Daft Collection (page 2)

Old soak yokel in smock claiming not to have been drinking
The Squire Daughter - " Jerry, a little bird told me you had to much to drink yesterday!" Jerry - " Wel, my lady

Boatman unhappy about influx of tourism to Cornwal
A Real Grievance Visitor: " Hows Business?" Boatman: " Business! Why there ain t no businesssince these ere blessed bicycles come inter fashion

A French Gentleman enquires after the health of an idiot
A smart French Gentleman enquires after the health of an obvious idiot. " Vat as been ze mattare? Zey tell me you af not ad ze good ealths

Comic caricature in a lunatic asylum by Phil May
Dottieville Lunatic Asylum Visitor to the Asylum - " Is that Clock Right?" The Dotty One - " O course it ain, or it wouldn t be here." Date: 1900

Scruffy Street Tough advertising The Ladies Idol
Humorous ironic cartoon by Phil May, depicting a scruffy, unattractive street tough advertising The Ladies Idol at The Vaudeville Theatre. Date: 1895

Two Babies getting their milk direct from the cow
A quite surreal German postcard, showing two rather plump babies strapped to the back of two cows, their mouths clamped to long tubes originating from the cows udders

Turkish Archytype smoking a pipe conected to a stove
Caricature Turkish Archytype smoking a pipe connected to a stove Date: circa late 1920s

Men of Merry England - Two loons in the stocks Date: circa 1903

Pulling a ridiculous expression
A German man pulls a ridiculous, daft, absurd and frankly rather manic facial expression! Date: circa 1910s

Arrested for wearing a corset advertising placard
" Why pick on me, officer? Its my guv nors idea!" A policeman is not sympathetic to the protestations of the beardy gentleman employed to parade in front of a Drapers shop wearing a corset

A mischievous couple
An eccentric Welsh couple from Abertillery in South Wales stand out on their balcony, grinning cheekily and posing with silly expressions for the camera

Trick Riders of the 16th and 5th British Lancers. Two riders dressed as a criminal and a policeman act out a chase and in so doing leap over a row of orientals holding parasols

Humorous Postcard - Underwear Department
A couple are directed to the Sports Department " Straight through the Ladies Underwear". This comment causes much delight to the Gentleman

Humorous card from Hellingly, depicting a man getting some Fresh air ! Amusingly, Hellingly was the site of a famous lunatic asylum between 1903 and 1994...! circa 1905

View of a ball from below
A quite remarkable and rather wonderful French postcard presenting the view of a ball as could be seen if one were looking upward through a glass floor! Date: circa 1910s

Big Game hunter sending his last postcard
A big game hunter who has (what rotten luck!) become a lunchtime snack for his intended victim (a very jolly lion) sends his last address which is: In Red Lion, Timbuktu !!!!!!! Date: 1906

Addled Ads - Living in a HORSE
Addled Ads - WANTED: " AT ONCE. Man wanted to look after horse, to live in." 1905

Cryptic Postcard - Three Abbots empty their bowels
Musings from the papal throne...! A postcard with a caption calculation (equation) which needs to be read phonetically (in French)

John Noakes at Land End, Cornwall
Television Presenter John Noakes with John Mash and a canine friend at Lands End, Cornwall

Elevated Electric
The Daft electric locomotive on the 9th Avenue El, replacing the more picturesque but undoubtedly noxious steam locomotives

Cricket / Team / Nottingham
Nottingham: Shelton, Hardstaff, Wilkinson, Coxon, Daft, Attewell, Draper, Flowers, Robinson, Dixon, Gunn, Howett, Pike, Mee

Cricketer, Daft
H.B. Daft Cricketer - Nottinghamshire

Improving Voice Timbre
Improving the timbre of the human voice with an amplifier

Mad Jack of Margate: a local character who added to the colour of Margate making your seaside holiday complete. Daft hat aside, we don t know what form his madness took

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"Daft: A Collection of Absurd Moments and Characters" As the drunken man staggered home, he narrowly avoided colliding with a lampost - a daft encounter that left us in stitches. H. B. Daft, an English footballer and cricketer, showcased his incredible talent on the field, proving that sometimes being they are lead to greatness. Irish Drunk Pat and his drinking logic never failed to entertain us with their hilarious antics - a perfect example of how daftness knows no boundaries. Introducing Daft Nº2 - another unforgettable character who brought laughter wherever they went, leaving us wondering what crazy adventure they would embark on next. H. B. Daft's name may have raised eyebrows, but his skills spoke for themselves as he became a legend in both cricket and football - truly defying any preconceived notions. "My word. We caught THIS wandering here, " exclaimed one bystander as three women struck playful poses on the beach, showcasing their carefree and daft spirits. In an unexpected turn of events, even a vicar found himself captured by cannibals - proving that sometimes life takes a dafter twist than we could ever imagine. Daft Nº1 made quite an impression wherever they went; their eccentricity was unmatched, leaving everyone around them amused and bewildered at the same time. The Big Breakfast roadshow presented The Eggs On Legs tour - an extravaganza filled with wacky performances and outrageous stunts that epitomized all things daft. Beat the Crusher gameshow at Metrocentre in Gateshead featured contestants willing to risk it all for glory or embarrassment – yet another reminder of our love for all things delightfully daft. One of the faces etched into our memories is champion gurner Dai Llewellyn from Mountain Ash.