Judge, 1927-08-06 · page 5 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **"The Modern Arabian Nights"** presents a joke about a Swiss watchmaker repairing a customer's timepiece. The humor lies in the watchmaker's elaborate, flowery explanation—mimicking the ornate storytelling style of Arabian Nights tales—for what is actually simple maintenance work. This satirizes verbose professionals who overcomplicate routine services. **"I Lay Down the Law"** is an essay by Marion E. Burns about parental discipline and obedience, emphasizing strict household rules and children's unquestioning submission to parental authority—reflecting early 20th-century childrearing philosophy. **"Coming! The Canoe-o-Plane"** is a humorous illustration of a fantastical hybrid vehicle combining a canoe and airplane, presented as an absurd vacation concept—likely satirizing emerging aviation technology and travel trends of the era.
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JUDGE The Modern Arabian Nights Tale No. 37,269,580 “My dear sir,” said the “Swiss Watch Maker, “I have care fully examined your ch and I report that the mainspring is in perfect condition, that eve minute cog, wheel and bearin in proper alignment and fune- tioning as it should, that the hands are sturdy and that I do not believe there is anything needed. I can detect no signs of bre: and your watch is thor- oughly clean. It is entirely un- y that I take it apart and clean it. To do so would be a waste of time, for it is as clean as a hound’s tooth and as devoid of dust or grime as a surgcon’s oper- ating room. Always good to sce you, of course, but your watch is in excellent shape.”’—A. L. L. > necessé Lazyer—What grounds do you Peggy—Well, I'm ain't T? married, “Twa yesterday out in’ the country “Somebody have a picnic?” “Yeh, the mosquitoes,” Buete or a Hesnaxp—There’s no use shooting me, Janet. The public is all worked up over aviation and you wouldn't get any space in the papers. COMING! The canoe-o-plane. Paddle your own on your vacation. I Lay Down the Law Believing firmly that obedience is one of the prime fundamentals of good citizenship, I have sought, from their earliest childhood years, to inculeate in my own children a spirit of unquestioning submission to my slightest wish. I demand from them a prompt compliance with my every desire as to their good conduct. I exact from them an immediate acquies- cence to all instructions which I may see fit to give them, I expect them to obey, with cheerful alacrity, all of my com- mands, together with a willing observance of each requirement that I set forth for their guidance. T have consistently demanded the unfailing obedience of my children over a long period of time, but I have never been. sue- cessful in getting it. —Manion E, Burns comicbooks.com