Judge, 1927-06-25 · page 11 of 37
Judge — June 25, 1927 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# "The Diary of a Dub" Explanation This is a humorous serial story about a naive office worker who repeatedly dismisses a genuine jury summons as an elaborate office prank. Over the week, his coworkers escalate their "joke"—calling him, dressing as policemen, and hiding his summons—while he responds with wisecracks ("So's your old man"). The satire targets two things: the man's gullibility and poor judgment, and office culture's cruel hazing rituals. The punchline reveals his stupidity—what he believed was an elaborate fake turned out to be real. He's arrested for contempt of court, jailed, yet still thinks it's all "fun" workplace pranks. The upper cartoon, "Why not a Training Camp for Pedestrians?," appears to depict chaotic street scenes with vehicles and crowds, likely satirizing dangerous urban traffic conditions and pedestrian safety issues of the era (based on visible cars and collision imagery).
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TUDGE “Why not a Training Co The Diary of a Dub MONDAY: A funny looking man came in the office today and handed me a paper inviting me to appear in court for examination as a juror. The other fellows said it was just a joke they'd framed up. TUESDAY: They tried to kid me again today by éalling me on the ‘phone and asking me why I wasn’t in court. [said “So's your old) mar d made some other good wise cracks and they left me alone. WEDNESDAY: The funny looking guy Was in again today and said he wanted to make sure I'd received the paper. I never cracked a smile when I said I had, but I was too busy to join any jury. THURSDAY: Another joker POA AIMaI Worthwhile Performances — Conjuror getting hats out of a rabbit, called up today and pretended ln was a bailifl, “He said if E didn't appear at 10 tomorrow morning I told him s your old man” too, and he come and get me. got awful mad when I saw I was FRIDAY: Three — fellows dressed up like policemen came in today, but I'm pretty foxy, so I hid under my desk until they went out. Gee, this gang at the offic: certainly has a lot of fun. SATURDAY: Well, I went through with the joke fine. When the policemen dragged me befor in old guy who told me I was in contempt, I came right back at him: “So's your old man,” and they put me in jail. Gosh, it’s fun to work in ‘an office where they know how to put on real pranks. Curr Jonysos comicbooks.com