Judge, 1922-06-17 · page 23 of 36
Judge — June 17, 1922 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous quips from college newspapers, a common Judge feature. The content reflects early-20th-century college humor focused on dating, student life, and romance. The jokes include: - Ethnic humor ("Ching Wong Song" pun about "chop suey-cide") - Dating etiquette jokes (an overly polite freshman, a girl judging suitors by their shaving habits) - Academic humor (a discharged professor, an optimist definition) - Romance and courtship gags (mathematical kiss jokes, a girl's romantic encouragement, a girl curious about whiskers, a mustache tickling a girl "to death") The large cartoon by Fouce & Milbank depicts "playing the traps" (drums in orchestral/jazz contexts), likely a visual pun or commentary on college social dynamics. The page's appeal lay in its relatable college-culture references and risqué-for-the-era romantic humor. The ethnic jokes reflect period attitudes now considered offensive.
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With the Colle Irrepressible, Joyous, ( QUERY? MERCENARY } HING WONG SONG and Ching She—I am sorry I can’t accept you, Fong Sucy Started in to eat chop suey. They ate and ate until they died, Did they commit “chop sueycide”? —Tennessee Mugwump. AN EXTREME CASE “Is that frosh polite?” “Is he polite? Why, he knocks on his own study door befcre he goes in.” —Cornell Widow. Bill, but circumstances over which I have no control prevent me. He—And what are those circum- stances? “Your circumstances.” — Annapolis Log. NEW DEFINITION An Optimist—A fellow who shaves every time he goes to see his girl— Boston Beanpot. C } A FUOCE > MILBANK Orchestral Term: Playing the traps.—Princeton Tiger. 21 ge Wits Irresponsible “What is an arithmetical kiss? “Two divided by nothing.”—Car- negie Puppet. HIS LUCID MOMENT “This lets me out,” said the dis- charged prof. as he opened the door.— Syracuse Orange Peel. LOGICAL John—Mamma, was baby sent from Heaven? Mother—Yes, dear. “I guess they like it quiet up there.” —Oregon Orange Owl. AND HE PROBABLY DOES “Daughter, doesn’t that young man know how to say good-night?” “Oh, daddy! I'll say he does!”"— Stanford Chaparral. CURIOSITY? “Is May the kind of a girl that gives you any encouragement?” “Judge for yourself. The last time I called on her she kept wondering what it would feel like to have whisk- ers on her face.”—Michigan Gargoyle. HOW CRUEL! First Coed—What did Blanks get arrested for? Second Coed—Manslaughter. “Manslaughter! How come?” “Well, he went over to see his girl the other night, and when he went to say good-night, his mustache tickled her to death.”—Southern California Wampus.