Judge, 1922-08-05 · page 23 of 36
Judge — August 5, 1922 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects several brief humorous anecdotes typical of early-20th-century satirical magazines: **Main cartoon (bottom):** A well-dressed man confronts a working-class figure leaning on a fence, demanding why he does nothing but loaf. The worker's response—that "it's all right for a chap who can do a bit of thinking for 'isself"—satirizes class attitudes. The joke mocks the assumption that manual laborers must constantly appear busy, while those who appear idle are presumed to be "thinking." **Text vignettes** include gentle social humor: - A child's modern manners at dinner - Movie actors' behavior in small towns - Housing shortage (people living in kennels) - Wedding etiquette confusion - A loud creditor trying to embarrass a borrower into remembering a debt The overall tone reflects *Judge's* satirical approach: poking fun at pretension, class distinctions, and social conventions through everyday scenarios. Nothing here is explicitly political—it's domestic social satire aimed at middle-class readers.
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