Judge, 1912-06-22 · page 17 of 24
Judge — June 22, 1912 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents humorous cartoons and jokes translated from German and French publications, representing international humor circa early-to-mid 20th century. The jokes rely on period-specific social anxieties and gender dynamics: **"In Pawn"**: A child is trapped in a restaurant because her father left without paying—satirizing parental irresponsibility. **"The Best Time"**: A jobless suitor claims unemployment is actually ideal for marriage, mocking courtship customs and economic precarity. **"Swiss Cheese"**: A cheesemonger compensates for higher prices by literally including larger holes in the product—a classic joke about value deception. **"At a Modish Shop"**: A woman inflates bills to deceive her husband and impress friends, satirizing feminine materialism and marital deception. **"Much Troubled"**: An offended woman lists her credentials (society president, professor's wife, poet, hunter, rider) to explain why comic papers insult her—mocking pretentious self-importance. **"French Constancy"**: A woman admits she only remembers her lover for twenty minutes after he leaves—satirizing shallow romantic devotion. The humor targets universal human foibles: dishonesty, vanity, marital friction, and social pretense.
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LAUGHS ACROSS THE SEA. In Pawn. “Warum weinst du denn, Kleine “Mein Vater ist nach Haus gegangen und hat vergewen, mich mitzunehmen!" “Na, dann geh’ doch hinterher, bist ja gross genug!" “Ja, der Kellner will mich nicht nauslassen, er hat auch zu zahlen vergessen!” ‘TRANSLATION: “Why are you crying, my little one?” “My dad has gone home!” “Well, why don’t you go after him?” “The waiter won't let me go; dad also forgot.to pay.'’—Meggendorfer Blaetter. a The Best Time. “Wie, Sie wollen meine Tochter heiraten und sind ausser Stelluns ?” "Na, da habe ich gerade die beste Zeit zum Heiraten!” *“*What! You want to marry my daughter, and you have no position?” “Well, that’s why I have now most time to marry her.”"—Meggendorfer Blaetter. “Wieviel Schweizerkiise geben Sie fir “we : fenniz ?” Und f0r fnfzehn Pfennig?” ach fUnfzig Gramm; aber da gebe ich noch ein grosses Loch dazu.” “How much Swiss cheese do you sell for twelve pfennig?”’ “Fifty grams.”! “And for fifteen pfennig?” “Also fifty grams; but then I give a arge hole besides. ’*—Fliegende Blaetter. At a Modish Shop. “Kénnen Sie mir also den Schal nicht billiger ‘Nein, gniidige Frau. Mindestpreis.”" ‘Gut, ich nehm’ ihn! Aber machen Sie mir, bitte, noch zwei Rechnungen: eine 2u 20 Mark fr meinen Mann uns eine zu 200 {Gr meine Freund: innen.”” 5) Mark ist wirklich der “Could you not let me have the shawl cheaper?"’ “*No, madam. the lowest price.” “All right, I'll take it; but please make me out two more bills—one for twenty marks for my husband and one for two hundred for my friends.’’— Fliegende Blaetter. Fifty marks is really Phlegmatic! itzen Sie vielleicht suf meinen Hut, mein Herr? ein steifer oder ein weicher?”” r'a nicht!” “Are you perhaps sitting on my hat, sir?’’ “Was it a stiff hat or a soft one?”’ “*A soft one."” “No, then it isn’t yours."’—Meggen- dorfer Blaetter. Much Troubled. sen die Witzblitter sol Weshalbdenn?” lauben Sie mal! Ich heisse Eulalia Meie bin V: reitzende des Frauenvereins u jewer mutter eines Professors, der mehrere Regenschirme und eine, Dackel hat und nebenbei auch noch dichtet, jagt und reitet!” “You certainly hate the comic papers —but why?” “You will excuse me! My name is Eulalia Meier, I am president of a lady’s society, and mother-in-law of a pro- fessor, who has several umbrellas and a dachshund, and who, besides, writes poetry, shoots and rides.'’—Meggen- dorfer Blaetter. Tochter (als s'e sieht, der schon einigema | zu Papa um 1000 Mark anpumpt): “E doch Absichten auf mich!” Daughter (seeing that the youthful barrister who had already called several times is trying to borrow a thousand. marks from her father)—‘* Well, he cer- tainly has some intentions concerning me !"’—Fliegende Blaetter. a French Con tancy. LAmie—Tu Iaimes tant que ca? La Dame—Tiens... lorequ’il sort... eh bien, des fois, pendant vingt minutes; je pense encore & luil... Friend—‘‘And you love him as much as that?’” Lady—''I should say so! When he goes out—well, sometimes I still think of him for twenty minutes!’’—Le Sourire (Paris). (Ein Schwerendter.)—“Gestatten Sie, Filin- lein, das ich Sie beglvite? Sie seen meiner let n Pau ach! sofihnlich!” Ladykiller—‘‘Permit me, miss. to ac- company you. You do look so much like my wife!'’—Fliegende Blaetter. comicbooks.com