Judge, 1927-01-29 · page 24 of 36
Judge — January 29, 1927 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a collection of brief jokes and quips sourced from various college humor magazines (Carnegie Puppet, Stanford Chaparral, Lehigh Burr, Yale Record, etc.). The humor reflects early 20th-century college culture and social attitudes. The cartoons and text include workplace dynamics (a boss requesting a kiss after 5 PM), grammar correction, relationship troubles, and observational humor about football cheerleaders never getting injured. One darker joke references shooting a judge ("There ain't no justice"). The photograph shows two people in what appears to be an intimate moment near a window—its caption jokes about drunkenness and what's "behind" them, relying on innuendo typical of the era's humor. Overall, this represents Judge's formula: reprinting collegiate wit emphasizing workplace flirtation, romantic disappointment, and irreverent social commentary aimed at educated readers.
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JUDGE Bots | A.M. OR P.M. Boss—Gimmy a little kiss, will ya? Erric. SteNoc.—No, it’s after five o'clock. —Pirt PantHER sae Corrective Old Gentlenan—My little man, you mustn't say,‘I ain't going.” You must say, ‘I am not going.’ ‘He is not going.’ ‘We are not going.’ ‘They are not going.’ ” Little Johnny — Ain’t nobody goin’? —Stevens Stone Mill soe “My conscience bothers me.” “I didn’t know you had a con- science.” “Then it must be my stomach.” —Dartmouth Jack-o'-Lantern sae Our idea of preparation is the boy who took four years of journalism and then opened a newsstand. —lIowa State Green Gander eked | Hi—Say, wher’ve you been? | Lo—To a wedding. “Any good?” | “Rotten.” | “Who got married?” “I did.” | —Stanford Chaparral Chaka When the roll is called up yonder, I may find with deep remorse, True to form, again I have been Dropped completely froma the course. —Lehigh Burr sas “There ain’t no justice,” said the accused as he shot the judge. —Minnesota Ski-U-Mah Ducrot—Hey, don’t spit on the floor! Wife—What’s matter. Floor leak? —West Point Pointer Canal The worst thing about football is that none of the cheer leaders ever get injured —Carnegie Puppet Stop—So she proved untrue to you, eh? Lite—Yes, she went back to her husband. —Brown Jug Rahal “My girl is a little brick.” “Mine is a hard baby, too.” —Lehigh Burr First Drunxk—Anything behind? Seconp Drunk—No. —Ya.e Recorp comicbooks.com