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# "Judge" - Breakfast at the Winnows This page presents a satirical sketch titled "Breakfast at the Winnows," featuring dialogue between characters named Mrs. Winnow, Mr. Winnow, and Eric about attending a theatrical performance. The large illustration depicts what appears to be a theater audience in the orchestra section, with a peculiar detail: the caption reveals "Somebody made the mistake of putting a crossword puzzle in the theater program." The joke is that audience members are so absorbed in solving the crossword that they're ignoring the performance on stage—a contemporary reference to the 1920s crossword puzzle craze that had become a national obsession. The satire mocks how this new fad was distracting people from traditional entertainment and social activities.
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