Judge, 1927-01-22 · page 3 of 36
Judge — January 22, 1927 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine, January 22, 1927 The main cartoon depicts an elderly man in traditional robes confronting several automobiles on a road lined with trees. The caption reads: "What—walking to classes, Waldo? Has your car broken down?" / "No—my old man." **The Satire**: This jokes about generational wealth and automobile ownership among college students. The humor assumes that a wealthy young man ("Waldo") would normally arrive at classes by car, so walking is shocking. When asked if his vehicle broke down, he replies his "old man" (father) is broken down—implying his father can no longer afford to buy him a car, or the father himself is decrepit. The joke reflects 1920s anxieties about economic status, college privilege, and the automobile as a marker of wealth during the prosperous Jazz Age.
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LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS JUDGE WEATHER FORECAST (For the Colleges) NOT SO HOT THE WORLD’S WITTIEST WEEKLY SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1927 DOCTOR ROBS BANK A waite leghorn at the Washing- ton State College has broken the world’s record by producing 387 eggs in a year's time. The only other college that produces that many eggs is Harvard! Jupcrsc by General Andrews’ alarm at the shortage of our me- dicinal whisky he must think that Uncle Sam is the sick man of the world. “What—walking to classes, Waldo? Av a fraternity smoker a Dart- mouth medical student recently suc- cumbed to a single bottle of lager beer. He was hit over the head with it. U.S. AIDS CHINA Arter eighteen years of research Doctor Ivan Romanofstallovarich is said to have discovered a profitable method of extracting gold from sea water. The fellow has made quite a name for himself. “No—my old man.” MARIE SWIMS CHANNEL A Proressor of History of the University of Cincinnati states that the wide-open spaces of the West are gradually disappearing. Not so the wide-open places of the East. Russian Soviet leaders are now considering the abolition of formal marriage. American divorce courts seem to have the same idea. Has your car broken down?” JUDGE, Volume 92. No. 2360, January 22, 1927. Entered as Second-Class Matter, October 21. 1881, at the Post-Office at New York City, N. Y., under Act of March 3, 1879, $5.00 a year y President; “Kendall Banning, Norman Anthony, Vice-Presidents; Josep! Particular attention is called to the fact that every article and. picture appearing (a the Copyright Law of the U.S. Published Weekly and copyrighted 19: Ass't Treasurer and Ast Secretary: y ‘Leslie-Judge Co., in the U. ‘liam Morris Houghton, Secretary; JuDGe Ie protected under the provisions of Sectiot 4 Great Britain: Douglas 27 West 43d St., New ¥: For advertising rates address E. R. Crowe & Company, Inc., New York: 25 Vanderbilt Avenue. Chicago: 225 North Michigan Avenue. 1 comicbooks.com