Judge, 1927-10-22 · page 26 of 36
Judge — October 22, 1927 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humor page from *Judge*, a satirical magazine, featuring numerous jokes and cartoons from college newspaper contributors (indicated by the university attributions). The content mixes several joke types: puns ("conjugate the verb 'to dim'"), literary references (the "Wreck of Hesperus"), and social commentary. One cartoon depicts a gateman excusing "hasty lions" to someone accused of writing to Caesar's wife—a classical allusion playing on the phrase "Caesar's wife must be above reproach," here made absurd by substituting wild animals for scandal. Other jokes reference Harvard athletics, evening dress fashion, and domestic mishaps. The overall tone is lighthearted collegiate humor typical of early 20th-century American satire, relying on wordplay, classical references, and everyday domestic situations for comedic effect. The page demonstrates *Judge*'s practice of publishing student humor submissions alongside professional cartoons.
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JUDGE “My wife ran the can into the fence the other day and knocked paint off.” some » your car or 3 off my wife.” —Grorce Wasuincton Guost Teacher—Conjugate the verb “to swim.” Pupil—Swim, swam, swum. Teacher—Now conjugate the verb “to dim.” Pupil—Say, you trying to kid me? —Sovtuern Carr. Wampvs Sue—What's the point in call- ing your friend “Hesperus” all the time? Lou—’Cause I always have to ride in that Wreck of | —Nespraska AwGwan “Is Claud at the hote' “Yes, he’s the same old floor flusher.” —Western Reserve Rep Cat till mopping floors People who live in gas houses shouldn't light matches. —Stevens Tecnu Stone Mitt Lives of great men all remind us, As their pages o'er we turn, That we're apt to leave behind us, Letters that we ought to burn, —Catirornia Pevican Varencia—TI feel certain that crullers are being made hereabouts. Barcetona—Yes, extremely like a doughnut? —Wesr Point Pointer smells bakery, Fan—Look! Harvard is gonna kick off. Cynie— Heck! dead for years. They've been —Wisconstn Ocrorvs ancient Greek How I Myth You Song of the Gods—Oh, Tonight. —ALLEGHENY ALLIGATOR goes that ivy girl.” clinging to that old —Caroitina BuccaNneER “Is Mabel’s new evening dress e been back time.” “Well, it might in Adam and Eve —Texas RANGER Gateman (to wretch accused of writing to Cesar’s wife)— Please excuse these few hasty lions. —Cauirornia PEeLican comicbooks.com