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# Judge Magazine Contest No. 18 (May 1, 1924) This page features a domestic humor cartoon by Gilbert Wilkinson showing a married couple at home. The wife stands holding what appears to be clothing or fabrics, while the husband sits relaxed. The wife asks: "Don't you know when to stop?" and the husband's response is left blank for readers to complete. The joke likely plays on common marital tensions of the 1920s—perhaps about the wife's shopping habits, the husband's drinking or smoking, or excessive talking. The contest invites readers to supply the husband's witty comeback, with a $25 prize for the cleverest line. This reflects Judge magazine's typical middle-class domestic humor, where gender dynamics and marriage provided standard comedic material for the era.
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JUDGE'S 50-50 CONTEST—No. 18 SSS “SE Drawn by Gipert WILKINSON | | Wife—Don't you know when to stop? Y h\ Husband— You can originate a clever second line for this joke! 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. 18 Contest closes May 13,1924. The winning answer will appear in the June 14, 1924, issue of Judge, and check will be mailed to the Prize Winner on that day. In the meantime, No. 19 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 May 13. JUDGE, Volume 86, No. 2218, May. 5. 1924 Published Weekly and copyrighted 1924 by Le New York € 9. $5.00 year. 1S ac Donne! 43d Street, New York, N comicbooks.com