Judge, 1926-02-27 · page 11 of 36
Judge — February 27, 1926 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct satirical pieces typical of 1920s humor: **Top cartoon**: A father describes his daughter's unsuitable boyfriend using animal insults—"soft head," "yellow streak," "no backbone," "all wet"—mocking a cowardly, weak-willed young man. The humor relies on dehumanizing metaphors common to period comedy. **"The World Do Move"**: A story about Zach, apparently a man with epileptic seizures ("fits"), who was long avoided by his hometown. Moving away, he attends a dance and has a public seizure. Rather than being shunned, he wins a Charleston dance contest prize, suggesting society's attitudes have changed. The joke's darker edge: his involuntary convulsions are mistaken for the fashionable Charleston dance. **"Who's Zoo in Limerick" and "Swats"**: Brief joke pieces—limericks mocking a kangaroo's drinking problem, and a flirtation joke about a woman's garters. The page reflects 1920s attitudes: casual mockery of disability, ethnic/animal stereotyping, and sexual double-entendre as standard humor.
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Her Fatner—Say, did you see a young whiffet go by here with my daughter? “What does he lool: like?” “Soft head, yellow streak down his back, no backbone, and he's all wet!” The World Do Move Wwers n. g. one month may be o. k. the next Consider the of Zachariah 7 For years Zach has been a nember of the family accompanied Zach wherever he went to sort of keep an eye on him. Everybody in town knew about it and steered clear of Zach if he so much as wiggled a finger. Finally Zach wearied of having folks watch him suspiciously every minute. He moved t other town and felt so relieved at being able to walk around without giving people the heebie-jeebies that he decided to celebrate. The only excitement in the new town was the regular Saturday night dance of the Sa Sixteen Club. h bought a ticket and walked in. As he started across the floor one of his old fits sneaked up behind him and Zach started doing his stuff. For ten minutes he gave a good imita- tion of an organ grinder’s monk that had swallowed a lighted cigar and a flock of cyclones playing leapfrog. Finally the fit flitted on. Zach looked around. He had the floor all to himself. The others, hundreds of ‘em, were standing around and gazing in wonder. Zach figured he'd queered himself and tried to make the door. But three birds with ribbons pinned on their tuxedos and smiles on their maps walked up and handed him a silver loving cup three feet high. Zach, dazed, read the in- scription on i i sy Sixteen Club's Charleston Contest.” Chet Johnson Who's Zoo In Limerick? Said the kangaroo sadly, “Oh, de Tcannot stop hopping. that’s quec Said the jaguar, “You Have been making home-brew And put too many hops in the beer!” B. B. stot Even a bootlegger gets low in spirits, at times! Swats—You're a wonderful girl—the nerve you're got! “T hare on my old garters.” comicbooks.com