Judge, 1928-03-03 · page 24 of 36
Judge — March 3, 1928 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief jokes and witticisms attributed to various American regional stereotypes and character types (Pennsylvania Dutch, Arizona, Stanford students, Navy personnel, etc.), a common Judge format. The humor relies on wordplay and domestic situations: a man caught at poker explains a "chip on his shoulder"; a traveler's checks joke; a motorcar accident joke. Several jokes target marriage and gender relations ("that's my wife," not a lady). One features an Irish caricature and a Black cat (superstition gag). Others play on homophonic puns ("sausage heat/bacon" for pig characters). The central cartoon depicts a crowd gathering around someone attempting solo acrobatics, captioned with a Stanford Chaparral joke. The page's satire is largely **social observation** rather than political—gentle ribbing of American types, courtship follies, and urban/rural contrasts. The attributed sources (college humor magazines, regional papers) suggest this was recycled collegiate humor.
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