Judge, 1921-11-12 · page 28 of 36
Judge — November 12, 1921 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humor from college newspapers circa the 1920s, reflecting period attitudes about courtship, women's bodies, and social behavior. The top section mocks the "modern girl": one joke jokes about a woman being skeletal ("polishes up the bones"), while another criticizes a girl who goes joyriding in a "flivver" (Model T Ford) and accepts coats from boys. The satire treats women's independence and dating behavior as ridiculous. The basketball game joke references "bare-leg stuff"—likely referring to women wearing shorter skirts or athletic wear, considered scandalous. The centipede joke and others are simply absurdist humor typical of college publications. The overall tone treats young women's changing social freedoms with mockery, while the college-boy perspective dominates. This reflects 1920s anxiety about women's shifting roles during the Jazz Age, when flappers and dating culture challenged Victorian norms.
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Irrepressible, “Lizzie’s awfully thin.” “Yes, instead cf ‘bathing’ she merely polishes up the bones.” — Chicago Phoenix. Joyous, Oh! AST Sunday I tock my girl fcr A ride In my new flivver. She said that She was cold So... we stopped And... Got a roke from the Carrier and I bundled her All up. This Sunday She Tek tal With Jack. ! made to Kiss. —Brown Jug. It Happens in Spring gE “Someday you'll be fat, dearie. . . .” “Yes, and someday you'll be bald... .” “And you'll dye your hair... .” “And you'll wear a toupee... .” SMACK! “But what do we care!!” —lowa Frivol. Street Episode You walk faster; They look back. You walk past; They look up. You look back; They look, too. You walk slower; They walk past. You have hopes; They look back. You walk faster; They stop And wait for those guys behind. —Bowdoin Bear Skin. Sayer “T heard that Jerry took a Follies girl to the basketball game.” “Yes. She said she didn’t see how the fellows get away with this bare-leg_ stuff. She tried it in New York and landed in jail."—Dartmouth Jack-o’-Lantern. Irresponsible Worshipful He—Your lips were just Modern She—Did I really make such a good job of it?”"—Virginia Reel. \ Big Job Fond Parent— What is worrying you, my son? Willie—I was just wondering howmany legs you gotta pull off a centipede to make him limp.— Washington Sun Dodger. After the House Party “Some thieves held me up last night and robbed me of my last cent. “That so! How much did they get?” “My last cent.”— Washington and Jef- ferson Wag-Jag. The Condition Barry—Between the two of us what do you think of her? Jerry—Not so good. But alone... I’d love her—Bow- doin Bear Skin. comicbooks.com