Judge — August 9, 1924 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is an instructional comic strip by Met Giehan showing a child learning to tie shoes, with 25 sequential panels demonstrating the process step-by-step. The caption reads "If at first you don't succeed, tie, tie again!"—a pun on the common saying "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again." The humor derives from the visual pun: each panel literally shows the child tying (shoes), while the caption references "tie" homophonically. This is gentle, family-oriented humor typical of *Judge* magazine's lighter content. The instructional nature suggests this may have appeared alongside practical advice columns or educational features common in early-to-mid 20th century periodicals. The artwork style and subject matter indicate this is likely from that era, though exact publication date is unclear from the image alone.