Judge, 1923-06-30 · page 24 of 37
Judge — June 30, 1923 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page reprints satirical cartoons and jokes from various European humor magazines, reflecting early 20th-century social comedy. **Key content includes:** - **Globe diagrams** ("Mr. Foozling sees it through"): Appears to satirize someone's naive or distorted understanding of geography or world affairs. - **Trespassing joke**: Mocks a property owner's contradictory logic—posting a "No Trespassing" sign is meaningless to someone who can't read it. - **Editorial cartoon**: An editor ridicules a reporter for using contradictory phrases ("jumped for joy" + "delight knew no bounds"), satirizing sloppy writing. - **Child detective joke**: A grandfather finds humor in his grandson's inability to locate his own pocket-knife, questioning whether this demonstrates detective skills. - **Dinner party joke**: A hostess's daughter sings deliberately poorly to drive guests away—dark humor about social obligation. The cartoons share common themes: incompetence, logical absurdity, and social awkwardness. They're reprinted from publications across Europe (London, Munich, Stockholm, Christiania), showing the magazine's international reach.
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“What is your name, little boy?” “Introduce yourself first!”—Karikaturen (Chris- tiania). sae Owner of Property (sternly): Don’t you see that “Trespassers will be prosecuted”? “Well, you know what it is now, so go.” “Hexcuse me, mister, but I don’t know what it is. T've only got yer bare word for it, and you're a puffect notice may ew milk sold ‘ere,’ or ‘Apples tup- pence a pound,’ or ‘Welkim, weary wanderer.’ ’—Pear- son’s Weekly (London). ee See ad Mr. Foozling sees it through—The Humorist (London). —=>. Wrap SD Editor (to reporter)—So this is your stuff, is it? What the pussy- foot d’you mean by saying the man “jumped for joy,” and then that his “delight knew no bounds”?—London Weekly Telegraph. 22 “Grandpa, do you think I shall make a good detective when I grow up?” “What makes you think so?” “I have looked all day for my pocket- knife and can’t find it.” — Kasper (Stockholm). sa a) U) “Why does the daughter of the house sing in the dining-room?” “Tt’s the only way to get the guests to leave the table.”—Simplicissimus (Munich).