Judge — June 27, 1925 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a comedic strip about a woman named Betty traveling by ship. The humor relies on visual puns and shipboard mishaps: 1. **"Gang plank"** - The left panel shows Betty encountering rowdy sailors, making her understand why it's called the "gang" plank (a pun on "gang" meaning a group of rough people). 2. **Radio concert** - Betty awaits entertainment that apparently never materializes. 3. **"Permanent waves"** - The final panel reveals the punchline: after four days of rough seas, Betty suspects the ship's motion inspired the hairstyling technique of permanent waves, as the constant rocking would naturally create wave patterns in hair. The satire gently mocks both shipboard life and the vanity of modern beauty treatments, suggesting their origins in mundane circumstances rather than sophisticated salons.