Judge, 1925-10-10 · page 21 of 37
Judge — October 10, 1925 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a collection of humorous one-liners and cartoons from various college humor publications (Princeton Tiger, Penn State Broth, etc.), typical of Judge magazine's "Leaders" section showcasing collegiate wit. The humor relies on wordplay and social commentary: A dialogue about Adam being the only man who could claim monogamy; a vaccination joke implying correlation-isn't-causation absurdity; a pun on "Czech" (the ethnicity) and "check" regarding an Austrian nobleman; and a play on "Hamlet" where "there's the rub" (massage) becomes literal rather than philosophical. The cartoons depict recognizable scenarios: military/fraternity hazing, office bureaucracy's circular logic, and physical comedy. The "Tani" runner reference appears incomplete without full context. Overall, the page satirizes early 20th-century American college culture, gender relations (frequent references to wives/widows), and contemporary anxieties about vaccination and immigration through irreverent collegiate humor.
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LEADERS ©. past a First Boor (archly)—’Pon my soul, you're quite the kid, ain't you? Seconp Boot—Don’t pull none o° that Oxford stuff on me. I seen you walking home last night. —Pirt PanTHER Raed It’s dangerous to make love to another man’s wife; byt it’s more dangerous to make love to his widow. —Toronto Goblin Canad “Where is the manager’s office?” “Follow the passage until you come to the sign reading ‘No Admit- tance.’ Go upstairs till you see the sign ‘Keep Out.’ Follow the corri- dor till you see the sign, ‘Silence,’ then yell for him.” —Princeton Tiger “She was a sweet young thing and he was a dissipated Austrian noble- man.” “Well, why did she not marry him?” “Her mother told her never to take a bad Czech.” —Cairornia PELICAN —)y. LIN Wifey—Do you think there is a man who could truly say to his wife, “You are the only woman I ever loved?” Hub—Only one that I can think of. “Who? You, dear?” “Naw, Adam.” —Chicago Phoenix “So you don’t believe in vaccina- tion, Mrs. Agronomy.” “No, indeed, Bella. Three weeks after little Yokel was vaccinated he fell out of the window and broke his neck,” —Brown Juc anal Tell me little gypsy, Is it love that makes my brain All awhirl with strife and strain Is it love That gives me pain? Listen little gypsy, Is it love that makes me quiver Like a sapling by the river, Is it love— Or just my liver? —Penn State Broth “T see Rosenblatt had a terrible fire last night.” “Vell, he’s a nice feller, he deserves it.” —Mhvviesvury Buive Basoon ts “That’s a dirty book.” “Let me at it!” “Wait till I dust it off.” —Princeton Tiger aad The important thing is not whether the boy cyn stand alone at one year; whether or not can he do it at twenty-one is the real test! —Notre Dame Juggler tot Ophelia—To be massaged or not to be, that is the question. Hamlet—Aye, there’s the rub. —Toronto Goblin “Tani?” —Texas RANGER —— comicbooks.com