Judge, 1922-12-23 · page 11 of 36
Judge — December 23, 1922 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two distinct pieces of humor: **Upper section**: A anecdote about a dinner with a heavyweight boxer who mistakes "demitasse" (a small coffee cup) for something else. The joke satirizes the boxer's pretended ignorance—he feigns not understanding the French term to seem tough and unrefined, but his companions see through the act. The accompanying text mocks the "wrestling mat" as destructive to friendships, with illustrations of exercise equipment (dumb-bells). **Lower section**: "The Magnetic Season" is a children's verse about "Little Willie" being distracted by Christmas toys, paired with an illustration titled "Special Attraction" showing a small boy drawn toward a large horseshoe magnet holding toys and machinery. The cartoon is a visual pun: Willie is literally "attracted" (magnetically) to the toys, illustrating the poem's point about childhood distraction. Both pieces target familiar turn-of-century themes: masculine pretense and childhood behavior.
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