Judge — August 26, 1916 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a golf joke from Judge magazine. Two women (Anne and Sara) are discussing their husbands' golf scores at an exclusive country club. Anne proudly mentions that "Jack" shot 72—actually an excellent score. Sara dismisses it, claiming her husband Billy shot 120. The satire targets marital dynamics and male braggadocio. Sara's claim is absurd; a score of 120 is terrible golf, yet she treats it as normal or even acceptable from her husband. The joke mocks both the wives' credulity and the husbands' apparent dishonesty about their athletic abilities. It's also satirizing the pretensions of country-club culture, where wealthy men gather to play golf and presumably exaggerate their accomplishments to impress each other and their spouses.