Judge, 1924-03-01 · page 2 of 36
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# Judge's 50-50 Contest No. 9 This is a humor competition page, not political satire. The cartoon shows a couple at the beach: a woman sitting on a man (who appears stuck headfirst in the sand) with a beach umbrella. The man says, "Don't you love water sports?" Readers were invited to submit a clever second line to complete the joke, competing for a $25 prize. The humor relies on a visual pun—the woman's weight pressing the man into the sand while referencing "water sports," creating an absurd and mildly suggestive domestic comedy typical of 1924 Judge magazine. The contest closed March 11, 1924, with results to appear April 12.
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a= at JUDGE'S 50-50 CONTEST No. 9 can You originate a clever second line for this joke! Ceorge—Don't you love water sports? Ceorgette Drawn by Gicpert WiLKINSON. UDGE will award a prize of $25 for the cleverest second line in the above conversation. Study the situation, the characters, and their ex- pressions, and then write the funniest, snappiest line you can think of. In case two or more persons submit the same winning line, $25 will be awarded to each. Any reader of Judge may compete. Any number of lines may be submitted but none will be returned. No. 9 contest closes March 11, 1924. The winning answer will appear in the April 12, 1924, issue of Judge, and check will be mailed to the Prize Winner on that day. In the meantime, No. 10 will appear next week. Write one line on a postcard, sign your name and mail to Fifty-fifty Editor of Judge, 627 West 43d Street, New York City. All answers, to be considered, must be received not later than March 11, 1924. JUDGE, Velume 86, March 1, 1924, Enteed as Second-Class Matter Published Weekly and copyrighted 1924 by Leslie-Judge Co.; William Green, Pres comicbooks.com