Judge, 1916-06-03 · page 17 of 28
Judge — June 3, 1916 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page reprints international jokes and cartoons from European publications, demonstrating early 20th-century cross-cultural humor. The content includes: **"From a Gentle Hand"** (German): A waitress, formerly a chambermaid before the war, requests another haircut—satirizing wartime social mobility. **"Confidential"** (German/Munich): A restaurant joke where the waiter admits the fancy menu descriptions are deliberately misleading for regular customers, mocking pretentious dining. **"Wonderful Woman"** (British): Contrasts pre-war feminine delicacy (screaming at mice) with wartime courage under artillery fire—celebrating women's wartime resilience. **"By Comparison"** (German): A husband reads about bad weather at home while ignoring beautiful local weather—humor about displaced persons' homesickness. **"A Splendid Father"** (British): Darkly comic—a poor man's children praise their father for never raising a hand except "in self-defence," revealing class poverty and rough parenting norms. The page showcases how Judge magazine featured translated European humor to entertain American readers with different cultural perspectives.
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From a Gentle Hand Was waren Sie denn vorher, Fraulein? Kellnerin, denn noch ‘nen Scbnitt! u before the war?” ght, another cut!”—Lust Confidential Rehrag Fremder—Das war miserabel elin ammgast, dar ranger—The venison ragout was miser- erable, waiter! Why does it say on the Menu with this course, ally recom: Waiter (c onfidentially)—Wel, you sce that is for the regular customers, so they'll know what not to order.—Fliegende Blactter (Munich). A la orilla del rio, El anzuelo indisc On the bank of the river: the indiscreet fishhook.—Blanco y Negro (Madrid). Wonderful Woman She used to scream at the sight of a mouse; now she faces shell-fire with a smile.—Sketch (London). By Comparison Dass du auch immer bei der Zeitung sitzen musst, Albert, statt den herrlichen Saden zu geniessen. Pu ich ja mehr als ihr.—ich lese gerade, was far ein Hundewetter bei uns 2u Hause ist. “How can you keep sitting there reading your paper instead of enjoying the beautiful South!” “I'm enjoying it a lot more than you are—I'm reading about the rotten weather they're having at home.”—Meggendorfer Blaetter (Munich). A Splendid Father Coster (to parish visitor, who has been commiserating with him on the loss of his y were a splendid father to us and no mistake. Yer see, Mum, leven of us, and I never knowed ‘and to one of us—’cept as it might be in self-defence.—Punch (London). comicbooks.com