Judge, 1916-09-16 · page 11 of 28
Judge — September 16, 1916 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a collection of anthropomorphic animal humor strips set in "Birdville." The cartoons use animal characters to satirize human social behaviors and situations: **"Reciprocity"**: A bird plans revenge by putting a worm in a woman's stocking—repaying her winter kindness with an unwanted "gift," satirizing transactional relationships. **"Miss Pigeon"**: A female pigeon flirts with a duck, playing on courtship and class-consciousness ("only one flight up"). **"Necktie"**: A duck enjoys rain under a spider-web umbrella, humorously depicting animals adopting human fashion concerns. **"Pawnshop sign"**: A struggling business owner threatens self-cannibalization, dark humor about economic desperation. **"Motorist"**: A character stuck behind a hay wagon, satirizing modern frustrations with rural obstacles on roads. The page uses animal characters as a lighthearted vehicle for commentary on human vanity, greed, courtship rituals, and modern inconveniences.
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RECIPROCITY “This lady threw out crumbs for us last winter, so I'm going to surprise her by putting a nice fat worm in her stocking.” Miss Pigeon—Won't you call on me, Mr. Duck? I live “Now I can enjoy the rain without getting my only one flight up. necktie wet.” “If business doesn’t improve I'll have Motorist —Just my luck to get stuck behind a load of hay + to eat my pawnshop sign.” when I'm in a hurry! IN BIRDVILLE comicbooks.com