Judge, 1924-12-06 · page 4 of 36
Judge — December 6, 1924 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis The main cartoon shows a woman examining an Egyptian mummy while a man and child look on. The caption reads: "Oh! I see you have acquired an Egyptian mummy!" / "No. That's my husband. He tried to paper the house himself." **The joke**: This is domestic humor mocking incompetent DIY home improvement. The husband's botched wallpapering job has left him looking mummified—wrapped in strips of paper. The satire targets male pride in attempting household tasks without proper skill or help, a common theme in early-20th-century American humor. The page also contains unrelated humorous pieces ("Nuts to Crack," "Funnybones," and "Even in Winter") that are various short jokes and verses typical of *Judge* magazine's satirical content.
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ind of a man who always ‘That reminds me of the time when...” The kind of a girl who suggests a “nice, quiet evening at home” and then drags you out for supper, theater and a roof garden. The kind of people who are horri- fied to discover you don’t play golf. The kind of a man who keeps his small change in a little leather purse. The kind of a guy who subscribes to the Police Gazette. The kind of a man who writes in- dignant letters to the newspapers signed “Old Subscriber.” The kind of a man who won’t listen to the jokes in a Pullman smoker. The kind of a girl who tells ev body, including yourself: “You're a heavenly dancer.” The kind of a parent who says, — | “When I was your age...” The kind of people who go to | Niagara Falls. The kind of people who don’t go to Niagara Falls. Arthur L. Lippmann Complete Characterizations | “Oh! I see you have acquired an Egyptian mummy!” “No. That's my husband. He tried to paper the house himself.” Nuts to Crack Even in Winter Funnybones/ By a Ten-year-old Poetess | Can These Crack Yours? ; “Early to bed, early to rise, { Firemen are very brave, Pre is older than her younger And you'll never tell radio-distance ‘They rush right into Gre: ister. If she is the age she says lies.” Se Aes oe iceys : : And they wear flannel undershirts— she is, Grant took Richmond in 1908. No wonder thes perspire! At this rate, when did Columbus ‘Fudge will pay 85 for each one printed No wonder they perspire R.C. 0. discover America and when will this country be dry? It is 400 miles from New York City to Montreal. A broker made the round trip. Who caught him? In winter time, how many socks on one foot? There are a certain number of people in a subway car. At the next station one-fifth as many more people get on. At the following stop the population of the car doubles. Then triples many of the ladies got seats? (Hint: Let x equal the number of people that got on at the first stop. X, of course, always equals 10. The rest is easy—but, remember, this isn’t the age of chivalry.) Robert Cyril O’Brien and so on. How Fspecially on Anniversaries The kind of a girl that men forget —the wife. ee | comicbooks.com