Judge, 1911-10-28 · page 5 of 24
Judge — October 28, 1911 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Halloween-themed page contains three short humorous poems and an illustration titled "The Turning of the Worm." The illustration depicts two golfers on a course with a caddy. The caption explains the joke: the first caddy asks "What you doin', Jimmie?" and the second replies "I'm goin' fishin' after this round. Look at all the worms he's dug." The humor plays on the phrase "turning of the worm"—typically meaning a reversal of fortune. Here it's literal: a golfer's repeated digging (with his golf club) has unearthed worms, which the caddy plans to collect for fishing. It's gentle, punny satire typical of Judge's light humor, with no apparent political content—simply exploiting the double meaning of a common expression for comedic effect.
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THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN. You Bet! It All Depends. The Resemblance. New the frost is on the pumpkin, HOULD auld acquaintance be forgot? OW much alike the horse is man— And the fodder’s in the shock, Well, now, it all depends This isn’t any joke! And from itscamphored summer home —_ On whether one a “‘fiver’’ borrows Once frisky as a colt was I, Comes forth the woolen sock. Or a “‘fiver’’ lends. But now I'm broke. THE TURNING OF THE WORM First caddie—"* What you doin’, Jimmie?" Second caddie—"" U'm goin’ fishin’ after this round. Look at all the worms he 's dug.”” comicbooks.com