Judge, 1927-04-30 · page 24 of 36
Judge — April 30, 1927 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine presents a collection of brief jokes and gags typical of early 20th-century American humor. The content includes: **Text-based humor:** Short jokes on contemporary topics—smoking, suicide, drunkenness, courtship between immigrants (Ole and Tillie), counterfeit money, and the coming of World War I ("The British are coming!"). The humor relies on wordplay, ethnic dialect comedy (the Ole/Tillie exchange uses exaggerated Scandinavian-English), and situational irony. **The main illustration:** "The Silent Drama" (credited to Brown Jug) depicts a crowded movie theater audience watching a silent film. The joke appears to reference cinema's growing popularity and the communal experience of silent-film viewing—a relatively new entertainment form. **Attribution:** Jokes are credited to regional newspapers and colleges, suggesting a syndication network. The overall tone reflects period attitudes toward immigrants, drinking, and emerging modern anxieties, presented through slapstick sensibility rather than sophisticated satire.
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JUDGE Trals and tribulations of ac- robats at home. —Outo Strate Sun Diat Numb—Don't smoke cigars! Skull—Why not? Numb—You might get ci fever. —Wasuineton Dirce FAK A conyentionalist is a man who gets up at sunrise to shoot him- self. —CorneLi Wipow RAK “—vep, he’s up the river now. Ed always had a weakness for home-made money, —Princeton Ticer FS “The world is coming to an end Tuesday.” “O. K. I can get along without id —Wisconsin Octorvus let it. SRS Drunk—Shay, officer, have you got an eye opener? Officer—No, why? Drunk—I wanna shee where I am. —Anizona Kirry Kat FS Paul Revere—The British are coming ! Colonist—What, for breakfast? —Penn Puncu Bowt FHS Ole—Tillie, vill you marry me? Tillie—Yaas, Ole. A long, deadening silence falls. Tillie—Vy don’t you say thing, Ole? Ole—Vell, Oi toink Oi say too much alreddy. —Wasutnaton Dirge some- “What are your views on sui- cid “I think it is too dangerous.” —Caroiina Buccaneer SS “How did Bill go blind—bad liquor?” “No; he saw a lighted cigar- ette butt in the dark and thought it was a keyhole.” —Virersta Reev Cat—I see that Mable has a new dress. Tom—Yes, she made it from odds and ends. Cat—Well, it’s odd where it ends, —Srervens Tecnu Stone Mite BRS Prisoner (just back from trial) —Hurray, fellas! I’m crazy —On10 G sno Tear RODE* ene, MAND HAND, INTO THE SUNSET — The Silent Drama. —Brown Jue comicbooks.com