Judge, 1927-11-12 · page 24 of 36
Judge — November 12, 1927 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains multiple humor pieces targeting early 20th-century social conventions and contemporary references: **"The Chiller"** mocks absent-minded professors—a stock character type—through slapstick humor about a professor jumping from a window. **"Bridge"** satirizes the card game's popularity among Irish Americans, making ethnic jokes about Irish terminology ("Clubs" from shillelahs, "Doubling" from Dublin). The humor also targets bridge players' superstitions and miscommunication. **The campus jokes** reference college life: "A.W.O.L." (absent without leave, military terminology applied to dating), and a racist "Chinese girl" joke playing on 1920s xenophobia and interracial dating anxieties. **"Ken Holmes"** appears to be a character illustration, though the context is unclear. **The "dumb" joke** uses an ethnic stereotype about Irish Catholics and the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. The overall tone reflects period humor relying on ethnic stereotypes, anti-intellectualism, and social anxieties about modernity—particularly around women, dating, and leisure activities.
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JUDGE “Do you take this woman for So the absent-minded profes- i your lawfully wedded wife?” sor opened up his bed. and 1 “Ask me another!” jumped out the window. : —Yate Recorp —Cornett Winow “Where is Bi “Who was that Chinese Picture of an energetic fel- “A. W. O. L.” . you bumped into last night: low touching his toes five times “Whaddayah mean?” “That was no Chinese girl, it } before breakfast. ‘ “After women or liquor.” was an occidental meeting. —Onto State Sun Diar —Penn State Frotu —Navy Log | { | Bridge ] Bridge used to be where you | stood at midnight. Now mid- night’s when you find out where you stand at bridge. When you count your cards and find that you have thirteen, do not let your superstitious nature get the better of you. All the rest have thirteen too— except, perhaps, the dealer. Bridge is a favorite pastime of the Irish. They are respon- sible for much of the terminology. | For example, “Clubs” which is | short for shillelahs and ‘*Doub- ling” (Dublin). A good player can often tell what his partner has by his actions. For instance, if his s partner coughs, it is an indica- if tion that he has a cold. F make is to cover the ace of a suit with the ace of the same suit. | Better save it until the next hand or suggest that poker be played. n Strate Frotr | ! Sap—lIs he dumb? i Head—He is so dumb he “KEN-HO . S thinks that the St. Louis Car- NSHORNES dinals are appointed by the Pope. Pror—H2S04 NACL, what have you got? —Bvrrato Bison Lap—Magnolia. —Micuican Garcoyie comicbooks.com