Judge, 1923-05-26 · page 25 of 36
Judge — May 26, 1923 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief humorous anecdotes from international satirical magazines, each with a simple joke or social observation. The cartoons depict: 1. **Editor rejecting artwork**: An artist argues her rejected drawings aren't uniquely bad—other publications reject them too. This satirizes editorial gatekeeping and artistic rejection. 2. **Servant refusing to answer door**: A cook won't open the door because her job description didn't include that duty. This plays on rigid working-class employment contracts and the divide between job duties. 3. **Mother-in-law joke**: A man offers to tell a hilarious story, but the listener begs him to wait until his mother-in-law arrives—implying her presence will make anything seem funny by comparison. This reflects period contempt for mothers-in-law. 4. **Bootmaker's confession**: A man claims intimate knowledge of a woman because he spent time "at her feet" as a bootmaker—a crude double entendre about past romantic involvement. 5. **Handcuffs as security**: A financier demands security for a loan; the borrower jokes that handcuffs would be appropriate security, implying he's a criminal. These represent typical early 20th-century international humor: domestic servant comedy, family mockery, and working-class ribaldry.
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DIGEST OF THE WORLD'S HUMOR Editor—But, my dear young lady, I cannot publish drawings like this! Artist—Well, you need not be so haughty about it. You're not the only “Would you mind letting us in, °"* that won't.—London Mail. Bridget? We've forgotten the latch- key.” “When I took this job as cook, I told you I wouldn’t answer the door.” —Humorist (London). “T will tell you a story at which you will laugh yourself to death.” “Can’t you save it until my mother- in-law arrives?”—Kasper (Stockholm). Financier—I'm afraid we couldn't if tu lend you money without security. mT tlw Seedy Individual—What security? “Well, I should say handcuffs!”— hy, I know that woman very well. I spent practically all my life at i i Humorist (London). “w her feet. I used to be a ladies’ bootmaker.”—Le Rire (Paris). 23 comicbooks.com