Judge, 1923-06-30 · page 23 of 37
Judge — June 30, 1923 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief humorous anecdotes and jokes from various sources, arranged with accompanying illustrations. The jokes target everyday situations and absurdities: **Top section:** A domestic joke about a tough duck (possibly a decoy instead of real game), a waiter mishearing "liver" as "leather," and a doctor who specializes in riddles. **Bottom illustration:** A man struggling to carry an enormous potted plant, captioned with a school conversation about learning "words of four cylinders"—a joke about automobiles and modern technology, suggesting the child is learning about cars rather than traditional subjects. This reflects early 20th-century anxiety about how cars were changing society and education. The page exemplifies Judge's format of reprinting international humor ("Passing Show," "London Mail") alongside original content, presenting genteel, family-friendly wit typical of the era's middlebrow entertainment.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
| Mrs. Hashley—I bought this duck from the man who “Waiter, are you hard of hearing?” Boarder (finding it a little tough)—Are you sure he “No, sir. Why, sir?” didn’t make a mistake and give you the decoy?—Passing “The possibility occurred to me that when I asked Show (London). for liver you thought I said leather."—London Mail. “Doctor, are you good at riddle: Most of the people who boast of being Some guys are so broke they call money “Well, guessing is my. profession!’— familiar with the great are too darned “John.” amiliar enough with it to The Medical Quip. familiar,— Medford Mail-Tribune. ‘Jack,’ “Fine. We're learning words of four cylinders now.’—Passing Show (London). 21 “How are you getting on at school, Alec?” comicbooks.com