Judge, 1918-02-09 · page 6 of 36
Judge — February 9, 1918 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The cartoon depicts a chaotic prehistoric scene with dinosaurs and early humans coexisting—which is scientifically impossible, as dinosaurs went extinct roughly 66 million years ago, long before humans appeared. The satire appears to mock either: 1. **Creationists** who believed humans and dinosaurs coexisted based on literal biblical interpretation 2. **Popular misconceptions** about prehistory circulating in early 20th-century media The absurdist humor—showing humans casually interacting with massive dinosaurs amid complete disorder—exaggerates the logical impossibility to comedic effect. The accompanying essays on this page discuss humor as "tragic camouflage" and emphasize stating "bald truth," suggesting Judge used satire to highlight scientific illiteracy or flawed reasoning about natural history. The drawing's title, "The Glacial Period," further confuses timelines intentionally for comic effect.
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ABSENCE OF FELLOW FEELING By Bourton Hatt ‘Author and Reformer E have been taught that we are wicked and that, therefore, we ought to suffer. When we see another suffering, but not so much as to arouse our fellow- feeling, we say: Good—serves him right! That is humor. AS IN THE CIRCUS By E. W. Kemsie Creat of “Kemble's Coons” Humor is optimism developed with a slap-stick. TRAGEDY’S DISGUISE By James K. Hackett Ador-Manager Humor is a tragic camouflage of life, which some- times gets a laugh. PASSED BY THE CENSOR By Georce Creer Chairman'Committee on Publi Information True humor laughs with and not at. JUST THE BALD TRUTH By Lincotn Sterrens * Author and Investigator rr isn’t necessary to know what humor is. All you have to do is to find the truth and state it in its tersest form: that will be humor. It can’t help being. But why ask me? I am shocked that you, Judge, didn’t know. Wishing you the cheerfulness you pray for. DRAWN AND QUARTERED By Ricwarp Le GALLIENNE Poet and Eisayist HUMOR is that quality of the mind—based on a peculiar sense of proportion and a keen discrimi- nation between relative values (between values that are transitory and values that are lasting)—a quality in- born, but greatly extended and ripened by experience— by which we perceive: (1) The absurdity of our fellows. (2) The absurdity of the nation to which we belong, and, with that, the absurdity of all institutions. (3) The pathetic absurdity of existence in general. (4) The absurdity of ourselves. AUTHORIAL MODESTY By Jesse Lyxcu Witttams Author and Playwright My personal interpretation of humor may be best illustrated by saying: Go to see “Why Marry?” at the Astor Theatre in New York. PHILOSOPHY, TRUTH AND FANCY By Roy L. McCarpetu Humorous Author S other Funsmiths will say that your letter is their understanding of humor, I will pass up the ob- vious. I will be glad to join in your symposium, if it will do you any good in any way. My definition of humor? Humor is any pleasant philosophy, based on truth and candor, camouflaged by any quaint conceit. Yi Tue Gractat Periop comicbooks.com