Judge — June 25, 1921 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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# Cartoon Analysis This illustration by Vex Wilson depicts two men beside an automobile in a wooded setting. The caption reads: "Oh! I apologize for using such language, Pardon. I forgot for the moment that you were there!" followed by "There's no need to apologize. Didn't you hear me say 'Amen'?" The satire concerns **automobile culture and masculine behavior**. The joke suggests one man has sworn profusely while driving (a common frustration), then apologizes upon noticing his companion. However, the companion reveals he was cursing along—saying "Amen" to the outbursts rather than objecting. This mocks the then-novel phenomenon of automobiles bringing out crude language in otherwise refined gentlemen, and how social pretense quickly dissolves when men are among themselves. The rural setting emphasizes how cars represented modern intrusions into traditional spaces.