Judge, 1927-03-05 · page 21 of 34
Judge — March 5, 1927 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains miscellaneous jokes and quips typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. The humor targets contemporary social types and behaviors: **Key satirical targets:** - **Religious hypocrisy**: The opening quote mocks religious entrepreneurs using spirituality for profit. - **College culture**: Multiple jokes ridicule lazy collegians and fraternity excess (pretending drunkenness, avoiding work). - **Modern inventions**: A joke about "flying soap for shower-baths" satirizes absurd patent-age optimism. - **Blind dating**: "Nother Verdant" jokes about an unattractive date in crude terms. - **Fashion obsession**: A woman dies while trying on a dress, mocking women's vanity. - **Generational laziness**: Father-son humor portrays college-age men as unmotivated (one wants an ice factory in Alaska). The cartoons use exaggeration and wordplay typical of early Judge humor, targeting recognizable social stereotypes of their era without specific political figures or dated references.
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