Judge, 1927-10-01 · page 5 of 36
Judge — October 1, 1927 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces and jokes typical of Judge magazine's format. The **top section** features two vignettes about absurd conversations—one about a grocer "fooling people with eggs" (possibly mocking deceptive retail practices) and a counter dialogue about butter on bread, satirizing overly literal or pedantic customers. The **middle cartoon** titled "Sketches from a Sanitarium" mocks asylum patients, a common satirical subject of the era, with trapeze widows making dark humor about their late husbands. The **bottom cartoon** depicts a car equipped with what appears to be a defensive device labeled "anti-cop crow's-nest" for avoiding police speeders—satirizing both reckless drivers and police enforcement. The final sections contain brief humorous anecdotes about social situations (airplane travel, lunch clubs, traffic arguments), representing typical Judge content: everyday social absurdities treated as fodder for gentle mockery.
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JUDGE Possibly Nitt—What is it you wish to 4 know? Witt—Would you say a fellow who was on his way to dig clams was mussel bound? Our grocer is like Columbus; he fools people with eggs. At the Counter “Give me, without butter, a ham sandwich on rye bread, with- out butter.” “Yessir.” “But you're putting butter on that bread.” “Sure, we always put butter on | them.” “But I wanted it without butter.” “Without butte “Yes, no butter.” “Well, why didn’t you say so in the first place!” SKETCHES FROM A SANITARIUM Wivow—How was your late husband? | WVinow—Good to the last drop. The best way for a girl to keep oe 2 man at a distance is for her to Finst Trare chase him. Srconp Trape Gracious! “Did you hear about the acci- dent in-the subw “No—what was it?” “A lady got a seat!” Conquering the Heir Mother—No, Willie, I don’t care what your father says, you are not going to fly to Paris to- night! He Takes It We're organizing a three hours for lunch club. The first one nominated is our waiter. Go the wrong way on a one- way street and you will find yourself at the wrong end of a Equip your car with an anti-cop crow’s-nest—it’s handy one-way argument with a traffic for speeders. ae > Wee cop. comicbooks.com