Judge, 1917-09-01 · page 24 of 28
Judge — September 1, 1917 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page reprints British humor from London publications (*Printer's Pie* and *Tatler*). The three cartoons showcase working-class British comedy based on dialect and social observation: 1. **Top cartoon**: Two men struggle with an object—one outside, one inside a doorway. The joke plays on misunderstanding: the outside man thinks they're trying to *insert* something; the inside man is actually trying to *remove* it. 2. **Middle cartoon**: A woman comments that her husband wears his hair very short, calling him "the coward"—implying he cuts his hair to avoid having it grabbed in fights, suggesting cowardice. 3. **Bottom cartoon**: A fishing joke about catching a "12-pounder"—the questioner mishears "pike" (the fish) as "pike" (the weapon), creating absurdist humor. The page demonstrates early 20th-century transatlantic humor appreciation, presenting British working-class comic sensibilities to American *Judge* readers.
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