Judge, 1926-09-11 · page 23 of 35
Judge — September 11, 1926 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page contains six short humorous anecdotes typical of Judge magazine's satirical style: 1. **Surgical double vision lawsuit**: Mocks frivolous litigation—a man suing a surgeon for seeing double, with the suggestion a £500 settlement is excessive. 2. **Missing wife joke**: Police sergeant's confusion; the punchline relies on the wife not being recognizable or the man's indifference. 3. **Twins exaggeration**: Husband complains his wife exaggerates; she's just given birth to twins—ironic timing. 4. **Reporter at murder scene**: Dark humor about journalistic persistence; the reporter arrives too late. 5. **Microbes/whiskey**: Doctor asks about precautions against microbes; patient's final answer (drinking whiskey) suggests alcohol kills germs—period medical folklore treated as joke. 6. **Car accident/motorist**: New driver can't explain reversing without warning—satirizes inexperienced motorists. The bottom story concerns a Hollywood publicity job applicant from Princeton who's asked to "say some big words"—mocking shallow hiring practices and suggesting the executive's test is absurdly simplistic. The illustrations depict these scenes in period cartoon style.
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A man who says that he has seen double ever since an operation. is suing the surgeon for £1,000 dam- ages. A cheque for £500 ought to settle the claim. —Humorist ttt Police Sergeant think we've found your missing wife, weph Peel—Have you? What does she Nothing. “That's not my wife!” —Answers reed Husband (to wife who has just pre- vented him with twins) Will you never get over this habit of exagge Tit ating Country Policeman (at scene of murder)—You can’t come in here. Reporter—-But I've been sent to do the murder. “Well. you'r der’s been done.” too late: the mur- Humorist ee Doctor—What precautions do you take against: microbes? Patient—First T boil the water. “Yes, and then?” “T sterilize it.” “Yes, and—then?” “I drink whiskey. — Aussie ship. JUDGE Convivial Party Waiter, two glasshs cement! Chauffeur of big car Why the devil didn’t you say you were going to reverse like that? New Motorist—How could 1? myself. I didn’t know T was going to do it Passing Show Let's have another drink to cement our friend- —London Opinion Golfer—My lad, do you know what becomes of little boys who tise bad language while they are playing marbles? Small Boy—Yes, sir; they grow up and play golf. —Answers It was only five or six months ago that the psychological test for job hunters reached the American motion picture business. The earliest in- stance was of one of the heads of big American company who was ¢ gaging a publicity assistant. ‘The applicant humbly admitted to having graduated from Princeton, edited a college paper, written for magazines, and been a newspaper correspondent. The master mind pondered this and then, with a great light in his face, pronounced his test. “All right.” he said,“ big words.” say me some Tit Bits comicbooks.com