Judge, 1916-07-22 · page 20 of 28
Judge — July 22, 1916 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This "Oversea Humor" page compiles satirical cartoons from European publications during World War I, showcasing how different nations humorously addressed wartime conditions. **Key content includes:** - **"Sunrise"** (Munich): A couple pretends to wake early so neighbors won't think they sleep until 11 a.m.—mocking wartime pretense and social shame. - **"Spring Fashions"** (London): Sardonically describes shabby wartime clothing as fashionable—patched trousers and frayed edges as style choices during material rationing. - **"Upside-down Fashions"** (Munich): A daughter asks when she can wear short skirts now that she's grown; the joke addresses changing fashion standards during wartime disruption. - **"Far from the Front"** (London): Darkly jokes about soldiers manufacturing battlefield "souvenirs" using firing squads—gallows humor about wartime profiteering. Other sketches mock wartime blackout regulations and increased correspondence between separated lovers. The collection illustrates how humor helped Allied nations cope with war's absurdities and deprivations.
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Mach’ doch nicht so’n erstauntes Gesicht. Amalie, als ob du noch niemals einen Sonnenaufgang gesehen hattest. Die Leute massen ja denken, wir liegen zu hause jeden Morgen bis elf Uhr im Bett!" Amalie, as © before. lie in bed “Don’t look so astoynded, though you’d never seen a suni The people will think that w every morning until 11 o'clock.” dofer Blaetter (Munich). Spring Fashions [Don’t be ashamed to wear old clothes in ime. ‘ational Economy Poster.) is the latest specialty. Coat to fit like corrugated iron, trousers with fawn patch, permanent baggy knees and beauti- fully frayed at the ends.”—Passing Show (London). The Upside-down Fashions “Aber, Mama, nun bin ich doch erwachsen; wana darf ich denn endlich kurze kleider tragen?” “But, mama, now I’m grown up, when are you going to let me put on short skirts?” —Fliegende Blactte: (Munich). A Poser Engineer-storekeeper (dictating ) — Two gross fire bricks. Stoker (writing)—Two gros Engincer-storckeeper—"B: bric Stoker—Well, wot do it spell?—Punch (London). Far from the Front Making battlefield souvenirs: a firing squad at work on “Gifts that have saved life." —Sketch (London). The Special Alarm The Special—Are you aware, Sir, that there is a light showing in your upper-floor window? The Houscholder—Aware? silly ass—the house is on (London) Don't be a fire!—Sketch Spring ors, VOUS Vous écrivez toujours aussi souve ps, il ne no nous embr: ch other so often? urely; and as it is Spring, it takes not less than cight page day for us to kiss each othe! Le Rire (Paris). “Pour sar; et, en rai pas moins de huit page nd do you writ