Judge, 1928-07-28 · page 26 of 36
Judge — July 28, 1928 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects student humor submissions—jokes and cartoons from college contributors. The content reflects 1920s campus wit: **College Jokes**: The Notre Dame and Dubuque quips mock regional rivalries and college stereotypes. References to Paris and aviation allude to post-WWI travel trends. **The Cigarette Lighter Piece**: Mock-instructional humor personifying a lighter as temperamental and jealous—absurdist comedy treating an object as emotionally volatile, a popular satirical style of the era. **The Main Cartoon**: Shows a man bent over an automobile engine, with the caption about "commencement exercise for the correspondence auto mechanic"—satirizing the absurdity of learning car repair through mail correspondence rather than hands-on training, a growing distance-education trend. **The Horse Race Reference**: "Epsom Downs" is a British racing venue; the joke plays on the homophone "Epsom" versus "upset stomach." All content targets educated middle-class readers familiar with colleges, automobiles, and contemporary leisure activities.
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“Hell-o, old fellow! college do you go to?” Notre Dame School.” “Well, that’s too bad, but I wouldn't swear about it.” —Ronatp Frama, Utah Aggies 30 What “Give me a sentence with the word Dubuque.” “When better cars a Dubuque will build them roRGE B. Roscor, Kansas ’28 built, “How is it that so many more planes have flown from here to Paris than the other wa: “Why should anyone want to leave Paris? —Raovt Biunsera, Yale *2 JUDGE Scotch coffee?” s, the kind that’s good to the last drop.” —Gronce Vocer, Yale °30 The man who pulled the soup spoon toward him. —Frep H. Kock, U. of Cincinnati ’29 “How did that rock get th “A glacier brought it down. “Where's the glacier?” “It’s gone back after another rock.”” —R. C. Kincner, Ohio '29 How to Light a Cigarette Lighter 1. Tell it it’s the best little old lighter in the world and that you will enter it in a cigarette light- ing contest. It will be fired with enthusiasm. 2. If this fails, taunt it with a suggestion that has an unpleasant odor and that its girl-friend will soon leave it for another. It will then flare up in a jealous rage. Throw it up in the air as as you can, and it will even- tually light on the ground. —At Breen, Trinity ’31 Jid you hear the horse race song? Proceed.” “Having my Epsom Downs.” —Louis L. Hatrey, Notre Dame ’30 Commencement exercise for the correspondence auto mechanic —Grorae T. Eaourston, California ’28 comicbooks.com