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# "The Diary of a Dub" — Judge Magazine Page Analysis **"The Diary of a Dub"** satirizes a social parasite—a man who constantly third-wheels on his friend Bill's dates. Each day he engineers ways to insert himself into their romantic outings (waiting outside, joining their drive, sitting in their parlor, canoeing). The joke is that his desperate attempts to tag along backfire comically—brakes fail, he gets pushed into a lake, gets hit with a brick. The diary's final entry shows him hiding to escape them, with the moral that couples deserve privacy. **"Amorous Verse to a Radio Maid"** is a humorous poem using 1920s radio/electrical terminology as romantic metaphors—vacuum tubes, wavelengths, transformers, resistance, binding posts, ohms, aerials. It's flirting via technical jargon, reflecting the era's fascination with modern radio technology. Both pieces exemplify 1920s humor: social awkwardness and technophilia presented as comedy.
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—— The Diary of a Dub Monday—Met Bill Jones and his girl to-night and went out to her and waited in front with Bill told her good night, so he wouldn't have to walk home alone. Tuesday—Bill and his girl almost drove past me this evening, but I hailed them and we went for drive. Half way down a hill the brakes wouldn Kd the car, while T was picking a daisy that Bill's girlwanted, so they had to go on without me. Wednesday—Spent several hours with Bill and his girl in her parlor to-night, until Bill heard the fire en- nthe next street. [went and looked all over but it must been a fals arm for TF couldn't find the engines. Thursday Went out — canoeing with them to-night. While Bill and 1 were changing places, he acci- dentally stumbled) and) pushed) me into the lake. Friday—Sat in the park for a while with Bill and his girl. Bill left for a few minutes and while he was gone some thug hit me with a brick. Saturday—Am hiding in my room to-night so they can’t find me. I think that a young couple should be left alone onee in a while. Chet Johnson house while gines Cherry Priexp what did the doctor say it was? SUFFERER The spirit of °25 ( ~\ Funnybones \, None but the brace deserces the Sair—and none but the brace can live with some of them. Blessed if Lean see much wrong with you, old man, Debility! No, that’s not it, it must be something meaning “not so well” in four letters commencing with “D.” Amorous Verse to a Radio Maid Jour eyes are like my vacuum tubes—all gleaming: The wavelength of your hair's exactly right. You haunt me when nocturnally Pin dreaming— Transformer of my life to sheer delight. Let's splice the threads of life. my own, together— Resistance would be futile, love, I fear; My binding post will henceforth be the tether ‘That hooks me up to vou. dyna:nie dear! The energy and voltage that I squanc The feeble current of my former life red, I've amplified since first. fair maid, I pondered That possibly you'd share my ohm for life. Lotharial I'm not and scarcely sprightly, But if you'll marry me [promise true My aerial will bring in to you nightly, Havana, Cuba. Spain and Tim- buctoo ALL comicbooks.com