Judge, 1921-04-02 · page 2 of 32
Judge — April 2, 1921 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The cartoon at the top depicts two people (labeled "Judge") discussing humor lengths—one character requests "six four-line jokes" while the other has just read a 123-line article and was "in the mood for something that size." The accompanying text humorously examines whether people prefer long or short humor, claiming Judge magazine has scientifically determined the ideal proportion of different humor lengths for readers. It's a self-promotional piece celebrating Judge's editorial balance. The bottom contains a subscription offer with blanks for name, address, and contact information, positioned as a ruler measuring humor length—a visual pun reinforcing the "long vs. short" theme. This is essentially **branded content** masquerading as analysis.
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Hand me Juage Julia. I want to reed six four-line jokes. Do you like your humor long or short? tirely possible to strike a law of aver- There are just as many lengths of humor as there are kinds of humor. It is absolutely ridiculous for you to say you like long humor better than short humor, or short better than long. A great psychologist has said, ‘Sometimes people like their humor short and sometimes long.” Judge has, of course, gone into this matter very deeply. Judge has found that, while there is no rule as to the pro- portion of long humor a man may consume to good advan- tage at a given hour of the day, or under given cir- cumstances of stress, or relaxation, it is en- All Right Judge: 225 Filth Avenue New York City It is underst e Judge be hecurrentissue, 10 numbers in all. [enclose $1. Name Street Tj ust tread. this 123 line ance I was just in the mood for something that size. s. Judge has examined, in 1 white laboratories erected espe for this purpose, thousands of people, thin and fat, oozy optimists and pur- ple pessimists, bright and half-bright, to determine how much long humor and short humor is good for an aver- age normal subject over a weck’s time. Judge is made up in this correct proportion of long, short and medium length humor every week Don’t you feel in your own soul that Judge has about the right mixture? Don’tjudge hastily. Senda dollar for ten issues and give the subject the consideration it deserves. comicbooks.com