Judge, 1918-03-30 · page 23 of 36
Judge — March 30, 1918 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page collects humorous short anecdotes about automobiles and education, typical of Judge's satirical format. **"AUTOS" section:** These jokes mock early 20th-century automobile culture—the newfound obsession with cars among the wealthy and newly prosperous. They satirize: - Lazy rich people ("runs his automobile over a bump to knock ashes off his cigar") - Class anxiety: poor families sacrificing essentials for gasoline - Auto-related arrogance and pretension - The "newly rich" who understand cars better than basic education **"Might Is Right"** cartoon references WWI-era politics, showing Germania (Germany personified) asking if her power will fail—likely commentary on German military strength during the conflict. **"A Superman"** is a French domestic humor piece about a man claiming to control his wife—a pun on "masses" (crowds vs. wives). **"EDUCATION" section:** Light jokes mocking academia and student responses, including wordplay about evolution and a clever pun on "clodhopper" (farm laborer vs. clod that hops/moves). The overall tone reflects pre-1920s American middle-class anxieties about technology, class mobility, and education.
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XUM | AUTOS Indolence—Rankin—Umson seems to be an indolent sort of a chap. Phyle—Indolent? Why, man, that fellow is so lazy he always runs his auto- mobile over a bump to knock the ashes off his cigar.—Youngstown Telegram. His Reason—Motorist (blocked by a load of hay)—I say, there, pull out and let me by. Farmer—Oh, I dunno cz I’m in any hurry. Motorist (angrily)—You seemed in a hurry to let that other fellow’s carriage get past. Farmer—That’s cause his horse wuz eatin’ my hay. There hain’t no danger 0° yew eatin’ it, I reckon.—Boston Tran- script. One Phase of Education—“ Met your new neighbors, have you? What kind of people are they?” “Newly rich and sporty. They know the parts of an auto better than the parts of speech.” —M otor World. Poverty—Mrs. A—I suppose you find many cases of extreme want during your visits to the poor? Mrs. B.—Yes, indeed. I visited a fam- jay, and actually they hadn't a drop of gasoline for their automobile.— Boston Transcript. Might Is Right Germania—Mais si je n'ai plus la force? Germania—But what if my might gives out?—La Victoire (Paris). Studying the Case—“You’re under arrest,” exclaimed the officer, as he stopped the automobile. “What for?” inquired Mr. Chuggins. “T haven't made up my mind yet. I'll just look over your lights, an’ your li- cense, an’ your numbers, an’ so forth. I know I can get you for somethin’.”— Nebraska Legal News. A Superman “Moi, mon viewx, je méne ma femme au doight et é Cail.” “Tu as toujours eu de ascendant sur les masses!” “1, my boy, can govern my wife with a look.” “Yes, you always did know how to sway the masses.”—Le Péle-Méle (Paris). Unnecessary Fears—Of course the eloping couple’s roller-skate of a car had no chance against the old man’s high- powered roadster. He soon came up with them. “Do not take her back,” pleaded the young man with tears in his ey “Take her back?” echoed the stern parent. ‘Why, I have come to bring her knitting outfit and cl.ewing gum so she would never have an excuse to come back.” —Boston Transcript. Anybody Can—“I wonder how they can afford an auto.” “Have they an auto?” “They have an auto.” “Well, anybody can afford an auto that can get possession of an auto.”— Louisville Courier-Journal. EDUCATION At the Reception—Professor—Do you subscribe to the theory of evolution? Mr. Nurich—I don’t think so. Where's it published?—Boston Transcript. Answered—Professor (discussing or- ganic and inorganic kingdoms)—Now, if I should shut my eyes—so—and turn my head—so—and remain perfectly still, you would say I was a clod. But I move, I leap. Then what do you call me ? Bright pupil—A_ clodhopper, sir.— Brooklyn Citizen. comicbooks.com