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Judge — January 1, 1916 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous cartoons from European and Allied publications during World War I (1914-15), mocking both military life and home-front absurdities. **"Not What He Bargained For"** (from London's *Bystander*): A nervous civilian volunteer for munitions work receives an unexpectedly dangerous first assignment—the joke being his naïveté about wartime industrial hazards. **"A Generous Husband"** (German *Meggendorfer Blätter*): A husband suggests his debt-ridden colleague should emulate a man sued for 500 marks by his dressmaker—dark humor about financial ruin. **"At the Pork Butcher's"** (Munich's *Fliegende Blätter*): A customer asks for the "friendlier-looking" pig's head, anthropomorphizing meat in gallows humor. **"Contribution to War-History"** and **"Promotions in Camp"** satirize military bureaucracy and censorship—generals congratulating each other for victories, and soldiers promoted to absurdly low ranks (sentry). The page represents how Allied nations used humor to process wartime anxiety and military incompetence.
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Not What He Bargained For Jones, an extremely nervous man, volun- tcers for munition work. The above is the first job he is put on to.—Bystander (Lon- don). | A Generous Husband At the Pork Butcher's * Mein Kollege, der arme Kerl, ‘klich zu bedau- Schlachtermeister—Soll ich Ihnen also von diesem em; tberall hat ‘er Schulden— ‘on der Schnei- Schweinskopf ein Stack abschneiden? derin seiner Prau ist er far fanfhundert Mark verklagt Kundin—Nein, lieber von dem andern .. . der wordent™ sieht freundlicher aust Butcher—Shall I cut you a piece from this pigshead then? Customer—No, I had rather have some of the other one,—he looks more friendly.— Fliegende Blaetter (Munich). fanfhundert Mark?—an dem solltest du dir ein Beispiel nehmen, Fritz! Husband—My colleague, the poor chap, is really to be sympathized with, he has debts everywhere. Why, his wife is even sued for five hundred.marks by her dress- maker. Wife—For five hundred marks ought to take him as a good example, —Meggeudorfer Blaetter (Munich) _ Contribution to War-History, 1914-15 Le general X , commandant ¢ la . . néral Y comm. belle victoire de et fanterie et le bataillon pour Ce dessin a ete exeent @accord avec la Das ist deine Ach ja jal w dakomme ich w eral Y, commanding “So that’s your old lady, is it? My, but ision, forshis great victory at — ‘ she looks cross!” and the taking of — by the —th infaniry and Promotions 'In:Cemo } When I go home after the war the —th battalion of chasscurs. “Our Reg has been made : licutenant.” ed to death the whole time again.” B. The picture was done to please the “How nice. And our Cecil was made a Berlin). censors.—Le Rire (Paris). sentry last night!” —Bulletin (Sydney). comicbooks.com