Judge, 1927-05-28 · page 5 of 36
Judge — May 28, 1927 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several unrelated humorous items rather than coherent political satire: **"Got Him"** and **"Ultimatums History Overlooks"**: Light jokes about motorists and domestic ultimatums—no specific political content. **"A Probability"**: A joke about a burglar's wife and fingerprints—generic humor, not topical satire. **"Speaking About Curves"**: An anecdote about a West Virginian railroad engineer—purely comedic, regional-interest story. **"Cause for Profanity"**: A workplace joke about a removed "No Swearing" sign. **The cartoons** (including "The devotee of the armchair restaurants" and "Shaking Up a Drink") are generic social humor about leisure activities and domestic life, lacking specific political or historical references. This appears to be a typical Judge humor page from the early 20th century—general-interest comedy rather than pointed satire.
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JUDGE Got Him Flub—What caused that colli- sion to-day? Dub—Two motorists after the same pedestrian. Ultimatums History Overlooks “Ten dollars or ten days.” “Roast mutton or legga pork?” “Put in three white chips if you think I’m bluffing.” “You dance with her again and I’m through.” “Shall we go over to the Mc- Whoofles’ and play bridge or ask them to come over here and play?” “How'll you have em, scrambled or poached?” “If you're not home by six you'll get a cold dinner.” “Want yours straight or other- Vill you get out or shall I throw you out?” —Cuer Jounxson A Probability First Burglar’s Wife—Wot's yer little kid goin’ to be when he grows up? Second Burglar’s Wife—Guess he’s goin’ to foller in the finger- The devotee of the armchair restaurants enjoys lunch, in the prints of his old man. country, on his day off. Speaking About Curves A West Virginian in talking about his rugged and mountainous home state and its winding rail- road tracks told the story of an engineer of a long freight train spending a whole night blowing his whistle and waiting for the rear end of his own train to get out of the way. Cause for Profanity Foreman — What's the boss cussing about? Head Clerk—Somebody _ tore Suaxine Up a Drink down the “No Swearing” sign he (If they make ’em any larger) nailed up this morning. comicbooks.com