▁tie . ▁Hard y ' s ▁sports ▁jack et ▁was ▁a ▁t ad ▁small ▁and ▁done ▁up ▁with ▁one ▁stra ining ▁button , ▁whereas ▁La ure l ' s ▁double - bre asted ▁jack et ▁was ▁loose ▁fitting . ▁ ▁A ▁popular ▁routine ▁the ▁team ▁performed ▁was ▁a ▁" tit - for - tat " ▁fight ▁with ▁an ▁advers ary . ▁This ▁could ▁be ▁with ▁their ▁w ives — o ften ▁played ▁by ▁Ma e ▁Bus ch , ▁An ita ▁Gar vin , ▁or ▁D aph ne ▁Pol l ard — or ▁with ▁a ▁neighbor , ▁often ▁played ▁by ▁Charlie ▁Hall ▁or ▁James ▁Fin l ays on . ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁would ▁accident ally ▁damage ▁someone ' s ▁property , ▁and ▁the ▁injured ▁party ▁would ▁ret ali ate ▁by ▁ru ining ▁something ▁belonging ▁to ▁La ure l ▁or ▁Hard y . ▁After ▁calm ly ▁surve ying ▁the ▁damage , ▁they ▁would ▁find ▁something ▁else ▁to ▁v andal ize , ▁and ▁the ▁conflict ▁would ▁es cal ate ▁until ▁both ▁sides ▁were ▁simultaneously ▁destroy ing ▁items ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁each ▁other . ▁An ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁routine ▁occurs ▁in ▁their ▁classic ▁short ▁Big ▁Business ▁( 1 9 2 9 ), ▁which ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁Reg istry ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Another ▁short ▁film ▁which ▁revol ves ▁around ▁such ▁an ▁alter cation ▁was ▁titled ▁Tit ▁for ▁Tat ▁( 1 9 3 5 ). ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁their ▁best - rem ember ed ▁dialog ues ▁was ▁the