The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THE FUNNEL-TRICK

YOU BET SOMEONE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WHICH YOU CAN DO BUT
HE CAN'T. YOU DEMONSTRATE BY TAKING A LARGE FUNNEL AND PUTTING THE
NECK DOWN YOUR PANTS. THEN YOU LEAN YOUR HEAD BACK AND PUT A QUARTER
ON YOUR FOREHEAD. BY STRAIGHTENING UP, THE QUARTER WILL FALL
OFF AND INTO THE FUNNEL. YOU BET THE GUY THAT HE CAN'T GET THE
QUARTER INTO THE FUNNEL. WHEN HIS HEAD IS BACK WHERE HE CAN'T
SEE, YOU POUR A LARGE GLASS OF WATER INTO THE FUNNEL AND THUS
ALL DOWN HIS PANTS.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Date learned: 00-00-1979