Judge, 1916-11-11 · page 11 of 28
Judge — November 11, 1916 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate humorous vignettes typical of early-20th-century satirical humor: 1. **Top cartoon**: A mother confronts a boy about mischief. The joke's setup suggests childhood misbehavior, though the punchline (borrowing candy) is innocent—the humor lies in the anticlimax. 2. **"His Appropriate Action"**: A dialect-based joke featuring "Brother Tump" and "Brother Slink." The humor relies on period stereotypes, with Slink avoiding confrontation with a much larger man by proposing they "make it noonanimous" (unanimous)—suggesting passive acceptance of insult rather than retaliation. The exaggerated dialect reflects attitudes common to early Judge satirical pieces. 3. **"Disappointing"**: A domestic joke where Mrs. Flubdub's complaint about shopping is that she found what she wanted immediately—inverting the expected gripe (that she *couldn't* find anything). The humor targets female shopping habits as excessive or aimless. The page reflects Judge's mix of observational humor, class commentary, and period stereotypes.
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“Charles, what have you been up to now?" ‘Nothin’; I just borrowed a stick of candy from Bobby Smith.” Street and Broadway and all we got to do is to beat another otomobile to the Brot It’s a cinch we can do it. It ain't got half the ginger what your Speedwell has got. But don’t forget my three per cent. Hustle!” . . . . . . . . . About twenty minutes later, a bright new touring car containing three happy, smiling passengers passed another, occupied by a large fami at One Hundred and Forty-ninth Street. “How are you, Katz?” shouted one of the happy indi- viduals, standing up and waving at the car behind. “Why don’t you get a regelar car?” It was the former foe of auto- mobiles—Max Markowitz. His Appropriate Action “c HAT did yo’ do, sah, when big Brudder Tump called yo’ a liah?” “Uh-well, sah,” replied small Brother Slink, “as de gen‘le- man am six fect high and weighs mighty nigh a ton, what could I do but move dat we make it noonanimous?” Disappointing “Did you have a good time shopping to-day, my dear?” asked Mr. Flubdub. “No, I didn’t,” snapped Mrs. Flubdub. “TI found exactly what I was looking for in the very first store.” comicbooks.com