Judge, 1926-05-22 · page 11 of 36
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# "Obrien Outloud" - Judge Magazine Satire This page collects humorous short pieces and cartoons. Key content: **"The One Volstead Wrote"** references the Volstead Act (Prohibition legislation), joking that newspapers' anti-prohibition polls suggest another law will soon be "unwritten"—satirizing growing public opposition to alcohol ban enforcement. **"Will It Ever Come to This?"** presents an absurd scenario where a jury foreman finds both defendant and counsel guilty, mocking legal incompetence or judicial absurdity. **"In Defense of Fly Paper"** is a tongue-in-cheek essay defending fly paper over fly swatters, with intentionally circular logic—the humor lies in treating a mundane household product debate with mock seriousness, even including a formal ballot. The cartoons are light domestic humor: a grandmother reflecting on changing fashion standards, and a car scene ("But, gran'ma, ye break seventeen rules!") about traffic violations. Overall, this represents Judge's signature style: gentle social commentary mixed with nonsense humor and domestic comedy, without heavy political edge.
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‘Obrien Gutloud” The Barefoot Dancer She tries to be a butterfly, A woodland sprite or elf; But wouldn't she be better off If she'd just be herself? ce} No Foolin’ 2 it’s so cold they serve soup in sieves. 0 The One Volstead Wrote We hear a lot about the unwritten law. The prohibition poll conducted by the newspapers seem to indicate that another law will shortly be un- written, fo} Will It Ever Come to This? Courageous Jury Foreman: We find the prisoner and his counsel guilty. oO In Defense of Fly Paper FLY swatter manufacturers claim that fly swatters are superior to fly paper because a sheet of fly paper ean account for only so many flies, while a fly swatter can end the careers of an unlimited number. The main argument against fly paper is that it doesn’t look very nice and also that people are all the time putting their hands in it or sitting in it. A good way to prevent people from getting stuck is to lay the fly paper face down, the way a piece of buttered bread falls on the floor. Of course, a sheet of fly paper won't catch many flies that way, but, on the whole, it is just as effective that as it is on the seat of a gentle- man’s pants. What we really want to find out is how the people stand on this ques- tion. So, if you have nothing better to do, fill out the following ballot: Iam in favor of fly paper Tam in favor of fly swatters Tam in favor of s« aS (Vote your favorite!) R.C. O'Brien | (A My dear, if we had dared dress like that when T was young—" es, granny?” “What a grandfather I could have given you!" LEARN A FACT A WEEK Superintendent of plants going quietly about his business. comicbooks.com