Judge, 1925-06-20 · page 13 of 36
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This page satirizes advice column clichés through mock-serious instructional pieces with absurdist humor. The main targets are: **"The Australian Crawl"**: Parodies swimming instruction by mixing legitimate swimming tips with nonsense—ending with Lord Nelson supposedly inventing the stroke as "a plot on the part of the Kangaroo" ("a lot of hop"). The humor mocks both swimming fads and historical attribution errors. **"The Breast Stroke"**: Satirizes dining etiquette columns, offering ridiculous advice about eating chicken at boarding houses while making veiled references to avoiding disturbance. **"The Stroke of Luck"**: Gently mocks how advice columns define "luck"—from finding a boyfriend's attractive friend to discovering $1,000,000, culminating in mother-in-law deafness as the ultimate stroke of luck. The cartoons show domestic scenes; the text credits fictional publications ("Bootleggers' Bulletin," "Burglars' Herald") as the source. This is parody of self-help journalism and advice-giving, common targets in 1920s-era satirical magazines.
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A Few Strokes Swimming and Otherwise (The anthor wishes to acknowledge his gratitude to the editors of The 2ot-Wallopers’ Gazette, The Boot- leggers’ Bulletin, The Safeblowers? Journal, The Burglars’ Herald, The Embezlers’ Almanac and The Tram- sters’ Review of Literature for per- mission to reprint. the following articles which never appeared in their publications.) The Australian Crawl FCLINE on your stomach in the 1 wateh a cater. the theater and wateh The caterpillar may watch you, but Gilda we tating the wriggling move oto the start wriggling ind you've observe yout two water. After the police have « persed the crowds, return home au continue wriggling. Ina week, dive off the end of a long pier, being sure to pay your insurance premiums first. Many people erroneously sociate this stroke with Australia, but it was Lord Nelson who first re- marked, “It’s all a plot on the part of the Kangaroo s: words, a lot of hop! in other “La—Ma—supper ready?” “Veh—awill you have a fudge sundae or a malted flip? y wl-class voarding house wh ay dinner As the chicken i being ser th a hatehet and cut off your piece the breast before Robin- is being serv your neighbors can say MARUET feed you the same kinda meals 1 hear you ravin® about getting autside!™ Bathing girl on neach and every cover.” tiasu.” OF course, youll cut off fifteen or twenty fingers, but don’t let th. With a little practice you'll be able to cut off a ad then, » breast disturb vor hand now clared Pre “luett- jv, the bosom shirt manufacturer when col- Jared Jast evening in the midst of his neckband. The Stroke o° Luck Your boy friend has a girl friend. Your boy friend's girl friend) has a good friend for you! The good friend for you is a stunner and good looking. Th a stroke of luck! You find $1,000,000 in the street. Thats a stre of duck! Your mother-in-law is deaf 1 dumb— of luck of One should never attempt an epi- ina full dress suit. (5 vwill wear. unstroke ever be committer troke my ne A ling.” remarked Jack Dempsey to his wife. cloudy day. “T never cross a bridge till T come to it,” snappily came back his wife, who gets the referee's decision, in- chiding the Seandinavian. Arthur L. Lippmann comicbooks.com