They then promised outlandishly impossible schemes designed to amuse and entertain the voting public. It contains many activities meant to both amuse and educate young children. An only child, Moore learned to amuse himself with his imagination. Some of his films become almost private jokes, made to amuse himself. Some may have been worn as jewelry or intended to amuse children. Poor devils, why should they not amuse themselves in their own fashion? Hoppus began creating the song primarily as a joke to amuse friends. We are here just to amuse you. This work specifically advises royal retainers to amuse their masters with inventive language. One of the favorite scenes for test audiences was the "Do I amuse you?" scene. I thought the tale of my evening's adventures might amuse him. Barrie would say, to amuse them, that their little brother Peter could fly. Henry decides to pursue Fanny as a means to amuse himself. Astley added a clown to his shows to amuse the spectators between equestrian sequences. It was during these daytime hours that the soldiers would amuse themselves with trench magazines.