Prohibition-era Enthusiast Gifts

The Elliot Ness monster.

'Really?? Are you sure you didn't say St. Valentine's Day masquerade?'

'We only serve menacing drunks here Sir, not small insignificant ones.'

"You never told me your dad was so delightfully old-fashioned."

'How do you folks get away with such flagrant violation of Prohibition?'

"Got any bathtub gin?"

Old hippie gives peace sign.

'I'm going to try that 'vegan' thing, Joe -- give me some beer nuts.'

Lenin, Anticipating His Arrival at Finland Station, Sees His Baggage Taken Off at Beloostrov.

'There's no delete key. You have to use the board eraser.'

"I put my faith in coal. Because there’s no fuel like an old fuel."

Father and son with matching beer crates.

'Do you know what I miss? - Chalk talks!'

"Damn Pope Gregory and his new calendar."

"I understand they've uncovered some weird new side effects since you were here last."

Peace on Earth

"I'd like to make a return."

Teddy Boys' Picnic

John Stuart Mill

Hippie on the moon

Great Moments in Culinary History.

"No taxation without representation!"

"Norman still has seventies flashbacks sometimes."

"Did any townspeople think 'The British Are Coming' was fake news?"

Benjamin Franklin

Lancelot put to the Test.

Declaration of Independence. Legend has it that John Hancock signed his name extra large to annoy King George. The quill must have come from a mocking bird!

"Er! Exactly when was this 'dress for success' book you've been reading written?"

"I'll check the minutes of the last meeting, but I've got 'September Revolution' pencilled in."

Death of Fidel Castro

Disraeli and Bismarck aim for Compromise at Berlin Congress

"You know what they say: if you can remember the Sixties then talk about them endlessly on BBC Four documentaries."

'Is there a doctor in the house other than Doctor Love?'

"Anyone here a 'worthless, no-good drunken bum'?"

'And here you can see one of the incredible boring amusement park rides that were so beloved in the 20th century.'