Judge, 1925-03-07 · page 15 of 36
Judge — March 7, 1925 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: **"An Interlude in C"** (top): A absurdist dialogue between a seaman and a blind man. The humor relies on deliberate misunderstandings—the seaman speaks nonsensically about "sea cows" and "seesaws" on beaches, then defines "English" as markings on billiard balls. The joke mocks pretentious or circular reasoning and someone feigning not to notice obvious facts. **"Lady Driver" (middle)**: Brief sketch satirizing women drivers of the era as oblivious consumers. The female driver asks the proprietor to charge a new car battery to her husband, suggesting women were depicted as financially dependent and impractical about automotive mechanics. **"Krazy Kracks" (bottom): Two pieces mocking crossword puzzle enthusiasts. One criticizes a woman using fancy vocabulary ("rotund, decangular") from puzzles in everyday speech. The other features children using "sahara wing experience" (likely "safari wing experience"?), suggesting crossword solving makes people absurdly pedantic. **Overall theme**: This page ridicules modern fads—nonsensical wordplay, women's independence, and crossword puzzle obsession—typical of 1920s-30s Judge satire.
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