Judge, 1928-02-04 · page 25 of 36
Judge — February 4, 1928 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a collection of brief jokes and humorous anecdotes typical of Judge magazine's "Judge" humor section. Rather than political cartoons, these are mostly one-liners and short comic situations from college newspapers and humor publications. The jokes reveal early 20th-century humor conventions: puns (waiter confusing "pumpkin" with "punk-in"), absurdist scenarios (burglars singing while robbing), and gentle mockery of social types (the oblivious college boy unafraid of robbery, the lazy woman). One cartoon shows a doctor with a patient in bed—the joke being the doctor's dark threat to provide "something that will" work if this treatment fails. The attributions to college publications (Princeton Tiger, Texas Ranger, Wisconsin Octopus) and Boston Beanpot indicate this compiled collegiate wit circulating among American universities. The humor is largely innocent wordplay and observational comedy, reflecting 1920s-era sensibilities rather than pointed social or political satire.
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Pat—How do you tell the age of turkey? Mike—By the teeth, Pat—Turkeys have no teeth. Mike—No, but I have. —Dexnison Framtxco Customer—Sa, dered pumpkin pie and you gave me apple. Waiter—That's all right. All the pies are punk-in here. —Bostox Braxror “Why are you putting tl enveloy k in your mail box “Ssh. ‘That's a decoy. —Yarr Reconp Can anyone imagine an ex- perience more embarrassing than to wake up and hear burglars singing in the cellar? —Sranrorp CitaparraL UDGE “Ah,” said the exchange editor as he perused the of Jupcr, “Life is like that.” —Boston Be. Doctor — If this doesn't cure you, come back and I'll give you something that will. Patient give it to me now, Doctor? —Boston Beanpot Couldn't you “How's this for size?” —Princeton Ticer atest: number “What did he hit you with to give you that black eye?” “He didn't use anything; it was hand worl!" —Texas Raxorr Sunday School Teacher—And why did Noah take two of each kind of animal into the ark? Bright Child—Beceause he didn’t believe the story about the stork, —Prxn Puxen Bow: “There's mother’s ashes in the jar on the mantelpiece.” “So your mother is with the . sir; she’s just too lazy to look for an ash tray.” —Nortiwesters Perrier Parrot Hildegarde—What's the mean- of the Greek letters on your Joe—They Sigma Phi nothing at all. —Miccan Garcoyie “Give me your moncy or I'll blow your brains out,” com- manded the holdup. The in- tended victim calmly laughed in a manner that showed that he didn’t care about either, He was. a college boy. —Wisconstn Octopus comicbooks.com