Judge, 1917-07-14 · page 20 of 27
Judge — July 14, 1917 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous wartime anecdotes from British publications, primarily depicting soldiers' wit and resourcefulness during World War I. The cartoons satirize military life through enlisted men's perspectives: **Key jokes:** - A private volunteers as cook, planning to learn on the job - A drunk man, confronted by a large policeman in court, questions whether *this* is really the officer he struck - A dog disguised as a parrot to avoid pet license taxes - A soldier borrowed a horse that repeatedly falls, sardonically encouraging it to "make me a good 'orse" - A reference to "Little Red Riding Hood" and a "German wolf" The satire targets bureaucratic absurdity (licensing fees), military inefficiency, and soldiers' darkly humorous coping mechanisms. These are British humor pieces reprinted in the American *Judge* magazine, offering Anglo-American audiences entertainment from the "home front" perspective during WWI.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Officer—Why did you volunteer to be cook when you know absolutely nothing about cooking? Private—Well, sir, | thought as by the time you got to know that [ know nothing I'd know something.—Bystander (London). . 4 The magistrate (to the diminutive prisoner) There is no use your denying that you struck the policeman and that you were drunk. The prisoner (looking at the big police- man)—Is this the policeman I struck, Your Worship? The Magistrate The prisoner drunk! Ves. Then [| must have been Sketch (London). All That Was Taxed Was His Ingenuity An intelligent young pup disguised as a parrakect to avoid the increased license duty. Bystander (London). is the staff of Life, what is the I » second Tommy eit up. The irreverent Tommy—One long loat!— Sketch (London). Tommy (to the“ charger” he has borrowed during a week-end leave after it has been down three times in ten minutes)—Wot! On yer knees agen? Go on—get on with it— SB Pa and Ma an’ make me a good ‘orse. Amen.’ —Sketch (London). The German wolf me, Little Red Riding Hood? Water (Londor). Why won't you trust Land and