Judge — March 29, 1924 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "How to Shave in Three Hours" This is a humorous cartoon by Milt Gross depicting the comical chaos of a quick shave that ironically takes three hours. The sequence shows a man attempting a rapid shaving routine but encountering progressively absurd mishaps: water splashing everywhere, soap getting out of control, the razor creating disasters, bathtub overflows, and escalating pandemonium involving family members and household destruction. The joke satirizes the contrast between advertised "quick" grooming routines and reality—what should be simple becomes catastrophically complicated. The slapstick visual humor, with exaggerated expressions and environmental chaos, was characteristic of 1920s-30s comic strips. The satire gently mocks masculine grooming rituals and domestic disorder, reflecting period humor about household management and male incompetence in personal care tasks.