Judge, 1925-11-21 · page 23 of 40
Judge — November 21, 1925 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains humor snippets from various college publications, typical of Judge's "Leaders" section featuring collegiate wit. **Key content:** The jokes target contemporary social situations: automobiles (snubbers/shock absorbers), marriage expectations, proper etiquette for British nobility, and emerging professions. One recurring theme mocks correspondence schools as less rigorous than traditional education. **Notable items:** - A dark joke about Thanksgiving (turkey's "tragedy in two acts") - Satire on poets ignoring mundane subjects (suspenders vs. fashionable garters) - Puns on occupational stereotypes ("testah in the mattress factory") - The "Suggested Stationery" list uses wordplay matching professions to paper types (politicians get "oil paper," suggesting corruption/slickness) **Context for modern readers:** These reflect 1920s concerns: automobile adoption, class anxieties about etiquette, skepticism toward distance learning, and gendered humor about work and romance. The college humor credits indicate this was syndicated among American universities.
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He—Have you snubbers on your car? Sue—Why, no. hat. —Darraouti Jack O’LANTERN I'm not a bit high rd “Ezra, to-morrow is our twenty- fifth wedding anniversary; hadn’t we better kill a chicken?” “Why punish the chicken for what happened twenty-five years ago?” —Wisconsin Octopus PAS Mistress (instructing new butler)— Now how do you address a baronet? Butler—Y our lordship. “And his lady?” “Your ladyship.” “And an admiral?” “Er—your flagship?” —Cornell Widow Tur Apwrrat—Hey, officer, how do you call a cop? Tue Worm—Just say Moses and the Bull rushes. —Catirornia PELican Tragedy in Two Acts Act I Turkey—Gobble! Gobble! Act II (Six Hours Later) - Gobble! Little Johnny—Gobble! (The End) —Teaxas Ranger “Swounds, S’ Lawngslot, where didst learn to be so valiant a knight?” “Sblood, Sir Awgwan, at knight school.” —Wisconsiy Ocrorus FAA” La Mode 4 la Gallusses Bold sonnets on the garter have been heard, And lyric odes to satin slippers small, And camisoles the poet’s heart have stirred, To write immortal verse about them all. The females’ duds have been the theme for long. The muse has always sung of women’s fads; But no bum poet ever made a song About the old. suspenders that were Dad’s! —California Pelican “Just saw two fellows fighting down the street.” “What was it about?” “Yeah, a bout.” —Norre Dame Juccier The Stamp of Learning “Pa, what’s a post-graduate?” “A fellow who graduates from one of those correspondence schools, I suppose.” —Pitt Panther Canad * Liza—Mah man is shuah lazy— I bet he’s got tha softest job in town. Jane—What all does youah man do? “He’s the testah in the mattress factory.” —California Pelican PAe She—Wouldn’t you just love to go for a walk along the sea wall? He (enthusiastically)—You bet! “Well, go ahead. I’m/not stop- ping you.” —Annapolis Log as Suggested Stationery For the Aviator—Fly paper. For the Sheik—Sand paper. For the Motorist—Carbon paper. For the Hijacker—Bond paper. For the Pugilist—Wrapping paper. For the Banker—Note paper. For the Suicide—Newspaper. For the Student—Copy paper. For the Undertaker—Crepe paper. For the Politician—Oil paper. —Notre Dame Juggler comicbooks.com