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# Analysis of "Bringing In the Yule Log" (Judge, December 4, 1926) This Christmas-themed cartoon depicts two uniformed police officers struggling to carry an enormous log while asking a woman at a doorway: "Where'll you have him, ma'am?" The joke plays on Prohibition-era slang. "Yule log" appears to be a euphemism for an intoxicated person or smuggled alcohol. The officers' formal question and the woman's willingness to receive this "delivery" suggest they're depicting corrupt cops facilitating illegal alcohol distribution—a common satirical target during Prohibition (1920-1933). The humor mocks how openly police participated in bootlegging operations despite their sworn duty to enforce alcohol laws. The domestic holiday setting emphasizes the casual, normalized nature of this corruption in American life.
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