Judge, 1926-08-14 · page 24 of 36
Judge — August 14, 1926 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects satirical quips and cartoons from various college humor magazines (Columbia Jester, M.I.T. Voo Doo, etc.), typical of Judge's format. **Key content:** The main cartoon depicts a dramatic scene where a baby has apparently failed to bounce after being tossed in the air—a period practice intended to amuse infants. The caption ("Horrible situation when the baby fails to bounce") treats this genuinely dangerous scenario as comedic. **Surrounding jokes address:** - Gender dynamics: Women described as simultaneously desirable yet "impossible" to pursue - College life: Co-eds borrowing clothing, intimate situations - Period safety concerns: Clutch-release accidents (early automobiles) - Scottish fashion: Censorship of Highland kilts as potentially indecent The humor reflects early 20th-century attitudes toward women, vehicles, and child-rearing practices now considered reckless or inappropriate. The tone is lighthearted but reveals casual acceptance of behaviors modern readers would find alarming.
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CuapERoNE—You should have the light on in there, children. You'll strain your eyes trying to read in the dark, —Darrmovts Jack o’ Lantern Fay She’s fair, with an air that is quite debonair, A rollicking dear of a miss. She’s neat, and she’s sweet, and she’s free from deceit, A lovable blending of bliss, A marvelous maiden to kiss. She’s slender and tender, no need to defend her, A most enigmatical miss. She’s clear-eyed, commanding, “sit down, son, you're standing.” A delicious temptation this, A marvelous maiden to kiss. She’s slim, and she’s trim, wields an exquisite limb, A highly desirable miss. She’s flirting, diverting, but damn disconcerting, As cold as an icy abyss— An impossible maiden to kiss! —Columbia Jester Teal “What do you like about these chorus girls.” “Nothing at all.” —M. I. T. Voo Doo Dead “I won’t want it very long,” said the co-ed as she borrowed her room- mate’s skirt. —S. California Wampus Many an accident has occurred because the man at the wheel refused to release his clutch. —Boston Beanpot eal We wonder when the censors are going to make the Scotch Highlanders lengthen their kilts. —Penn Punch Bowl Horrible situation when the baby fails to bounce.—Y aE Recorp Fly—What is ether, anyway? Paper—The stuff they use_to chloroform people with. —Cornell Widow sae “Mandy, tell dat man to take his ahm ’way from ‘round yo’ waist. “Tell him, yourself. He's a per- fect stranger to me.” —Pitt Panther comicbooks.com