Judge, 1918-01-19 · page 18 of 28
Judge — January 19, 1918 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents four French satirical cartoons translated for English readers. The humor relies on wordplay and domestic irony rather than political commentary. **"Association of Ideas"**: A wife compliments her husband's head, explaining eggs now cost ninety-six cents per dozen—implying his head is valuable only because eggs are expensive (a wartime rationing joke). **"Widower"**: A man who broke his spectacles laments that misfortunes never come singly—visual humor about literal and metaphorical mishaps. **"Economy"**: Someone asks what another is doing; the answer is "saving shoe-leather"—a Depression-era or wartime economy joke about conservation. **"German Grief"**: A man claims he lost his mother, a vegetarian who gave him her meat ration card—darkly humorous commentary on food scarcity and rationing during wartime, likely World War I. The cartoons satirize everyday hardships through domestic situations rather than direct political critique.
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FRENCH HUMOR From Le Péle-Méle Association of Ideas “Hubby, your head seems dearer to me every day.” “And how is that?” “Because eg gs are now ninety- at six cents a dozen.” Le Veuf (qui vient de casser ses lunettes)—Zut! ut plus n’arrive jamais seul. Un malheur And she gave you only one sitting? Widower (who has just broken his spectacles)— “Tt was plenty. When you've seen her once, you Oh, my! Misfortunes never happen singly. can never forget her.” ‘QE German Grief 1 chagrin d'avoir perdu “Ah, what a loss I have suf- fered in the death of my mother- Les Préres acrobates ct le Journal & deux sous. The Acrobatic Brothers and the Two- Cent Newspaper. Economy ce que tu fais W-havt? le chaussures.”* ‘hat on earth are you trying todo?” “Save shoe-leather.” and gave us her meat card.”