Judge — September 3, 1927 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical comic mocks upper-class socialites and their frivolous concerns. The top panel shows a wealthy couple in a living room—she complains her brother "rained his brains out" with a gun; he dismissively responds "nope—with a saxophone!" The middle panels depict two women in flapper-style dress discussing a man who allegedly promised to take one to Africa, but never will. The joke hinges on romantic false promises and the women's gullible belief in such talk. The bottom panel appears to reference Harvard football, suggesting the sport produces only "amateurs." Overall, Judge satirizes Jazz Age excess, romantic deception among the wealthy, and the perceived decline of institutions like Harvard—typical 1920s-era social commentary mocking modern morality and competence.