Judge, 1926-02-27 · page 25 of 36
Judge — February 27, 1926 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains multiple short jokes from college humor publications, plus one full advertisement for Fatima cigarettes. **The Fatima Ad:** The main visual is a cigarette advertisement claiming that paying just three cents more gets you a dramatically better product—illustrated by a theatrical scene showing the transformation. The caption "What a whale of a difference just a few cents make" uses hyperbole to mock consumer psychology: spending slightly more on cigarettes supposedly creates enormous value improvement, when in reality the difference is minimal. **The Jokes:** The left column collects brief, mostly clean humor from college newspapers (MIT, Penn, Rutgers, Yale, etc.). Most are puns or plays on misunderstandings—a student answering math questions incorrectly, confusion about mortgage terms, or wordplay about voting. They reflect early-20th-century collegiate wit aimed at young, educated readers. The motorman joke at bottom right mocks working-class poverty—a streetcar operator cannot afford to stop at an expensive apartment building.
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One would hardly suppose I’ve not seen enough of you. That I want more, Lord knows, One would hardly suppose. With this modern expos Ure of kneecaps above view, One would hardly suppose I’ve not seen enough of you. —Columbia Jester tae . Teacher—Johnny, what does six and four equal? Johnny (after some thought)— Eleven. “No, guess again.” “Twelve.” “No. Why don’t you try ten?” “Aw, that ain't right. Five five is ten.” —Mass. Tech. Voo Doo and Canad Jesse—Hear about Elly’s father striking it suddenly rich? Jessica—Yes, but how did he manage it? “Got a first mortgage on a flower pot in Palm Beach.” —Penn Punch Bowl sae She—Why aren’t you having as many breach of promise suits as you used to? He—I had “For Display Purposes Only” engraved on my frat pin. —N. Carolina Buccaneer sae Prof—Now as you all know the law of gravitation explains why we stay on earth. Stude—But how did people stay before the law was passed? —Rutgers Chanticleer Sar Pi—Jack has asked me to the hop. Phi—Well, I'd say it was an oppor- tunity to be embraced. —Middlebury Blue Baboon sae As Queen Elizabeth might have said to Sir Walter Raleigh: “Keep your shirt on.” —Allegheny Alligator tas “An ‘aye’ for an I,” muttered the candidate as he voted for himself. —Yale Record “Something better” “LET ME SEE something better,” says the customer—very frequently indeed. That something better in an automobile may cost several hundred or perhaps even several thousand dollars more; but in a cigarette it costs just three cents more FA M A ‘What a whale of a difference just a few cents make’? Liccrrt 4 Myers Tonacco Co. PassENGER—Do you stop at the Schenley Apartments? Motorman—No, I can’t afford to. —CarnecieE Puppet 23 comicbooks.com