Judge, 1925-09-26 · page 23 of 37
Judge — September 26, 1925 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief jokes from college humor magazines (circa early 20th century), organized around romantic, social, and racial themes typical of the era. **Key content:** The jokes traffic in crude ethnic stereotypes—a "wooden wedding" joke about Polish people, and two separate jokes using the N-word to depict Black dialect speech as comical. These reflect deeply offensive period attitudes. Other humor relies on double-entendres (the blind man / stocking joke) and wordplay about courtship and dating among college students. **The satire:** There's minimal political satire here; rather, this is collegiate humor mocking social awkwardness, class pretension ("Art Collector" protecting a Rembrandt with police), and linguistic confusion (garbled grammar presented as funny). **For modern readers:** This page starkly documents how racial slurs and ethnic mockery were normalized entertainment in mainstream American magazines, even prestigious ones like *Judge*. The casual inclusion of such content shows how embedded these attitudes were in the era's culture.
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“Rudy, tell me, do you get any real pleasure out of kissing?” “More or less, as the face may be.” —C. C. N. Y. Mercury FHS “Not a peep out of him,” said the lady fixing her stocking in front of the blind man. —Cornell Widow PIS “Vot you going to do mit dot fella vot ran away mit your wife?” “Oi, have him arrested for petty larceny!” —Penn State Froth First Co-ev>—My roommate was a. big success at the Prom. Seconp Dirro—What makes you say that? “None of the girls are speaking to her. —Boston Branrot “Where were you last night?” “I went to a wooden wedding.” “What do you mean, wooden wedding?” “Why, two Poles were married.” —Wesleyan Wasp Knick—They say women are the salt of the earth. Knack—Wouldn’t doubt it, judging from the number of men they’ve driven to drink. —Uran Humsua What Did He Mean? It was close to 8.15, and the gal- lery was crowded. “Two single seats,” announced the genial usher, facing the standing crowd, “But you wouldn’t separate a daughter from her mother, would you?” politely asked the older of the two women who were close to the aisle. “You’re quite right, madam; I wouldn’t,” replied the usher. “I did that once, and I’ve been regretting it ever since!” —Penn Bunch Bowl “I don’t suppose you don’t know of nobody what don’t want to hire no- body to do nothing, don’t you?” “Yes, I don’t.” —Brown Jua FISH Hospitable Host—Won’t you have some more duck, Miss Stunner? Bashful Guest—No, thank you. “Oh, do. Here’s a nice little leg, just your size.” —Pitt Panther PAH “Nigger, where I cum from dey used to play marbling with bowling balls.” . “Dat’s nothing. Whar I cum from dey used to play tiddle-de- winks with manhole covers.” —Carnegie Puppet Art CotLector—I have that new Rembrandt of mine well protected. Frrenp—How’s that? “Why, I placed two constables on each side of it.” —PrINcETON TIGER comicbooks.com