Judge, 1913-11-29 · page 18 of 24
Judge — November 29, 1913 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page compiles humorous cartoons from international publications, satirizing various social situations across Europe and beyond. The jokes target pompous or foolish behavior: a diplomat speaks nonsense in Hungarian; tourists demand their names published in papers; a man confuses a stranger's identity after the stranger changes his mustache (the absurdity being he assumes the name also changed); a boatman extorts a tip by refusing to leave tourists stranded; and a young man plans to become an aviator to "rise quicker" in his military career—darkly joking that aviation (then extremely dangerous) promises faster advancement, presumably through death. The page's title frames these as specimens of humor from "foreign" sources—Budapest, Paris, London, Madrid, Sydney—presenting international comedy for American readers. The satire targets greed, vanity, bureaucratic pretension, and the casual absurdity of everyday life across cultures, unified by a cynical worldview typical of Judge's satirical tradition.
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Diplomatic “Es ha elkisé jaddat hazdig, remélhetem, hogy beboeadt 2 MEY Pardon, uram, taktikal kérdésekrél elre nem nyilatkozom, “Since you allow me to accompany you, madam, may I hope to be allowed to en- ter?” “Beg pardon, sir; but questions of tac- tics we must discuss later.’’—Borsszen Janko (Budapest). At the Seashore Hotel “Soit—nous voulons bien payer notre chambre 250 franca par jour, mais A unecondition, vous ferez met tre nos noms dans les journaux.”” “All right. We are willing to pay you two hundred and fifty francs a day for our room, bat on condition that you have our names put in thé papers.’’—Illustration (Paris). Mistaken Identity Genial idiot—Hullo, White, old man! Not seen you for centuries! Scarcely recognized you; mustache and all that’s altered you so much! Perfect stranger—Pardon me, sir, my name is not White. Genial idiot—That’s bad! Altered your name, too!—Punch (London). “Eh ben! qu’este-ce“que vous attendez pour nous sortir de lA?” “ J'attends I'pourboire ; I'exeursion est finie."* “Well, what are you waiting for? Pull us out of this!” “Tam waiting for the tip. The excur- sion is over.’’—Le Rire (Paris). A Novel Idea “En cuantotermine la carrera me hago aviado..”” “4 Para qué quieres correr ese peligro teniendo un poryenir tan brillante?”” “i Toma, para ascender més pronto!" “And when I finish my career I shall become an aviator.’’ “Why do you wish to risk such danger, having such a brilliant future?”’ “‘Why, so as to rise all the quicker!" —Blanco y Negro (Madrid). Big Brother Bill—Wanter come wif us, do yer? What bloomin’ good would you be in a war? Capting (in the distance)—Better let *im come, and I'll make 'im me aide-de- kong. We can’t keep the whole bloomin’ army waitin’.—Bulletin (Sydney). comicbooks.com