“Hey, Jim—go out for a short one!”

“Hey, Jim—go out for a short one!”

Washington crossing the street

Washington crossing the street

“Well, I just feel like I’m living under a microscope.”

“Well, I just feel like I’m living under a microscope.”

Innovative concepts in exposing city kids to nature

Innovative concepts in exposing city kids to nature

Early clock-watchers

Early clock-watchers

“Oo! Icky icky! … Something just went down that surrrrrrre wasn’t plankton!”

“Oo! Icky icky! … Something just went down that surrrrrrre wasn’t plankton!”

Long before his show business career, he was known as Mr. Liberace, the wood-shop teacher.

Long before his show business career, he was known
as Mr. Liberace, the wood-shop teacher.

“Excuse me, but must you smoke that foul thing around here?”

“Excuse me, but must you smoke that foul thing around here?”

“Man, this is ugly—sheep and cattle never do mix well.”

“Man, this is ugly—sheep and cattle never do mix well.”

“Well, yes, that is the downside, Fluffy. … Once we kill her, the pampering will end.”

“Well, yes, that is the downside, Fluffy. … Once we kill her, the pampering will end.”

Professor Glickman, the lab practical joker, deftly places a single drop of hydrochloric acid on the back of Professor Bingham’s neck.

Professor Glickman, the lab practical joker, deftly places a single drop of hydrochloric acid on the back of Professor Bingham’s neck.

Mike Wallace interviews the devil.

Mike Wallace interviews the devil.

Executioner understudies

Executioner understudies

“Look. If you’re so self-conscious about it, get yourself a gorilla mask.”

“Look. If you’re so self-conscious about it, get yourself a gorilla mask.”

Another photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope

Another photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope

“Well, here he comes … Mr. Never-Makes-a-Dud.”

“Well, here he comes … Mr. Never-Makes-a-Dud.”

“Hello, Emily. This is Gladys Murphy up the street. Fine, thanks. … Say, Emily, could you go to your window and describe what’s in my front yard?”

“Hello, Emily. This is Gladys Murphy up the street. Fine, thanks. … Say, Emily, could you go to your window and describe what’s in my front yard?”

“New guy, huh? Well, up here, you walk the edge! And the edge is a fickle hellcat. … Love her, but never trust her, for her heart is full of lye!”

“New guy, huh? Well, up here, you walk the edge! And the edge is a fickle hellcat. … Love her, but never trust her, for her heart is full of lye!”

“This is it, Jenkins—indisputable proof that the Ice Age caught these people completely off guard.”

“This is it, Jenkins—indisputable proof that the Ice Age caught these people completely off guard.”

“Okay, okay, little Ahab. … Which one is it going to be?”

“Okay, okay, little Ahab. … Which one is it going to be?”

The Viking longcar was once the scourge of European roadways.

The Viking longcar was once the scourge of European roadways.

Anatidaephobia: the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.

Anatidaephobia: the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.

Darren’s heart quickened: Once inside the home, and once the demonstration was in full swing, a sale was inevitable.

Darren’s heart quickened: Once inside the home, and once the demonstration was in full swing, a sale was inevitable.

“Can I look now?”

“Can I look now?”

And for the rest of his life, Ernie told his friends that he had talked with God.

And for the rest of his life, Ernie told his friends that he had talked with God.

“CANNONBAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!”

“CANNONBAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!”

“Holy cow! What’s gotten into our La-Z-Boy?”

“Holy cow! What’s gotten into our La-Z-Boy?”

For several hours, confusion reigned.

For several hours, confusion reigned.

You never see it coming.

You never see it coming.

“Anytime, Slim.”

“Anytime, Slim.”