Judge — January 9, 1926 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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The Prize-winning Text of 1925! Innocents in Paris “Le Br. Bon joor.” “Tray beans. Eee voo?” “Can’t kick. Wanna li'l shoota coney yak?” “Sanna ferry en, kid. this place.” “Kinda puteet li'l joint, but it looks tray joolee.” “How voo feel?” “Boocoo malad.” “Mum shoze with me, osee. “Huh? What's ’at mean?” “Same here, also.” “Wee, wee! That’s right. Some burg, huh?” “Oh, boy!” “Spenda wadda franks las’ night?” Juh see me?’ You sure were boocoo Let’s try “Uh-huh. zig-zag.” “See the lil mamzelle promenadin’ around with me?” “Oh, boy!” “Wow! . . . Where’s ’at waiter? “What'll it be, gents? Whiss- kee?” “You parley United States, huh? Well, make mine coney yak, com- pree?” : ‘ou bet. What'll yours be, sir?” “Gimme a_ puteet shotta vin blank—no—make it vang rooge, silvoo play, monssor.” . P- ! Bill!) Juh hear that frog say ‘whiss-kee?’ ” “Yeah. He's a card, ain’t he? Sure is fun to hear ‘em try to talk good ol’ United States.” “Uh-huh. Mercy, — gar- kone. . . . Here’s how, Bill... . A voter santy, as the frogs say.” “Mum shoze A-a-a-h! Pur lick, nest pa?” “Yeah. . . . Well, I gotta partee to churchy la femmy.” “Olive oil, Bill. Tell the madame bun swar for me.” “Wee, wee! See yuh ser swar, ma; ae along the Roo dee la voo, osee. . . . ‘Txxocents in Paris” was written by Chet Johnson, one of JupGe’s Contributors, and has been awarded the 1925 Prize by the Editors of JupGE as the funniest Text of 1925. Hey! . . . Garkone! = Ally-ally! Toot sweet!” Chet Johnson THE READERS OF Junacs are asked to select THE FUNNIEST TEXT OF 1926, and Jupbce WILL AW. ARD A PRIZE OF $500 for the piece which, in their opinion, is the funniest. ..... AND HERE’S THE WAY IT’S TO BE DONE. . Each week, during 1926, Jupce will run an APPLAUSE CARD. (There’s one in this issue.) WHEN you run across a piece of writing (prose or verse) in JupGE which strikes you as extraordinarily funny, fill out the APPLAUSE CARD and mail it to the EDITOR OF Jupce, 627 West 43d Street, New AT THE END OF THE YEAR, the text which has received the greatest number of votes will be awarded the prize. IF two or more pieces of text receive the same number of votes, each will receive the prize. ..... 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! upc, Vglume 90, No 2306 January 9.106 ated aw Scod-Cas Mate, Othe 21 181 a he POs at New Yak Cy N.Y. under Act of March $87 $50Da yaw, Be a coy Published Weebly and copyrighted 1928 by Lesie-Judge Co.. in the U.S. and 3 H. Cooke, President: Kendall Banning. Norman Anthony, Vice-Presidents: Joseph T. Cooney. ‘Asvt Treasurer and Ams't Secretary; William Morris fiouthion, Secretary: 627 West 43d St, New York, No¥.’ Particular attention called vo the fact that ‘every article aud picture appearing’ 1 JUDGE is protected under the provisions of Section ¥ of the Copyright Law of the U.S. For advertising rates address E. R. Crowe & Company, Inc, New York 25 Vanderbilt Avenue. Chicago: 225 North Michigan Avenue. comicbooks.com