(Before the era of plastics, there was something called "the pharmacist's catch" - which consisted of sticking your foot out the instant you dropped a bottle. It worked, too. But it did lead to a joke that is now incomprehensible:
"How did the pharmacist break his foot?" "He got a part-time job in an engine block factory")
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(Before the era of plastics, there was something called
"the pharmacist's catch" - which consisted of sticking
your foot out the instant you dropped a bottle. It worked,
too. But it did lead to a joke that is now incomprehensible:
"How did the pharmacist break his foot?"
"He got a part-time job in an engine block factory")