Judge, 1924-05-17 · page 21 of 36
Judge — May 17, 1924 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief humorous quips and jokes typical of early 20th-century college magazines and satirical publications. The content includes: **Visual jokes**: A caricatured figure labeled "Little Boy Blew" (likely referencing the nursery rhyme), paired illustrations of flirtation scenes, and a final sketch of "the original dinner dance." **Verbal humor** centers on: - Gender stereotypes (women's limited vocabulary, wives' spending habits) - Courtship and marriage negotiations (conditional proposals, marriage as transactional) - Puns and wordplay ("revenge/vengeance" as romantic terms) - College-campus humor (swimming teams, conclusion-jumpers) - Period slang and observations about modern dating **The satire targets** contemporary social attitudes: women as intellectually limited, marriage as economic arrangement, and the emerging "modern girl" concept. The repeated attribution to various college papers (Yale, Cornell, Stanford) suggests this was syndicated humor shared among American universities. The overall tone is lightweight social commentary rather than sharp political satire, typical of Judge's lighthearted filler content.
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5 Alph—Do you like Tosti’s“Good- Betta—Don't know the gentleman, but it could not be meaner than Jack’s—Pitt Panther Noruine to It There once was a woman called Mrs., Who said, “I don’t know what a Krs.,” But a fellow in haste, Put his arm around h And quietly answered, “Why, Thrs.” N.Y. Medley. Waist “No, Phyllis, the swimming team doesn’t hold its meets in the poolroom.” —Yale Record. . mh “Little Boy Blew.” —Chicago Phoenix. Mrs. West vocabulary of only 500 words. Gordon—It's a small stock. But think of the turnover.—Kansas Brown The average woman has a “Chloe, darling, answer me —will you marry me?” “Yes, dear, on one condi- tion—"” “That's all right, Chloe, I entered college on three.”— Brown Jug. tt She sat on the steps in the eventide, njoying the balmy air: He came and asked, could he sit by her side, And she gave him a vacant stair. Lehigh Burr. My girl is so up to date that when she heard about the New Testament. she wouldn’t even read the Old one any- more.—Utah Humbug. A bird in the hand is bad table manners—Cornell Widow. He—May I call you revenge? She—Why? “Because ‘revenge is sweet.’” “Certainly, if you will let me call you vengeance.” “And why call me vengeance?” “Because ‘vengeance is mine.’ ” —Michigan Gargoyle. Husband (1 gricf, Mary, money itself bills) —Good think Tam king al you must Mary—I wish to goodness you were, then TF could change you.—Chieago Wet—What's good for flu besides whisky? Wetter—Good Lord! Who — cares? Stanford Chaparral. tt Will—That girl is always jumping at conclusions. Bill—Oh, the sort that reads the last of the novel first.—Texas Ranger. The original dinner dance. —Cornell Widow. comicbooks.com