Judge, 1924-02-09 · page 2 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Contest Page This page presents "Judge's New Fifty-Fifty Contest No. 6"—a humor competition asking readers to complete a joke with a clever second line, offering a $25 prize. The cartoon shows a farmer standing by a rural road sign encountering a well-dressed gentleman on horseback. The farmer's opening line is: "Is this road safe for equestrians?" The joke likely plays on the farmer's formal, somewhat pompous language ("equestrians") when addressing what appears to be a city person, creating comedic contrast between rural and urban speech patterns. The contest invites readers to supply a witty response—presumably either the farmer's practical reply or the gentleman's retort. This represents early-20th-century American humor typical of Judge magazine: gentle satire of class and regional differences, rather than overtly political commentary.
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JUDGE’S NEW FIFTY-FIFTY CONTEST No. 6 Can you originate a clever second line for this Joke? Judge will award a prize of $25 for the cleverest second line in the conversation below Study the situation, the characters and their expressions, and then write the funniest line that you can think of! oy, Is this road safe for equestrians? yt wea | —* Farmer In case two or more persons submit the same winning line, $25 will be awarded to each. Any reader of Judge may compete and any number of lines may be sub- mitted, but none will be returned. No. 6 Contest closes February 19, 1924. The winning answer will appear in the March 22, 1924, issue of Judge, and check will be mailed to the prize winner on that date. In the meantime, No. 7 will appear next week. Write one line on a postcard, sign your name and mail to Fifty-Fifty Editor of Judge, 627 W. 43d Street, New York City. All answers to be considered must be received not later than February 19, 1924. Judge, Vol Published comicbooks.com