Judge, 1921-12-31 · page 15 of 37
Judge — December 31, 1921 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page presents several satirical cartoons on modern life and social commentary: **Top section** mocks censorship with a medieval knight scene—the joke being that if censors existed, they'd shut down even innocent activities (implied: a couple in compromising situations). **Middle cartoons** offer social satire: a man hiring help at reduced pay; a businessman requesting larger drawings for less money—poking fun at economic exploitation and shrinking wages during what appears to be the early 20th century. **Golf sequence** uses a golfer losing his ball as metaphor for life's disappointments—when "opportunity" (another man's ball) arrives, the golfer must leave, illustrating how fortune favors others while misfortune dogs the everyman. The humor relies on wordplay and visual puns about balls and opportunity. Overall, the page satirizes workplace dynamics, economic hardship, and life's arbitrary injustices through everyday scenarios.
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Knight-errant—Fly, my lady! will engage yon beast, but I have nothing but a safety-razor. IF THERE HAD BEEN CENSORS— “Come on now, get some clothes on and beat it— we're goin’ to close this dump!” The way of a man with a maid. ARTIST PAUL REILLY Renders “THE WEARING OF THE GRIN” Future Business Man—Say, mister, can’t you draw me a little bigger and pay me more? Golfer—Confound it! now I'll have to quit and Opportunity — Here comes I lost my last ball and— go home! another man’s ball. 13 comicbooks.com