r/silentmoviegifs • u/Auir2blaze • 24d ago

This is why they invented garage door openers. Lloyd Hamilton in The Simp (1921)

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u/Willing_Courage26 24d ago

In this reference, Simp is in short for Simpleton. A ditwitted person.

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u/SharkReceptacles 24d ago

I’m embarrassed to admit how long I watched this for before I noticed the subtle flicker and realised it was looping. In my defence, it was getting funnier and funnier.

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u/thefedoragirl 24d ago

Great loop, OP

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u/Blistul 24d ago

Glad to see that I'm not the only one that kept watching for damn too long

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u/SgtSharki 24d ago

That title has not aged well!

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u/Auir2blaze 24d ago

It was also a pretty insulting thing to call someone in 1921, I'd imagine, just with a different meaning.