Judge, 1926-01-02 · page 2 of 36
Judge — January 2, 1926 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of "The Funniest Picture of 1925" This page features Judge magazine's 1925 humor contest announcement alongside a cartoon by G.B. Inwood. The winning cartoon depicts a burglar caught mid-robbery, surrounded by chaos—overturned furniture, scattered objects, and what appears to be a small dog attacking him. The burglar's exasperated caption reads: "For Gawd's sake, Mister! Ain't you ever goin' to call a cop?" The joke plays on role reversal: typically, a burglar fears police intervention, but here he's desperately pleading for law enforcement to *stop* the homeowner's aggressive response (likely the dog and/or owner). The humor derives from the burglar being more threatened by civilian resistance than legal consequences. The page primarily announces Judge's 1926 reader contest to select the year's funniest joke, offering a $500 prize.
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] us joke was originated and drawn by G. B. Inwood, one of Jupce's contribu. tors, and has been awarded the 1925 Prize by the Editors of Jupce, as the funniest joke of 1925. Next Week: THE FUNNIEST PIECE or WRITING IN 1925! Burglar (after several minutes of it)—Fer Gawd’s sake, Mister! Ain't you ever goin’ to call a cop? 5 oh a, THE READERS OF Jupce are asked to select THE FUNNIEST JOKE OF 1926, and Jupce WILL AWARD A PRIZE OF $500 for the one which, in their opinion, is the funniest. edu AND HERE’S THE WAY IT’S TO BE DONE. Sg) ace be Each week, during 1926, Jupce will run an APPLAUSE CARD. (There’s one in this issue). idl Bs Bed WHEN you run across a picture in JupGe which | strikes you as extraordinarily funny, fill out the AP- PLAUSE CARD and mail it to the EDITOR OF Jupce, 627 West 43d Street, New York. which has received the greatest number of votes will be awarded the prize. egy Ee ws: w IF two or more pictures receive the same num- . ber of votes, each will receive the prize. | os 91 sense THE PURPOSE of all this is to give OUR READERS the opportunity to express their preferences, and also to give OUR CONTRIBUTORS the added inspiration of knowing that their work is appreciated. GIVE THE BOYS A HAND, FOLKS! 1, 1881, at the Post-Office at New York City, N. ‘8; Douglas H. Cooke, President: Kendall’ York, N.Y." Particular attention is ons of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the vc., New York: 25 Vanderbilt Avenue. Chicago: 225 North Michigan Avenue. AN 3, orman Anthony, V the fact that every. a joseph picture comicbooks.com