Judge, 1926-11-06 · page 3 of 36
Judge — November 6, 1926 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine, November 6, 1926 The main cartoon depicts two children in a flower field with the caption: "Percy—Thay, Otear, who walk that lady I theen you with lath night? / Oscar—That wathn't no lady—that wath my mamma!" This is a classic joke format playing on the children's lisp and mispronunciation ("theen," "lath," "wathn't"). The humor relies on the implication that Percy saw Oscar's mother in a compromising situation with someone who wasn't her husband—the punchline being Oscar's innocent misunderstanding that deflates the adult innuendo. The cartoon uses sentimental pastoral imagery (flowering meadow, sunrise) to contrast sharply with the risqué subject matter, a typical Judge satirical technique. It's primarily a joke about adult infidelity filtered through children's innocent speech.
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LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS THE JUDGE WEATHER FORECAST For the Big Games WHIRLWINDS FROM THE WEST WORLD’S WITTIEST WEEKLY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1926 ISLANDS ASK FREEDOM Tue Philippine Legislature has now adopted a resolution calling for complete independence. If they are really serious about it there’s no reason why we shouldn't sell them our Statue of Liberty. ArTerR more than thirteen years of intensive study a professor of Brown Un has figured out that V. Dei Hic Dux Ind. means “by the will of God, here I became leader of the Indians.” This just goes to show what a college education can do, AccorDING to Senator Reed's in- vestigations, the Senate is about to get some of the very best members that money can buy. ENGLAND CHIDES U.S. EnGianp finds it very humorous that the citizens of “The Land of the Free” aren't permitted to take a drink. On the other hand, it is rather amusing to us that the of the Empire on which “The Sun Never Sets’ can’t buy cigarettes after eight o'clock at night. Percy—Thay, Othcar, who wath that lady I theen you with latht night? Oscar—That wathn’t no lady—that wath my mamma! YANKS FLAY FRENCH New returning from Paris say that in spite of the decline of the frane they were grossly over- charged at every turn. Yorkers It may be, of course, that our French cousins were merely trying to make their guests feel at home, Av statistician of the Metro- politan Life Insurance Company computed the ¢ has. sh value of a child at 3, at five years of dat fifteen years In other words, it isn’t the original cost, it’s the upkeep. fatered as Second-Class Matter, October 1, 1881, at the Post-Office at New York City, N. Y.. under Act of March 3, 187 Particular attention is called to the fact that every a 3 of the Copyright Law of the U.S. 5 Vanderbilt Avenue. Chicago: 22S North Michigan Avenue, $5.00 a year. 1S¢ ents; Joreph T. C comicbooks.com te and picture appearing ia