Judge, 1925-10-03 · page 8 of 36
Judge — October 3, 1925 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine This page contains three separate humorous pieces: 1. **Top cartoon**: A domestic humor joke about the Scrapp couple. The stove explosion causes them to rush outside together—apparently so rare an occurrence that their neighbor comments they haven't left the house together in months, implying marital discord or estrangement. The humor relies on the domestic tension being so severe that only disaster forces togetherness. 2. **"Who's Zoo in Limerick"**: A playful limerick about animals at the London Zoo, with intentional wordplay around "yew tree" and "yew" sounds. Light, whimsical content. 3. **"Little Superstitions"**: Mock superstitions satirizing absurd folk beliefs. The humor lies in exaggeration—the unlucky number is ridiculously specific, the "can't open car windows" joke implies superstitions apply to literally every day, and the "pink elephants" reference suggests drunken hallucinations. 4. **Bottom**: A romantic exchange where a man learns to cook at summer camp, thinking it'll impress a woman—she questions why cooking would matter. The final "Eye for an Aye" quip about blind tigers likely references Prohibition-era illegal liquor ("blind tigers" = speakeasies).
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NEIGHBOR (as stove blows up)—Well! That’s the first time I’ve seen Mr. and Mrs. Scrapp leave the house together in months! Who’s Zoo in Limerick A™ lamb that gamboled in Kew Climbed up a yew tree for the view. A flirtatious young ram Bleated out to the lamb, “Yoo-hoo, you yew up in the yew!” Berton Braley Little Superstitions for Everybody It is very unlucky to lose $13,013,- 013.13. A board marked “Dynamite” is a sign of danger. 4 One cannot easily open a car win- dow on Friday. Similarly, this ap-_ plies to Saturday, Wednesday, Tues- day, Thursday, Monday and Sunday. If a black cat with thirteen tails chases thirteen pink elephants across your path, you’re d— lucky. Lawson Paynter He—Well, you see, I thought after I came back from summer camp, I'd be just the boy for you! An Eye for an Aye SHE—And why so? Maybe blind tigers get that way “Well, I learned to cook.” from drinking their own stuff. comicbooks.com