Judge — September 11, 1926 — page 17: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a humorous cartoon panel titled "Judge" showing a taxi driver imagining alternate historical scenarios where he could have achieved greatness. Each scene depicts a taxi being used in famous historical contexts: 1. Solomon receiving "back-seat instruction" (legal wisdom) 2. A thermopylae battle scenario where a taxi lasts longer than expected 3. Horatius at the Bridge 4. Lucrezia Borgia reducing her poison bills 5. Napoleon winning Waterloo The satire mocks the taxi driver's tendency to fantasize about how different he could have been under different circumstances—blending mundane modern taxi work with grandiose historical events. It's a working-class lament about missed potential and the gap between imagined abilities and actual station in life.