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# "Checkmate" Cartoon Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine contains a single cartoon titled "Checkmate" depicting a police officer and an absent-minded chess player on a city street. The officer says, "You have been standing here for an hour. Move on!" The chess player responds, "Beg pardon, sir; it's your move." **The Joke:** The satire plays on the chess player's absent-mindedness—he's so absorbed in his mental game that he's oblivious to the real world around him, including a police officer's direct order. He treats the officer's command as merely the next move in his chess match, remaining literally immobile despite being told to move along. **Social Commentary:** This mocks a common urban type of the era—the impractical intellectual so lost in abstract thought that he ignores practical reality and authority. The cartoon gently satirizes disconnection from everyday life, suggesting that excessive intellectualism can render one oblivious to social rules and civil obligations.
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