Judge, 1927-03-26 · page 27 of 36
Judge — March 26, 1927 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several short humor pieces typical of early-20th-century Judge magazine: **"Auto Tourist" sketch**: Satirizes small-town corruption. A tourist involved in a traffic accident is blamed despite having the right of way—the local cop confesses he's biased because the other driver's father is mayor, brother is police chief, and he's dating the sister. The joke mocks how local power structures override justice. **"Old Boy/Young Thing" joke**: A gambling or card game scene with flirtatious banter about raising stakes. **"Convent Girls" pun**: Wordplay on "nun"—the speaker deflects questions about two women by claiming they were "a pair of convent girls" and "nun o' this and nun o' that" (none of this/that). **Pat and Mike Irish story**: A slapstick tale of two Irishmen repeatedly jumping in/out of a hole while a bull charges, ending with Pat discovering a *bear* in the hole—explaining Mike's frantic warnings. **"Dick" innuendo**: A woman asks where her companion went; he's with "a sick friend." She jokes he'll return "as soon as he kills it"—dark humor about infidelity or deception. The final illustration advertises Kelly-Springfield tires.
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Auto Tourist—1 clearly had the right of way when this man ran into me, and yet you say I was to blame. Local Cop—You certainly was. Autoist—Why ? Local Cop—Because his father is Mayor, his brother is Chief of Police, and I go with his sister. —Bvrrato Bison ood Old Boy (laying out another chip)—Guess I'll have to raise you, sweetie! Young to call you di hing—Guess I'll have ddy. sFORD CHAPARRAL SIS “Who were the two women you ind Jack were out with last night? “A pair of convent girls.” “How.” “Oh, it was nun o’ this and nun o' that.” —Corumaia Jester SAS The proverbial Irishmen, Pat and Mike, were crossing a field when a bull ¢ charging down upon them, } inned up the only tree in sight and Pat jumped ina hole nearby. The bull jumped over the hole and Pat jumped out. The bull turned, saw him, charged. Pat jumped in and the bull jumped over the hole again. This continued until finally the furious Mike bawled down to Pat as he jumped out, “You damn fool! Stay in the hole or we will never get home !” Pat jumped in as the bull charged and when he jumped out gain he yelled frantically to Mike, “You're a damned fool If! There’s a bear in this —V.M. I. Snirer Her—Where’s Dick tonight? It—Gone out with a_ sick Triend, I think. Her—IVell, he'll be back as soon as he kills it, won’t he? Arapama Rammer JAMMER “That reminds me of the old days before we changed to Kelly-Springfields.” comicbooks.com