Judge, 1925-05-16 · page 24 of 36
Judge — May 16, 1925 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** A dentist's waiting room joke. A tailor has been waiting three months for dental work, complaining he's been neglected longest—a reversal suggesting tailors themselves are notoriously slow, making the dentist's wait times seem reasonable by comparison. **Bottom Section:** "Numerical Hall of Fame" nominations—a humorous list celebrating numbers and numerical concepts through satirical observations: - "4 out of 5" mocks advertising claims (likely toothpaste ads claiming endorsements) - "Sin 1" references lubricant marketing - "Baker's Dozen" jokes about the imprecise count (13) - "The 400" references New York's exclusive social elite, who maintain static membership - Luther Burbank was a famous botanist; the joke plays on his plant-breeding success - "My Aunt Sophie" mocks women lying about age - "Robert A. Realtor" satirizes real estate agents' deceptive distance claims - Barbara La Marr and Betty Blythe were silent film actresses; calling them "good numbers" is a pun on attractiveness and their names The humor relies on contemporary advertising tropes and social stereotypes recognizable to Judge's early-20th-century readers.
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Saar oae ne ATES Dentist—Now then, who's been waiting longest? “I've been waiting three months—I'm your tailor!” We Hereby Nominate for the Numerical Hall of Fame “4 out of 5° Because 99 out of every 100 are sure they'll have it at 40, by gum! “Sin i” Because the oily boid is the best lubricated. A Baker's Dozen Because I don’t know how many it represents. The 400" Because they've never dropped to 399 nor increased to 401. Luther Burbank Because he can make 2 grow where 1 flourished be 4. My Aunt Sophie Because she’s been 36 years old since July 4, 1899. Robert A. Realtor Because he made me believe that the house he sold me was “2 minutes’ walk (or a ‘stone's throw’) from the station.” Barbara La Marr and Betty Blythe Because they’re both good num- bers. LL comicbooks.com