Judge, 1924-08-30 · page 27 of 36
Judge — August 30, 1924 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous anecdotes and cartoons from "the Good Old Days," presenting comedy through ethnic stereotypes and gender roles common to late-19th-century American satire. The jokes center on: **Ethnic humor**: A servant with an Irish accent finds "Professor Vandersplinkenheimer" (a German name) amusing enough to warn the visitor. The bottom cartoons feature exaggerated Irish and German accents ("Pfwhat d' yez," "yoost"). **Gender/clothing satire**: Children's observations about bustles (women's undergarments that created pronounced rear silhouettes) and whether girls should wear pants before marriage reflect anxieties about changing gender norms. **Class commentary**: A woman's pointed reminder that her suitor is "pretty near" a fool suggests satirizing courtship pretense. The page's framing as nostalgic humor from 1880-1901 suggests Judge's 1930s-era readers found these jokes quaintly outdated—though the reliance on ethnic caricature reflects the magazine's casual period bigotry.
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ASK DAD— HE KNOWS What They Laughed at in the Good Old Days Chip in Judge, 1895 TOO MUCH FOR HER Servant—Vis, sorr, Mrs. Jones is in. What's yer name, sorr? Visitor — Professor Vander- splinkenheimer. “Och! Sure ye'd better go roight in and take it wid ye. Little Lil (pouting)—I ’ish I was as big as Cora. Merritt (amused)—You _ should want to keep young as long as you can, Little Lil (not so sure)—I don’t know about that. If I was as big as Cora I'd wear a bustle, and then ma touldn’t spank me any more. —Judge, 1886 ATER were Stren wwe Penrhyn Stanlaws SIS in Judge, 1901 Bertie—Pa, when I grow up can I | wear pants? AN ACCEPTED OPPORTUNITY Papa—Yes, Bertie; that is er— Mr.—I'll have you know I'm not a fool yet, madam. er—before marriage. Mrs.—Iell, you're pretty near one. —Judge, 1880 “So Iam, madam. I'll just wall: to one side a bit.” Hy Mayer in Judge, 1894 “Pfwhat d’ yez take me fur?” “Take that, yez insulting brute!” “Fer yoost vat you are.” 25 comicbooks.com