Judge, 1907-04-27 · page 16 of 16
Judge — April 27, 1907 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This 1907 Judge comic strip satirizes turn-of-the-century courtship conventions and gender roles. "Nervy Nat" is a flirtatious male character attempting to seduce "Lady Cabby," a female cab driver, through exaggerated gallantry and flattery. The humor derives from several sources: Nat's transparent romantic scheming, the absurdity of flirtation occurring in a moving cab, and the lady's increasingly hostile rejections. The strip mocks the era's courtship rituals and Nat's obliviousness to her anger. References to "suffragettes" (panel 3) and "revised rules" suggest contemporary debates about women's changing social roles. The final panels show physical chaos—the cab crashes, presumably from distraction—and the lady's exasperation with Nat's continued attempts at charm despite causing accident and damage. The satire targets both his relentless presumption and the outdated romantic conventions he represents.
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