Judge, 1917-03-03 · page 5 of 28
Judge — March 3, 1917 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes common human flaws and social absurdities through short humorous vignettes. The main illustration depicts what appears to be a social gathering or salon where various characters interact. The text beneath attacks several targets: incompetent politicians ("The successful candidate stated that he had not sought the office"), the abuse of statistics in argument, women as social problems ("Woman adds to our joys and divides our sorrows"), and mathematical ignorance among salesmen. The recurring theme is human irrationality—people who use faulty logic, men seeking office they're unqualified for, and society's tendency to accept nonsensical arguments dressed up as facts or statistics. The small cartoon character illustrates the paradox: "1 and 1 make trouble" while "2 and 2 make 4"—suggesting human nature defies logic.
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The mother The child T' ure three things in life that are always under suspi- an oyster, an egg and a man selling mining stock. The successful candidate stated that he >} had not sought the office and then went to , West Baden for a couple of weeks to rest up Ss a » from the campaign Ni x The world is getting worse: the man who NS ey, ZN =T Ad 7 used to take his pen in hand now takes his - Ol cion typewriter in his lap. The trouble with people who put 2 2 together is that they make it come out 22 and instead of 4 \ man begins to keep still at about 42. Lam 30. The pacifist thinks that what the poct told us to do was to be a O in the strife In matrimony 1 and 1 make Money is the root of all evil, and it is hard to find the Square root. The mariner thought he had reached latitude 66 but it was only two pelicans sitting on the ice. but 1 and 2 make trouble. { 1 wish I was as ) THE NOTION COUNTER § young old as she is! Mapy a man has gone through life a successful banker and then lost his reputation keeping a rum score. Many girls sigh for a man and then got a O. The only figures of speech some orators seem to be able to use are statistic The only figures that will stand are‘figures that do not lie. Algebra is calling up central and asking what time it is instead of looking at your ch Woman adds to our joys and divides our sorrows. In other words, she is a constant problem When a boy funks in mathematics the teacher makes an example of him Simple arithmetic will help the salesman figure an order but nothing but higher mathen s will ever get him through an expense account. The new railroad clerk was so anxious to make good that he added up the time-table. We wish to call the attention of Hawaii to the fact that, when we agreed to annex her, nothing was said about the ukulele. ~Douglas Malloch. comicbooks.com