Judge, 1914-01-10 · page 22 of 24
Judge — January 10, 1914 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous anecdotes translated from European satirical publications (Le Sourire, Le Rire, Bystander, Punch, and Hungarian Borsszen). The cartoons illustrate jokes about marital discord, social awkwardness, and legal/professional incompetence. Key examples: A man laughs about dental extractions his waiting wife faces; a woman wishes her suitor weren't as clingy as her dress; a son defends golfing by claiming he won a cruet; a Hungarian lawyer admits he lost because justice favored the other side (implying clients only hire lawyers when they lack justice). The final jokes play on gender expectations: a teacher "fainting" with her left or right hand, and a shopman keeping women's shoe sizes but not men's—suggesting women are the primary boot purchasers. The page demonstrates early 20th-century transatlantic humor-sharing and period attitudes toward marriage, incompetent professionals, and gender roles.
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Why He Laughed “Voce n’aver done pas souffert que vous ries aux “Ob! si, vous m'avez fait bien du mal: mais j rigole en pensant que ma femme attend, dans le salon, pour s’en faire arracher trois!" “You haven't suffered, then, as you laugh so boisterously?’’ “Oh, yes, you have hurt me badly; but I laugh to think that my wife is wait- ing in the drawing-room to have three pulled.’’—Le Sourire (Paris). The Hour of Tenderness. “Ab! mon cher ami, je vous souhaite de n’etre jamais plus collant que ma robe!" “Ah, dear friend, I wish you will never be tighter than your dress!’’—Le Rire (Paris). The Fancy Dress Affair Miranda —Couldn’t you think of a brighter idea, Reggie, than turning up in your ordipary clothes? Reginald—Here, I say, hold on! I’ve ao as a bally waiter.—Bystander (Lon- jon). His Defense Father (angry)—That appointment you forgot to keep to-day was the chance of a lifetime and would probably have made your career. But you prefer to waste your time playing golf — Son (hurt)—Not waste, father—I won this cruet.—Punch (London). Of What Use is a Lawyer? “Hat csak elbuktuk a pert. Ggyvéd dr!” “El bizony, mert nem vot igazedgunk.” * Hajszen, ha ignzam lett véna, nem is fogadtam vona fiskdlist.”” **So we did lose our case, Mr. Attor- ney?” “Certainly, because justice was on the other side."’ “Well, had justice been on my side, I wouldn’t have hired a lawyer.'’—Borsszen: Janko (Budapest). Pugilistic Curiosity Teacher (describing her encounter with a tramp)—And then—I fainted. Little Johnnie Jeffries—Wi’ yer left or wi’ yer right, ma’am?—-London Tatler. Lady (ordering boots for her husband) —Do you keep men’s boots? Shopman—No, madam; but we keep up to nines in women’s.— London Opinion. comicbooks.com