Judge, 1928-06-30 · page 5 of 37
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# Judge Magazine Page - "Skidoo" Satire This page satirizes the early 1900s fad term "23 Skidoo"—slang meaning to leave hastily or to die. The cartoons mock various social situations where the phrase became trendy. The content ridicules: 1. **Street safety**: A bicycle collision where "one takes one's life in one's hands" crossing streets 2. **Women's fashion**: A "Father" (1902) joke about women refusing to wear divided skirts on horseback 3. **Social etiquette**: Various scenarios where people inappropriately invoke "Skidoo"—including a court case about wrong-side driving in England and a Scottish undertaker's dark humor The satire targets how "Skidoo" became overused jargon across all classes and situations. The cartoons show both the absurdity of the catchphrase's ubiquity and period anxieties about modern life, women's independence, and traffic dangers.
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