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# "Time Out" - Judge Magazine Satire This page contains two satirical pieces about commercialization and American business culture in the 1920s. **Main Cartoon:** "Time Out" personifies Father Time as a busy executive whose schedule is sold off in themed weeks to various industries—much like modern advertising campaigns. The satire mocks how American commerce has commodified even abstract concepts. References include the Studebaker automobile company (misspelled "Crudebaker"), coal mining industries, and real estate salesmen in Miami and Los Angeles, suggesting how thoroughly corporate America had penetrated everyday life by 1926. **"Funny Bones" Section:** A salesman tries to sell Father Time a motivational wall motto ("A Scot would rather be tight, than be President"), satirizing the era's obsession with mass-produced business aphorisms and sales tactics. The broader joke: even Time itself cannot escape being packaged and sold—a commentary on American capitalism's reach into all corners of life.
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“If your hours are.” Father Time pays the salesman and he leav Seeretary—Here’s the schedule for you asked for, sir. Father Time—It isn’t as easy to handle as last year. Remember we sold the American rights to the Crudebaker Automobile Company. That was Crudebaker year all right, all right. I bought one my- self, hang it! How are we booked for this ? Secretary—Pretty well, sir. Jan- uary 1 to 7 is going to be “Interna- al Return-Your-Christmas-Pres- Weel Following that we Cold-Enough-for-You- which we sold to the An- thracite and Bituminous Coal Min- ing Industries. In February we — | have “Hone y , Tree and Rail | Chopper Week,” leased to the de- scendants of George Washington and Abe Lincoln. And then there's “G Sore-at- Your- Boy-Friend-After- entine’s-Day Week.” | March . been bought by The Associated Real py it cer- Estate Salesmen of Miami and Los Angeles and will be given “Inter- Celestial Wind Month.” The first minutes aren’t valuable “Now that Tim Dooley has run off with Sam Tiddle’s 1 tainly is a shame, Mrs. Gass, that ye’ve got yer jaw all tied u Time Out week in April is “All Fool's Week.” ‘ 7 ~ Father Time—What time is it? 7 1s the office of The Inter-Ter- FUNNYBOMES Saori WPCway pe pout be restrial Time Corp., Father Time, time, sir. president. The office is simply fur- A Scot would rather be tight, than ~ Ti rr nished. Sitting behind the time- te President. soak ater Time—Cond Night! L gotts table is Father ‘Time, at his left (0 — ee peattte . elbow is a little vase with a few Gudge pays 85 fr each one printed The Somelary lakes timefouts as} | thyme leaves in it. Oh the wall is the curtain falls, Carroll a picture of Father Time’s twin bro- ther, tide, neither of them ever wait- ed for a man. On another wall hang the pictures of the other two time twins, a. and p.m. The door | opens as the curtain rises and a secretary enters. Secretary—There’s a gentleman to see you, sir. Father Time—Tell him I haven't any time. Secretary—He it’s urgent, sir. I think he’s a salesman. Father Time—I thought you said he was a gentleman. Well, show | him in. | Salesman (entering)—Mr. Time, I have a wonderful little wall motto, just imported from the Middle West. Let me hang it on your wall. If you don’t think it’s worth $2 after a two- week trial send it back and we'll sell it to some business man. (He hangs a little card on the wall. It reads, comicbooks.com