Judge, 1925-12-12 · page 13 of 37
Judge — December 12, 1925 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate humor pieces: **"Vegetarian Love"** is a pun-based poem playing on vegetable names as romantic language ("carrot all for me," "heart beets for you"). It's lighthearted wordplay with no deeper political meaning. **"Lizzie Labels"** appears to be a recurring feature offering payment ($15) for reader-submitted jokes or sayings. The visible example, "I miss my Suiza," likely refers to Suiza brand products. **"It's Rare Luck"** offers marriage advice: wives with plenty to discuss are preferable to those with nothing to say—inverted conventional complaint humor. **The theater cartoon** (bottom) depicts opera-goers complaining about "shocking" content while simultaneously paying premium prices ($10) and eagerly consuming it. This satirizes hypocrisy and moral posturing—patrons claiming outrage while gladly supporting the very entertainment they denounce. It's social commentary on audience pretense rather than political satire.
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Vegetarian Love © you carrot all for me? My heart beets for you, With your turnip nose, And your radish hair, You are a peach, | If we cantaloupe, | Lettuce marry, | Weed make a swell pear. | Douglas Powell AZZIC @ IABELS I miss my Suiza. JUDGE wil poy 85 for each one printed It’s Rare Luck Don't grumble if your wife says F 1945—Grand: ti 5 5 old- she's got a lot of things to talk to fee or 1945—Grandma, you try my patience, you're so you about; that’s much better than having her talk about things she | i) ad bp Yl Li Vid Ca “How do they dare put on this shocking stuff! You'd think people would be disgusted!” “Yes, and the fools eat it up! Why I simply had to fight to get these seats at ten dollars!” comicbooks.com