Judge, 1926-05-29 · page 23 of 36
Judge — May 29, 1926 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humor page featuring short jokes and cartoons typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines. The content includes: **Main themes:** - Ethnic/dialect humor (frequent in period comedy): jokes about language learners, a "Frosh" whose brother studies multiple languages while running an elevator, and Saskatchewan references - Gender stereotypes: women portrayed as unintelligent ("believes everything"), a "deaf mute" girlfriend, and a woman who only says "dumb" things - Prohibition-era jokes: a drunk man asking to "lend" money while "half stewed" - Western/frontier humor: sheriffs and murders in Nevada towns - College humor: credited to Yale, Notre Dame, Stanford, etc. **Visual elements:** A "Follies Princess Flavia" music box revue advertisement, illustrations of couples and comic situations. **Notable context:** The pervasive ethnic stereotypes and sexist humor reflect common Judge magazine content of the era—what was considered acceptable comedy in the 1910s-1920s would be offensive today.
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JUDGE LEADER Half Price dollar? Well, I should say not! You're half stewed how.” °Thatsh all right, then, len’ me half dolla.” —Orange Owl AIS “Doctor, whe for the grippe “Bring it in-and I'll see what it’s worth.” = —Oklahoma Whirlwind t can you give me SHH Frosh—My brother takes up Span- ish, French, English, Italian, Ger- man and Scotch. Goodness, when does he Study? He doesn’t. study, he runs an elevator.” —Johns Hopkins Black and Blue Jay Rnd “That's a beautiful you're sporting.” “Uh, huh. And I'm lookin’ for the man that started this silence gives consent. stuff.” —Gettysburg Cannon Baul black eye Tranr—Quit followin’ me! Ticnrer—I gotta. I'm shame plashe you are. “Wherezat?” “T dunno. Thash why Dm followin’ you.” —Wisams Purpie Cow goin’ ES OSIM “Say, pard, the sherriff wants yu for thet murder at Tonapah, Hev yu an alibi?” “Shore—thet wuz the day I bumped off ‘Spud’ Jackson, over Carson City way.” Yate Recorp Not So Dumb “My girl believes everything she hears and means everything she a deaf mute?” Cornell Widow ery The following sign appeared re- ently on a Scottish golf course: “Members will refrain from picking up lost balls until they have stopped rolling.” “How did you like the show?” “Great bill.” “But, dear, my name is Harr —Norre Dame Jue Daredevil Beneath is all that’s mortal Of handsome Harry Vance, Who always quoted Brodie Before he took a chance. —Notre Dame Juggler Fae One—Where you from? Two—Saskatchewan. “Bad cold you got there, boy.” —Stanford Chaparral tae Mr. Nelson—Miss White, meet Dora. M. W.—Oh, is your name Dora? Please say something dumb, Miss Nelson. Pitt: Panther my siste Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket tt She—The Lord made us beautiful and dumb. It—How’s that? “Beautiful so the men would love us—and dumb so that we could love them.” —Navy Loy Op Stupe—You want to keep your eyes open around here. New Srupe—What for? “Because people would think you were crazy if you went around with them shut.”—C, C. N.Y. Mercury comicbooks.com