Judge, 1913-10-18 · page 18 of 24
Judge — October 18, 1913 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous comics and jokes from European satirical magazines, showcasing international humor circa early 20th century. The cartoons rely on domestic/marital comedy stereotypes: a girl rejecting a suitor because he has a "viper's tongue" (Spanish); a cook now massaging his employer after she saw him make hamburger steak and fired her masseuse (German); a schoolboy's cheeky definition of the spinal column positioning himself below his teacher (German); a bored wife dreading her husband's return (German); a wife complaining her husband is *too* attached to her (German); and a suspicious wife watching luggage, distrustful of a stranger (British). The satire targets class dynamics, gender roles, and marital discord through broad humor. The page's purpose appears to be showcasing "foreign" wit to American *Judge* readers—offering comparative amusement at how Europeans approach similar domestic scenarios differently.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Why? 1 Bere por aus nome quieres dar un beso, Manclita?” No, no, ce mi abuelito que tiene usted una lengvedevbora “*But don’t you want to give mea kiss, Manolita?’’ **No, no! My grandfather says you've got the tongue of a viper!’’—Blanco y Negro (Madrid). Kochin—O, meine Gniidige ist sparsam, vorrestern sah sie wie ich W-egebraten machte, sofort hat sie die Masseuse abbestellt, und ich musz sie jeszt massieren ! Cook—Oh, my lady is economical! The day before yesterday she saw me making Hamburger steak and immediately gave up the masseuse. Now I must give her massage! — Mengendorfer Blaetter (Mu- nich). al Was, kannst da mir von der Wirbelsiule sagen, “Die Wirbelsitule ist eine srellenférmige Linte, Oben sitzt der Kopf, und unten sitze ich. “*What can you tell me about the spinal column, Adolf?"’ “The spinal column is a wavy line. id sits on one end, and I sit on the ."'—Simplicissimus (Munich). A Dark Outlook “ Zum Sterben langweilig ist das hier. Und morgen kommt auch noch mein Mann—!"* “It’s mortally dull here! And_to- morrow my husband comes, too!’’—Lus- tige Blaetter (Berlin). One Fault “Nun, Emilie—wie bist Du mit Deinem Manne tufrieden ?” “D—bis jetst recht gut! Es kommt mir nur eo vor, als wenn er sich etwas gan zu eehr an mich gewohhnte I” “Well, Emily, how are you pleased with your husband?’’ “Oh, so far very well! Only it seems to me as if he had become rather too much attached to me.’’"—Fliegende Blaet- ter (Munich). Suspicion Suspicious wife—Now, do hurry up, dear! We mustn't lose sight of the lug- gage. I don’t much care for the looks of that man.—Punch (London). comicbooks.com