Judge, 1925-08-15 · page 24 of 37
Judge — August 15, 1925 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page collects humor from college and university newspapers, featuring satirical jokes about courtship, marriage, and social behavior circa the 1920s. **Key themes:** **Romance/Dating:** Multiple jokes mock the transience of romantic interest—a man loses attraction when he finds his girlfriend "waiting" in a cheap restaurant instead of on a moonlit beach. Another joke plays on the Camels cigarette slogan ("I'd walk a mile for a Camel"). **Marriage satire:** Jokes contrast old courtship etiquette (asking father's permission) with modern elopement ("Step on the gas, George! The old man is gaining!"), reflecting changing social norms. Another suggests marriage kills passion: "the faster you are married the less fast are you married." **Gender commentary:** A joke about women smoking notes 95% do so; the remaining 5% think *not* smoking attracts more attention—satirizing performative femininity. **Miscellaneous wordplay:** A waiter's typo joke ("button" should be "mutton") and a haberdashery definition joke round out the collection. The overall tone reflects Jazz Age cynicism about love and modern life.
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“Oh, Gondolito, do you love me?” “T'll say so.” “But do you love me?” —C. C. N. Y. Mercury aad The teacher wanted to illustrate the word “thaberdasher.” Tom- mie, if you owned a store that sold suits, shirts, collars and ties and such, what would you be? Tommie—Well dressed. —California Pelican aad Ninety-five per cent. of girls smoke. The other five per cent. feel they can attract more attention by not smok- ing. —Lafayette Lyre PAH “George,” said his mother-in-law, “I saw you coming out of a barroom yesterday.” “Yes,’’ answered George, “I had to catch a train.” —Pitt Panther I found her waiting there On the sandy moonlit beach, And I thought she was a peach When I found her waiting there— Just for me. I found her waiting there When this summer I returned, Now my spark of love’s all burned For I found her waiting there— In a cheap Greek restaurant. —Penn State Froth AHS Diner—Waiter, there’s a button in my soup. Waiter (ex-printer)—Typographi- cal errér sir; it should be mutton.” —Lehigh Burr Barely making a living. +—Penn Srate Frorn QurEn—Do you think that long skirts will ever go out? He—Not with me. -Hamitton Royat GaBoon Rated “Saw ‘The Lover of Camille’ yesterday.” “Is he the guy who walked a mile for one?” —V. M. I. Sniper PAH Usually the faster you. are married the less fast are you married. —Cornell Widow PAH “What is free love, father?” “There’s nosuchthing, sonny.” —Ambherst Lord Jeff Banal Olden Plea—You’ll have to ask papa’s con- sent first, Mr. Perkins. Nowadays—Step on the gas, George! The old man is gaining! —Stanford Chaparral comicbooks.com