Judge, 1927-11-12 · page 11 of 36
Judge — November 12, 1927 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# "Boids and Beasties" — Judge Magazine Satire This is a humorous column by "Dr. Theophrastus Seuss" (likely an early Dr. Seuss reference) during "Turtle Week," when President Calvin Coolidge declared a national observance. The page satirizes Americans' sudden obsession with turtle ownership. The cartoons mock absurd turtle stories readers submitted: a man finding a turtle in his subway hat, another's turtle balancing his collar button, and a turtle responding to Irish music by wishing "Happy New Year in perfect Yiddish." The satire targets the faddish nature of American interests—how an arbitrary presidential declaration sparked a craze. The column also includes an ad for "Twenty-Seven College Songs for Turtles," further mocking the turtle mania. The humor relies on the ridiculous incongruity of turtles displaying human behaviors and cultural awareness, exposing how quickly Americans embrace trendy enthusiasms regardless of logic.
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| JUDGE (A Department for Indefatigable Naturalists, Conducted by the eminent Dr. Theophrastus Seuss.) Turtle Week turtle-conscious than i When Calvin Coo- at any other point in | lidge set aside last its history. Even the week National Yale Musical Clubs | Turtle and Tortoise have taken to raising wees ihe aie some their own mandolin thing that will endear picks. The following him to the hearts of an : } unsolicited addenda American turtle lovers 1 ak tl levious forever. Interest’ in a aL 4 iB ontous the ownership and ; trend of the _ times. operation of amateur Vith such an auspi- turtles has risen to cious beginning, what such a pitch that the can we not hope for ; United States is more Astounding Expose made last week! by Candlemas? } A Mock Turtle Being Exposed by a r Real One! 30 9 oy ° is wow Tom Thibbert, 3rd, Tells One NW Dear Dr. Seuss: x It was last week that we got our j first turtle. One night my dear old | grandfather came home from work, and the turtle was sitting on the brim of his hat. He had picked him up in a crowded subway car and never even knew it! It was a cold night, so we de- | cided not to throw him out until i morning. But when morning ih came, he had climbed onto my H bureau and had sat these the whole night through with my | collar button gingerly balanced qi atop of his little noodle! The clever little rascal knew I would i be looking for it in the morning. We have made him a member 1 of the family and chri } tened him Thaddeus ‘Tit- comb. Thank you, Tom Thibbert, 3rd. i A Strange Case | Do Your Turtles Sing? T v Mr. Fitzpatrick bought a fine up- } t Nothing is worse than a a yet standing turtle, about three hands j | sulky turtle! Bp) ADdEL, oof high and supposedly | And the only reason é WE Irish. He christened him they sulk is because they 4 Michael. One night when q | don’t know any songs!! Mr. Fitzpatrick | Buy them playing Irish anth- } Al Brown's ems on his pianola \ “TWEN 7 what should Mich- COLLEGE SONGS ‘ } . so» ael do but. stick his | FOR TURTLES” head out of the top i 27 Masterpieces of four- iF and wish him Happy i part Harmony gy New Year in per- q $1.25 at all Bookshops. fect Yiddish! Wis 2 eee 4 q comicbooks.com