Judge, 1913-10-11 · page 18 of 24
Judge — October 11, 1913 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects satirical humor translated from European magazines, showcasing early 20th-century social attitudes. **Key jokes:** - **"The Nut as a Dear-stalker"**: A young man embarrassingly admits he failed at hunting because ferrets were forgotten—mocking pretentious posturing. - **Mushroom gathering**: German humor about a woman sending her companion to pick mushrooms, hoping he'll kneel and propose—satirizing awkward courtship rituals. - **The actress**: Mocking a former stage performer whose reputation has faded; she's no longer discussed but remains a scandal topic. - **"Tempting Offer"**: Spanish satire where a suitor offers strawberries, his hand, and heart, but the woman rejects his "peach face"—insulting his appearance. - **Encouragement**: A woman repeatedly pretends her shoelace is loose to give a shy man confidence, only to realize she's wearing laceless pumps—self-defeating vanity. - **The bag**: British class humor where a working man refuses to carry luggage because union rules prohibit it, satirizing labor rigidity. The page reflects period anxieties about courtship, class, labor, and vanity across cultures.
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The ‘Nut’? as a Dear-stalker Aubrey (by way of impressing the girls)—I say, old chap, how did you get on at the deer-stalking? Horace—Oh, 80, 80, old boy! You see, the silly asses forgot to bring the fer- rets.—Sketch (London). “Erna, geh mit ihm Schwammerl suchen. Wenn er dabei kniet, benuszt er vielleicht die Gelegenheit zu einer Erklirung.”” *“*Erna, go and look for mushrooms with him. If he kneels down, he may take advantage of the opportunity and propose. Meggendorfer Blaetter (Mu- nich). f “Das ist doch die nette junge Schauspielerin, die voriges Jahr hier gastierte! Wird nicht noch oft von thr, gesprochen?” Na, das gerade nicht—aber Gber siegerecet wird noch immer !”* “That is the pretty, young actress who starred here last year. Isn't she still often spoken of?” “Well, not exactly that; but she is still talked about."'"—Fliegende Blaetter (Munich). A Tempting Offer “La ofrezco, si la interesa,—unos merengues de fresa,—mi mano y mi coraz6n!— " ¥ adonde vov yo con esa—cara de melocotén 2" “T offer you, if you are ested, some strawberry meringues, my hand and my heart!”” “And where am I to go with that peach face?’’—Blanco y Negro (Madrid). Encouragement “Um dem schiichternen JUngling ‘a bisschen Mat zu machen, hab’ ich ihm heut schon dreimal gesagt? mein Schuhband sel aufgegangen,—und jetzt mer ich erst, dass ich heute Pumps ohne Binder anhab’ “In order to encourage the shy youth somewhat, I told him three times to-day that my shoe lace was undone. And only now I notice that I am wearing pumps without laces!'’—Lustige Blaetter (Bere “I say, carry this bag to the station for, me, will you?” o, yus, and ‘’ave the Union on ter “What do you mean?”” “Why, if I touched that there bag I'd ‘ave the Amalgermated Society of Loaf- ers on me track. That’s wot."’—Punch (London) comicbooks.com