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# "Sailing Orders" Page Analysis This page from *Judge* contains wartime romance humor, likely from WWI era based on military references. **"Sailing Orders":** A soldier must deploy tomorrow. His girlfriend Dot demands he focus on military duty rather than civilian pleasures (shops, theaters, studying French). The joke's punchline: he finally realizes she's jealous of French girls, not concerned about his patriotic obligations. The satire gently mocks romantic drama during wartime—her "sensible" demands mask personal insecurity. **"Men in Uniform Welcome if We Go Your Way":** A woman offers a military officer a ride in her car, hoping to impress him. The cartoon satirizes how civilians lionized uniformed soldiers during wartime, presenting this as an opportunity for romantic advancement. **"The Substitute":** On a crowded streetcar, a woman accidentally holds a stranger's hand thinking it's her friend's. When she realizes the mistake, he cheerfully offers his other hand. The joke plays on wartime conditions (crowded public transit) creating awkward social situations and unexpected "substitutions" for normal courtship. All three pieces humorously address homefront romance disrupted by military service.
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Sailing Orders By Pvt. Fraxkivs Everett Fircn T was just another soldier and a girl. In thiscase, he was to go tomorrow. T were very quiet. One might almost haz- ard a guess that they had been quarreling Unheeded was the passing traffic. With her parasol she dug a small shell- crater in the sand. With the tip of his finger he knocked the ashes off his cigar. “Why must you, Bob?” “Because, Dot, it’s the sensible thing.” “You're in the army, aren’t you?” “Yes.” “You're supposed to obey orders “Yes, but some things are left to our own judgment.” “IT know, but you don’t need it. It’s a waste of time. You had better be sharpening your bayonet.” “But, my dear, think of the shops, the railroads, the —yes, the theatres, the — the—"” He floundered to a stop. “T won't have it,” she decided, her lips in a prim line. Miss A man and woman passed by, chattering mander, volubly in a guttural gibberish. The soldier listened to them carefully and smiled. “Do you know, Sweetheart,” he announced, allowing his extended right arm to perform its proper function. “ve been nearly frantic for the last two days trying to discover just why you don’t want me to study French. I have it at last. ONES nd try as she would the girl could not suppress a smile of encouragement. He bent nearer her ear, confidingly. “How stupid of me. It’s very plain.” “How so?” He looked deep into her eyes. “Well, I suppose even the French girls speak French. vey Drawn by Joux Here “Men ix Unirorm Wetcome tr We Go Your Way” Ler = t k Jn. g short of a com- aller for a Movie Palace. She turned to look at a passing motor. “TI suppose they do. Thus s one of America’s warriors vanquished. The Substitute She was riding on a street car with a lady friend, and had to stand up, as the car was crowded. Presently, when a lurch came, she caught hold of a hand, which she thought was her friend’s. After holding the hand for some time she suddenly discovered that it belonged to a man, who was a perfect stranger to her. She pulled her hand away with a confused laugh, say- ing, “Oh! I had hold of the wrong hand.” The man laughed, as he replied, “Oh! that’s all right. Here’s the other one.” THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SW6rRE Drawn by Onsox Lowrnt wile, comicbooks.com