Judge, 1919-03-29 · page 11 of 32
Judge — March 29, 1919 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page collects WWI-related humor satirizing discharged soldiers' difficulty readjusting to civilian life. **"Force of Habit"** (main feature) lists absurd behaviors returning soldiers exhibit—shouting military commands at traffic cops, yelling "lights out" in homes, snapping to attention at animal sounds, ducking at car backfires. The satire mocks how military conditioning has become so ingrained that veterans cannot simply shed their training. **"How It Stood"** is a separate joke about marriage hesitation, unrelated to the war theme. **"Deceptive Sounds"** satirizes acoustic misjudgment—a stranger assumes frogs represent a large family; Gap Johnson similarly overestimated frog quantity by their noise. The remaining short gags ("Remorse," "Up to Date," etc.) appear disconnected from the main war theme, likely filler content typical of such magazines. The page reflects post-WWI American culture's recognition that soldiers faced genuine psychological adjustment challenges, though Judge treats this seriously through comic exaggeration rather than mockery.
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Force of Habit Some mistakes the discharged soldier is likely to make when he returns home By Currorn B. Hottaxper UNNING around like a nut looking for his proper place to fallin and hollering “Squad 15! Squad 15!” upon hearing the trafic cop blow his whistle. Entering each house on the block at night and yelling: “Nine o'clock! Put them d lights out!” Unconsciously turning to his hostess, upon having some unrecog- nizable dish placed before him, and asking: “ What the h—— is this *?!-* stuff I’m eatin’? Snapping to attention when a mule brays. Ducking into a manhole when an automobile backfires. Inquiring of the dignified old gentleman at his right: “Gotta smoke on yer, buddy?” Drawn by W.K. Stannert Writing on borrowed stationery. “My soul is all aflame with love!” . Marking time when held up at “And all the while I've been imagining it was that awful cigar. crossings. Deceptive Sounds ‘ How It Stood “Judging by the sound of their voices,” said the stranger, Willis—Are you going to marry Miss Tootsie? zs gine you have a large family of children?” Gillis—I really can't say. She is my objective and her That’s like the story of the bullfrog,” returned Gap John- mother is my objection. son, of Rumpus Ridge, Ark. “Estimating by the bellering, the feller figgered that there must be about a thousand frogs, and when he looked he found just two. You'd think, to hear 'em yelling and cuss- ing, I had forty children; but, shucks, there hain’t but fourteen of 'em.” Breaking the Routine Director—I'd_ like to have you work up a new plot for our next picture. Scenario Editor—What's the matter with the one we've been using? Remorse “My mother told me never to marry you.” “Oh, how I have wronged that woman!” Up to Date “Why does your hus- band pat his few hairs so proudly?” “Oh, he read in one of Draven by A, Macuerent , it e She—And did you bring me back any souvenir? my magazines the other He—Yes, here’s a German bullet that the doctor took out of my leg. day that fringe was fash- Ske—Ohi I wish it had been a German helmet. ionable.” comicbooks.com