Judge, 1927-05-07 · page 27 of 36
Judge — May 7, 1927 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects student humor from college publications (California Pelican, Cornell Widow, Rutgers Chanticleer, Stanford Chaparral, Carolina Buccaneer). The jokes target early 20th-century college life and attitudes: **Key humor themes:** - The "new home" joke satirizes wealthy Americans' obsession with European luxury goods - The "suicide" definition mocks loss of religious faith among college students - The "Semite" joke appears to contain an ethnic stereotype about Jewish students - References to "ex-wife" and disappearing husbands reflect period anxieties about marriage and infidelity - A Wrigley's spearmint gum advertisement emphasizes modest daily pleasures ("happiness is made up of little things") - The final real-estate joke mocks Florida's boom-era subdivision development as requiring "lots of room for improvement" The page reflects Jazz Age sensibilities: irreverent toward authority, focused on consumer culture, and casually incorporating period prejudices alongside conventional college humor about romance and travel.
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Saal . ee ee “We have a new home.” “Well, when did allthis happen?” vacation, mother brought the lovel door-knob from Europe, so we built the house to go around it.’—Carirornia PeLican “Father, what is a suicide?” suicide, my son, is a person who has reached college without finding that there was no Santa Claus.” —Corneti Winow od Semite—Some burglars got in- to the Sem last night, bound me to a chair, and gagged me. Frosh—Then what did you do? Semite—Why, I sat around all night and shewed the rag. —Bveknett Bette Hor 22s “Your name “Miss Smith “Here, have one of your old man’s cough drops.” —RvrGers CHANTICLEER J “Why does that woman all herself an ex-wif marks the spot where her husband’s body was found.” STANFORD CHAPARRAL yris- FS “How much is a ticket to Free- “And to Brownsville?” about Dupont?” ell, gimme one to Green- “y mill.’”—Carotina Buccaneer Happiness is made up of little things —of these Wrigley’s is a big one. After Every Good and good for you. Satesman—This vast, beautiful, heari-rending subdivision is the property of the Florida Improvement Company. Prospect—IVell, I see you have lo —s of room for improvement. NrorD CHAPARRAL to comicbooks.com