton enters a pub. The bartender asks, "What'll it be?"
The skeleton says, "A beer and a mop."
This monkey seems to be missing something...
His ape-ron!
An elephant puts in his regular order at the pub.
His order? A pink elephant.
An elephant attempts to use a phone booth.
Who did the elephant manage to call? Oh, it's irrelephant.
Any advice on getting a pet pig?
Just be sure you get the pig of the litter.
Talk about a human keg stand.
Beers here, alcohol you later!
Looks like these bulldogs had to take their daily walk into their own paws.
Do you think they took turns?
Looks like British comedian Richard Hearne could use some help from his teammates.
The basketball game was held as a fundraiser for the National Playing Fields Association, now known as Fields in Trust, a charity which seeks to protect parks and green spaces in Britain.
Keep your eye on the ball.
Golf would be a much easier sport to watch if this was the ball they used.
She's got some serious hang time.
This looks like way more fun beach activity than Spikeball.
Ouch! I think he missed the punchline.
Hopefully he decided to try another sport ... and got some ice.
Don't spike the hand that feeds you.
Let's hope these porcupines aren't pricky eaters.
This song is purrfect.
Consider this an official petition to take more photos of animals listening to music.
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