Judge, 1922-05-20 · page 27 of 36
Judge — May 20, 1922 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two separate cartoons with distinct jokes: **Top cartoon:** Two Scottish men discuss a funeral. The humor relies on Scottish dialect and a darkly ironic observation: one man notes that Provost Whaupple was so fond of pomp that had he known his funeral would be so "splendacious" (splendid), he would have died long ago—implying he might have hastened his own death to enjoy such grandeur. It's absurdist humor playing on vanity. **Bottom cartoon:** A man sits in an armchair while his wife's employer (at a desk) offers marital advice: confess to whatever anonymous letter revealed about pre-marital wrongdoing. The joke's twist: the husband can't confess because his wife won't let him read the letter—so he doesn't know what transgression to admit to. It satirizes both marital suspicion and the awkwardness of admitting guilt without knowing the specific accusation. Both cartoons mock human folly through everyday domestic and social situations.
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morist st year rk. eggars ds his ie was >m_ his d luck velist ble at | rinted | hall a in a “That was a graund affair—Provost Whaupple’s funeral.” him “Aye, an’ him sae fond o° pomp. I believe if he'd ken it was gaein’ tae be sae splendacious he'd a deid lang ago!"—Passing Show (London). my or! “You say your wife has received an anonymous letter informing her of something you did before or your marriage? Well, the best thing you can do is to confess.” ; rn “I know, but she won't let me read the letter, and I don’t know what to confess.”—London Opinion. comicbooks.com