Judge, 1926-08-07 · page 11 of 36
Judge — August 7, 1926 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page from *Judge* contains several humor pieces typical of the 1920s-30s era: **"Judge's Question Box"** parodies advice columns with absurdist non-sequiturs—the "Dear Judge" letter about a woman seeking romance gets deliberately nonsensical responses (wrapping potatoes around flatirons). This mocks the earnest advice-column format. **Beach Comber remarks** satirize gender behavior: women wearing caps to preserve hairstyles while swimming, the impracticality of one-piece bathing suits becoming increasingly scanty, and the dated trope that "gentlemen prefer blondes." **The cartoons** show period-specific humor: the "Kiddie Kar Valise" depicts absurdly speedy child transportation; the final cartoon plays on the common excuse "it's not my car" when caught speeding—likely satirizing wealthy people's casual attitude toward traffic laws and vehicle ownership. The overall tone reflects Jazz Age social commentary: dating mishaps, changing women's fashion, automobile culture, and class attitudes. The humor relies on exaggeration and non-sequitur logic typical of *Judge's* satirical style.
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Judge's Question Box EAR JupGe: I am only a fresh young flower in the garden of love, waiting for some knight to come and pick me up. Lam approxi- mately thirty or forty years old, have nearly all of my teeth, an Ed Pinaud complexion and a whisky breath. Three or four years ago I was going around with a guy I liked a lot but he fell off of the merry-go-round and Lain’t never seen him since, The other day I met him and his wife and his three kids on the Coney Island cash and carry, and he had an empty orange in one hand and a full house on the other side of the ques- tion, Do you think he still loves me and “All's a matter o' us, Sis, is we're only twenty years too young.” if so what shall I do since I never could stand him and can’t see him for a furnished apartment on West End avenue. Worried Dear Worried: You've probably been eating too much static with your daily dozen. A girl is never safe in a burning trolley car and a rolling stone is better than two in the wood- pile, Besides, it is a great deal cooler in New Jersey, if you can find a good solid cake of ice. IT think if you try wrapping a cold potato around your flatiron the wrinkles will disappear in no time. To George X: Send me your photograph (the one on the steps of the library will be all right), a de- scription of yourself and your weekly » and T'll see what I can n do. The Kiddie Kar Valise. Very much appreciated in traveling, where Remarks from a Beach Comber @ few seconds count. Jo marrer how much a woman + % may desire to have waves in her hair she will always wear a cap when she goes in bathin; If the one-piece bathing suit gets any scantier it’s going to be hard trying to locate the one piece. The only person who feels over- dressed in a bathing suit is a chorus girl. Lifeguards as well as gentlemen prefer blondes. Sidney Skolsky RAT WANCKS BAe nama Sumatra ava “What Su- . . matra? Jara Orricer—You are under arrest for speeding. puncture?” Girt Mororisr—Why, officer, this iswt my car! comicbooks.com