Judge, 1928-04-14 · page 7 of 36
Judge — April 14, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon ("Pipe This!"):** Depicts five figures in rain scenes showing contrasting reactions to weather. The dialogue satirizes class attitudes: a suitor abandons courtship because the father is a plumber; a woman brags about a suitor's admiration; a husband's infidelity is dismissed casually by his wife. The satire mocks social snobbery about working-class professions (plumbing) and the double standards regarding marital fidelity among the wealthy. **"Homo Sapiens" Section:** A brief etymological joke where "Verbum" (Latin for word) is humorously defined as insufficient—wordplay mockery of pretentious vocabulary. **Bottom Section ("People to Pity"):** A list of unfortunate situations (failed marriages, job losses, family conflicts). Includes a skiing cartoon about a new Ford fishing lure with defects, likely mocking Ford automobiles or fishing product design.
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People to Pity The fellow who got married because he liked home cooking. The shell moved to Ch hocked victim who ago. The man who joined the navy to see the world The radio announcer who got lock jaw. The father who tried to make a pal of his son. The poct who went on a hunger stri The fellow who bought a saxo- phone to become popular. The mind reader who moved to Hollywood. The yes-man in a barber shop. —Jack Suvttreworti “They say that Ford has p finbase.” “Veh, but it ain't no qood. rattle something awful.” Pipe This! Suitor—When Tm away from Evadne, I plumb the uttermost depths of despair. Father—Well, I don’t want my daughter to marry a plumber! Roscar—The only thing I ad mire about Gertie is her nata torial prowess. Alicia—You don't do her jus tice—she’s a wonderful swimmer, too. Mrs. Fish—I never worry | about my husband paying atten tion to other women—he’s crazy about me. Mrs. Gish—But perhaps he has lucid intervals. Homo Sapiens Claudia—What does “Verbum sap” mean, Father? “A word to the sap is insuffi- cient.” | Simile: R is silent, as in Har- vard. put out a new fish with atwelve-inch The scales fell off, and the gills comicbooks.com