Judge, 1908-04-25 · page 10 of 24
Judge — April 25, 1908 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief comic vignettes mocking American society and customs circa early 1900s. The main piece features "the Ubiquitous Idiot" (a recurring character) condescendingly explaining athletic clubs and rowing to a Black groundskeeper named Moses. The joke relies on a racial stereotype: the idiot makes a crude pun comparing rowing crews to shells containing men, implying Black people are intellectually slow. The magazine's parenthetical note claiming they "restrained ourselves" from making puns on "heroes" and "he-rows" suggests the editors were aware the humor was forced and in poor taste. Other brief jokes include: a drunk who takes morphine instead of medicine ("Dead, Anyhow"); Mrs. Podunk's concern that American naval visits to Japan will cause sailors to overturn Japanese rickshaws; and a naval gunner who accidentally hits a ship while intoxicated. The final item shows Mrs. Jinks refusing church because her hat isn't "trimmed for that side"—a vanity joke. The humor is primarily class-based and relies on ethnic caricature.
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SOME FLEETING REMARKS. Forron's Nore omy Uranler, was termed a “hack.!* We at le rly a literary weniua, whe xr ‘ase hacka have beeen t ASHFULLY the Idiot approached a colored gy as cutting the grass in the front y: ysex, I suppose you are going out cc _, west to see the squadron when it arrives at P Franc “Ah dunno what a squadron is yit, boss."* “Don't know what a squadron ix? Well, the next time you get a chance, you go to the nearest athletic club that sports a cross-country man t he observed. team on some afternoon when they are going to have a hand- icap ce, and you will see the squad run.” Not being educated up to a complete comprehension of t pun, Moses only grinned. “T suppose you would have liked going on the cruis continued the Ubiquitous Idiot. ‘* Or perhaps you would prefer being on one of the college crews.” This being both antediluvian and unappreciated, Moses waited for further information, which the other shortly furnished. “You see, the chief difference is that in one case the men are always in a | cary head upon this brea youth looked up, and all He shook his head—" Excel shell, while in the other the shell is some- times apt to be inside the men—especi if they cat their Blue Points in too much of a hurry.”” “ Yassir,”” said Moses, (The attention of the reader is here called to the fact that ve restrained ourselves from attempting to on the words “ heroes"? and “ he rows.’* | We think we deserve a medal of some | sort, except that we do not like to seem meddlesome. We also forebore to com- bl ii \ ment upon the fact that, while college and coal ores, Selah. Pax vobiscum!) DEAD, ANYHOW, He took a dose av morphane, wint to sidy met wid a violint d ke n wakel"” out av th poor feller thryi BAD GIN. Mrs. Podunk" dew think it's outrageous to send our fleets over to Japar Mr. Podunk —* Ob, "shaw, ma! it's jest on a friendly visit. Why is it outr: ” Mrs. Podunk— Why, them full on them Japanese jinrikishas the hull time. “OVER THE HILL.” HERE was once in the service a gunner, At hitting the target a stunner; But after a lark Hit a four-masted b And has since proved a ve A CONTINGENCY FORESEEN. 66] UNDERSTAND,” observed the visitor, ‘‘that there is talk of investigating some of the corporations that you are interested in, I hope you are prepared to welcome such a move."" We shall be prepared, “In tions on the ous lors will be k 'y good runner. * replied or Se ‘act, I may say that prepa: art of the company have been in progress for some time. ils full spread, his rudder WOULD NEVER DO ing wildly, his craft ship- . Binks—* Would you like to come to church with me this mom- ing? You i ping water away, hell-bent my pew, if you like.” | . Mrs, Jinks — j 1 d foe nowhere—sich ia. blustecer, of eg linty —"* Sorry, my dear; but my hat isn’t trimmed for that side comicbooks.com