Judge, 1926-12-11 · page 23 of 36
Judge — December 11, 1926 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous one-liners and jokes sourced from college newspaper humor columns (Johns Hopkins, MIT, Pitt Panther, etc.). The satire targets early 20th-century social behaviors and attitudes: **Key themes:** - **College culture**: References to correspondence schools, fraternities, and campus life reflect American higher education's expansion - **Gender and courtship**: Multiple jokes about pursuing women ("co-eds," "maud"), reflecting period dating anxieties - **Alcohol**: Prohibition-era humor appears throughout (getting drunk, "maudlin," spirits/flesh wordplay) - **Class commentary**: Jokes about living beyond means and wealth management suggest economic anxiety - **Stereotypes**: A Hawaiian dancer joke and brief caricatures reflect period racial attitudes typical of Judge's humor The cartoons show stylized figures in period dress. The overall page mocks collegiate pretension, romantic mishaps, and social climbers through ribald, often crude jokes—typical of 1920s-era satirical magazines aimed at adult readers seeking edgy humor about modern life.
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JUDGE “How did you ever meet up with those out-of-town dames?” “My good fellow, they are co-eds in my correspondence school.” Jouns Hopkiys Biack & Biue Jay To See What? “Jack fell out of his car the other A long neck stretch- —Brown Jug sae “Ah, ha! Isee my friend gave you a black you never saw the person me this black eye.” “Well, he’s my friend now.” —Pitt Panther a0) Bon “And where has the royal execu- tioner gone?” “He's hanging around his old home- stead now.” —Norre Dame JuGGLer as Le Soaker—Wha’ shay we go to the dance? I'll get Maud. Soaked—Sh’ fine plan. T'll get maudlin, —M.1.T.Voo Doo Ny, HITT woe E Kani “Did this pig they stole off you have any earmarks, Ludwig? Deer one,/ could. gait Learn, to Loe me?” “Learn, h—l! I’ve been to house parties, ain’t 1?” —Tue Prrr Pantuer , Mr. Interlocutuh, it had its —Brown Jug tail cut off.” sas It’s never been discovered where people who live beyond their in- comes get the money. | —North Carolina Buccaneer sae Man wants but little here below, but wants that little strong. | —Dartmouth Jack o° Lantern | sae Sidney—Tom tried to get drunk last night and couldn't. Pal—Why not? “The flesh was willing, but the spirits were weak.” Towa Frivol Bums! —CorneELL Wipow tae “My wife finally got rid of her nasty temper.” “How?” “She stamped her foot one day while ice skating.” —Pitt Panther set “Gentlemen prefer blond which may explain why professors are usu- ally partial toward brunettes. —Lafayette Lyre sae Talk about some fast acting—you should see a Hawaiian dancer with her grass skirt on fire. —Stevens Stone Mill Suort-sigHtep NostemMan—Did any ducks fly by? Lacontc Guine—Yes, Mallard. —Toronto Gosiin comicbooks.com