Judge, 1926-10-16 · page 5 of 36
Judge — October 16, 1926 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine contains two distinct sections: **"Talk About Trouble" (top):** A humorous monologue by Carroll Carroll about everyday domestic complaints—a wife wanting to see the Army-Navy game, gin prices, a blonde woman on his lapel, his son learning saxophone, and charge accounts at stores. It's gentle domestic satire about consumer frustrations and middle-class life. **"Ten Original Alibis for Losing Football Teams" (bottom):** A numbered list of absurd excuses for football team failures, from color blindness to game-fixing. The accompanying cartoon shows a radiator being "decorated" as a humorous visual pun about team performance explanations. The page is primarily humor and satire about everyday American life rather than political commentary. The cartoons and text mock ordinary middle-class concerns and sports culture.
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JUDGE Talk About Trouble H EY you! Wadd. ble ‘a wisse! fer? kids? Gotta noshunna slipya I wonder where I can buy thin kye To amusa tickut! some life insurance. My sweet go to Chic game. Have a drink of this gin. Picked it up for sixty cents a quart. Well, I guess I'll turn on the radio. urt says she'd like to go to the Army-Navy Henry, what's this blonde hair doing on your lapel? What I think I need is a machine. Here comes my wife. My son’s learning to play the saxophone. We've opened charge accounts at all the good stores. It’s twins. Carroll Carroll Ten Original Alibis for Losing Football Teams J, O88 players have a highly de- * veloped sense of color. The yellow of the opposing team's socks clashed so badly with our own ora pink that of course our team just couldn't play its best. ge 2. The ball wasn’t properly in- flated. 3. Our president’s third cousin's aunt died the day before. Team overcome with gricf and badly off its game. ———o—oOoOoOooon— A radiator decoration that is more than a decoration. unpopular cop and enjoy it. mother? It's a wow! Right up here, gents! Get these real art photos, three for a quarter. seven fora half dollar! Say, gents, have you heard the one about Ernie a : It seems Ernie said to his mother, “Hey, ma, I bet you can't tell me what's always in fashion!” Mrs. Gookie finished her ironing and turned to her son old face wreathed in smiles. carried him out on a shutter. Pass your most “Well, what?” “The letter ‘f'! ee” WHO’ THREW. THAT. DAMN SNOW BALL. ASKED PROFESSOR):GRIMES' she inquired, her honest shot back Ernie. They 4. Lost purpos Team had been winning so long that the at- tendance was falling off—like Con- nie Mack’s Athletics in their prime. 5. Spectators insisted on cheer- ing, and the team couldn't hear the signals. 6. Lost in order to deceive chief rival to be played at end of Our best players remained in their rooms to study. son. 8, The game was fixed. ), Our men trained in the South Sea Islands and are only used to playing in the rain. 10. The other team” was better. (Yes, we said “original.”) Parke Cummings tas In this day of prevalent divorces it seems that most of the courting is done after marriage comicbooks.com