Judge, 1912-05-25 · page 7 of 24
Judge — May 25, 1912 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief satirical pieces typical of Judge's humor: **"A Tough Proposition"** mocks a diner's complaint about tough fish, with the waiter's crude suggestion that he request "upper" pieces with "buttons removed"—implying cannibalism as a joke. **"Couldn't Fool Jimmie"** satirizes a child's literal-mindedness: when a teacher claims George Washington was "the nation's champion" in 1776, the boy interprets it as sports championship, catching the teacher's imprecise language. **"Won by Degrees"** uses romantic progression as a pun—each stage ("eye," "arm," "heart") represents a step in courtship. **"Our Insufficient Language"** laments that no words rhyme with "Reno" for a divorce-themed poem—Reno, Nevada was famous as a divorce destination where residency requirements were lenient. **"Not a Panegyric"** criticizes fashionable items (pans, pantalettes, pannier skirts) by playing on their "pan-" prefix, suggesting fashion trends are absurd. The cartoons employ wordplay, puns, and social observation rather than targeting specific politicians or events.
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FOLLOWING A Tough Proposition. A MAN who was dining in a village . hotel gazed at the second course fora moment, and then asked the waiter, “What is this leathery stuff?”” “That is a fillet of sole, sir,’’ replied the waiter. “Well, you may take it away the diner, after attacking it with his fork, ‘‘and see if you can't get me a nice, tender piece of the upper, with the buttons removed.’" Our Insufficient Language. The poet was filled with exceeding re- morse, And quoth he, mean, oh! I fain would discourse on the theme of divorce, But I find no words rhyming with Reno."" “Tis exceedingly Couldn't Fool Jimmie. Teacher—‘‘ Away back in 1776, Wash- ington was the nation’s champion."* Jimmie—‘Aw! Whatchu giving us? The Washington team never won the champeenship!"" A divorce decree costs a good deal More than a marriage license, but one expects to pay more for luxuries. THE BLAZED CAUGHT IN A DROP. Speculator—" 1 certainly was on the wrong side of that bull movement."’ TRAIL. Won by Degrees. “Dashington seems to have finally made a conquest of that Scadmore girl. Wonder how it all came about.”’ “The first time she saw him she gave him her eye, the next time they met she { gave him her arm, it wasn’t long before he was holding both of her hands, soon after that he won her heart, and she lost her head and gave herself to him com- pletely.”” Not a Panegyric. A pan it is a useful thing, good in its proper place; But do you think to people’s dress it adds becoming grace? The pantalettes of grandma's day, the pantaloons of man, The head-eclipsing hats we wear, ex- actly like a pan; The pannier, revived this year (meant only for the slim)— The panoply of war beside the fashion show grows dim! More to the Point. Some one has compiled statistics showing tnat one thousand persons in the United States are at present em- ployed in walking for wagers. Society would be just as well off if they were working for wages. comicbooks.com