[Humour] A list of reаsons for аdmission to a lunatic asylum in the 1800s

[Stat Brother]

Courtesy of @historylvrsclub on twitter.

So how many of those are going to land you in the loony bin?



A minimum of 8 for me.


('Political excitement' rather caught my eye, and was the reason for this)

 

[Motogull]

The 30 year one. No defence.

 

[Stat Brother]

The 30 year one. No defence.

You can't win as suppression of said 'hobby' will also find you locked up.

 

[BN9 BHA]

A minimum of 8 for me.

)

Parents were cousins

 

[AmexRuislip]

Over taxing mental powers.
NSC in other words

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

A friend of mine would have been in there for Tobacco & ************.
Edit: Why the stars for a normal human act.

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

Are they not saying you can put in there for any reason whatsoever !!!

 

[LowKarate]

I will only admit to the following:

Fell from horse in war
Bad company
Snuff eating for 2 years

 

[portlock seagull]

“Can’t come into work today, I’ve got a case of ‘the Bloody Flux’ you see...” (WTF?!)

 

[Pembury]

Deranged ************ oh my

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

What der f**k is Dropsy.
Low bollox perhaps.

 

[Pembury]

I will only admit to the following:

Fell from horse in war
Bad company
Snuff eating for 2 years

Only for 2 years?

 

[BN9 BHA]

Salvation Army

 

[GT49er]

Courtesy of @historylvrsclub on twitter.
So how many of those are going to land you in the loony bin?

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A minimum of 8 for me.
('Political excitement' rather caught my eye, and was the reason for this)

......yep, this country's been going down the drain this last 130 years now. Awful to think we can't maintain our standards.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Hang on, 1864-1889 and the looney bin has a website?

 

[GT49er]

Hang on, 1864-1889 and the looney bin has a website?

Of course they f**kin' did - they just didn't tell the rest of us in case we thought they were nut jobs.

 

[Stat Brother]

Of course they f**kin' did - they just didn't tell the rest of us in case we thought they were nut jobs.

Plus nobody else was on line.

Who did Alexander Graham Bell actually call?

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

I have had exposure and quackery, not nice.

 

[portlock seagull]

Just re-read and nothing you could admit me for...especially as I stopped after 29 years...

 

[GT49er]

Plus nobody else was on line.

Who did Alexander Graham Bell actually call?

I think he spotted the lady's card in a newsagent's window somewhere............




.....hope he thought 9 groats per minute was worth it.........