Judge, 1926-06-12 · page 22 of 36
Judge — June 12, 1926 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief jokes and humorous anecdotes from college newspapers and humor magazines, typical of early 20th-century American comic publications. The content includes: **Visual humor**: A cartoon shows a woman in a striped dress, likely satirizing fashionable attire of the era. **Joke subjects**: The humor targets common social situations—dating ("if she was beautiful she'd be beautiful and dumb"), gender dynamics (a college boy's quip to his bridge partner about pipe-smoking making a "good actress"), class pretension, and innocent innuendo (poems "To a Virtuous Lady"). **Source attribution**: Most jokes credit college humor publications (Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Brown, Penn, etc.), reflecting the collegiate humor circuit popular at the time. **Social commentary**: Mild satirization of gender relations, working-class characters ("henpecked" husbands, porters), and upper-class affectation appears throughout. The page represents typical Judge-era humor—lighthearted, sometimes risqué by contemporary standards, primarily focused on social observation rather than political satire.
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“Hey, Jim just fell out of a ten- story building!” “Golla, Did it kill him?” “Naw, didn't hurt him at all; he fell out of the window on the first floor.” —Bowpo1n Bearskin soe Barber—You have a bad scalp disease. Have you been using our eczema cure? Henpecked—Nope, it ‘uz caused from workin’ in the mines, I reckon. —Oklahoma Whirlwind ere “What kind of a date did you have last night?” ’ “Boy, if she was beautiful she'd be beautiful and dumb.” —Michigan Gargoyle Forst BLuEsLoop—What’s a mat- ta, dearie? Seconp BLuEBLoop— That damned spaghetti’s too stringy. “Why don’t yer try it wid yer veil off?” —Larayerte Lyre At a recent bridge party a young college boy asked his fair partner if she objected to his smoking a pipe. “Yes,” was her unexpected answer. Quick asa whip he rejoined, “Then you'll never make a good actress.” ‘The laughter was general. —Bowdoin Bearskin “I like Polly, she’s the sort of girl that stands out in a crowd.” “Personally I'm all for Betty. She sits out.” —N. Y. Mepiey A porter entered the smoking car. “Pa'don me, gen’men, but is there a Brown student heah?” There being no answer, he repeated his question. “Is there a student from Brown heah, please? A young man spoke up, “Iam from Brown, George. “Then would you lend me your co’kscrew a moment, suh —Dartmouth Jack o Lantern Rad “No, Willie.” said the Sunday school teacher, ‘s wife wasn't Joan of Are.” —Washington Cougar’s Paw To a Virtuous Lady You say you've never been embraced And T begin to think it’s so, For you are frigid and as chaste As ice or newly fallen snow. I've never seen such innocence— I'm sure it has no parallel, But would you show such reticence er tell? —Dartmouth Jack o° Lantern If you were sure Pd ni er T saw a horse with a wooden leg and a glass ey How does he get around? On a merry round. —Rutgers Chanticleer tote High Hat—What happened to that valet of yours? Hye Hatte—I fired him for remov- ing a spot from one of my suits. “But isn’t he supposed to do that?” “Yes, but this was a ten-spot.” —Penn Punch Bowl Surs—Why do rabbits have shiny noses? Hes—Because their powder puffs are on the other end. CaLivorNiA PELICAN — comicbooks.com