Judge, 1927-10-29 · page 5 of 36
Judge — October 29, 1927 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine Satire This page contains several unrelated satirical humor pieces typical of Judge magazine's format: **"She Had a Loafly Time"** presents a dialogue joke about a baker's daughter seeking romance, with the punchline involving a telephone date and a yellow flower on a garter—playing on the phrase "loaf" (bread/romance). **"No Home Cooking!"** jokes about a couple postponing their wedding because they haven't found their "ideal restaurant," satirizing the modern trend of dining out rather than cooking at home. The illustrations and scattered jokes mock early 20th-century domestic life, gender roles, and changing social habits. The baseball stadium cartoon suggests sports are replacing domestic activities. These are generic humor pieces with no apparent political figures or specific historical references—just social commentary on contemporary American customs.
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She Had a Loafly Time We will now sing, “She was only a baker's daughter in search of a little ’ovin’.” “Meeker has quite an impedi- ment in his speech.” “What is it?” “His wife.” He (making a telephone date with a fair unknown)—But say, how will I recognize you? She—Easy—I'll be wearing a yellow flower on my garter. We hate to see the winter ap- proaching. It was so cold in our house last winter even the wind was always howling about it. He—Drink broke up my home. She—Couldn’t you stop it? He—No, the darn still ex- ploded. The thing which proves to a Jot of men that the automobile has come to stay, is the used car, Baseball and football are bound to leave the campus to air-ball. Sue—It’s going to storm, dear. downstairs? Did you shut the windows No Home Cooking! Ethel—Why did you and Tom postpone your wedding, dear? Clara—We haven't found our ideal restaurant yet! The difference between a busi- ness man and a business woman is that the man looks for the latest wrinkle in his trade paper and the woman in her mirror. Some fellows are so self-con- scious that they can’t look a pretty girl in the knees. comicbooks.com