Judge, 1928-04-28 · page 26 of 36
Judge — April 28, 1928 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a college humor page featuring jokes submitted by university students (noted by their school affiliations). The content reflects 1920s-30s undergraduate wit: **Main Cartoon**: Shows a car crash victim, illustrating the joke's punchline about owning a "wreck" for seven years—a play on the difference between having a car accident versus owning a damaged vehicle long-term. **Key Jokes**: - "Underclothed One": A joke about a deaf house-mother who can't hear/smell anything - Rockefeller autograph gag: Playing on wealth, asking him to sign a check - "Companionate marriage" reference: The best man's unimportance in modern (non-traditional) marriages - "Ikey and Abraham" story: Ethnic humor involving a Jewish father and son, with the boy alerting his speeding father to an approaching police officer - Photography darkroom joke: "Negatives" as both undeveloped photos and mood The humor relies on contemporary slang, campus culture references, and period stereotypes now considered offensive.
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Shay, one. Unvrercrotinrn Onn — I'm does my breaf shmell like I'd had anything? At last the ideal house-mother has been discovered. in one ear and slecps on the good —Rosert McLavautin, U. of Illinois ’31 Some Other Dime Young Thing —Oh, Mista Rockefeller, wouldja auto- graph somepin’ for me? Financier — Certainly, where do you want me to put my ? S. ¥. T.—Right here bottom of this check, please. —Mi.ton Mosror, Washington U. 28 ne? the The height of unimportance: Best man at a companionate mar- riage. —Joun P. Waters, Dartmouth ’28 Mamie—A\ acted like a French potato at a Phi Beta Kappa bend- cr the other night. Sis—How was th Mamie—My dear, he was fried to the eyes, —Epowano H. Snorriuarer, Harvard '30, and —Wittiam Suapteson, Jr, Harvard '28 “T’ve had this car seven years and haven’t had a wreck.” “You mean you've had this wreck seven years and haven't had —Jor Ste @ car, ner, U. of Tezas °29 1—IWWhat's Bill driving now? 2—A little Red Moon, I—I didn’t ask you what he’s drinking. —Franx McFearrens, U. of Pittsburgh Ikey had just’ purchased a brand new second-hand — car which was supposed to be very fast. So Ikey with his little boy Abraham, went out to the big y to try out the new pur- id Ikey, “I'm going to see how fast this boat'll go; you keep a lookout in back, and if you see a man on a motor- le with a blue suit on and silver badge, you let me know.” So Ikey stepped on the gas and Abraham turned around. Ikey kept going faster and faster and finally, as the speed- cop pulled up along side, Abra- ham pops up, “Poppa, the man what you iss waiting for iss here.” —P. S. Rosexzweias, . of Cincinnati 28 It's tough when you go into a dark room for three hours and all you get are negatives. —Hanry Lowe, Rutgers ’31 comicbooks.com