Judge — August 18, 1928 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a satirical comic strip about marriage proposals and domestic life. The top panel shows a man proposing to a woman in an intimate setting, asking "Will you marry me?" with her responding "Yes or No—I've heard them both!" The subsequent panels depict various marital complaints and excuses: a woman saying she must "dispatch" her love for her husband, a man claiming he's "not in the least jealous," complaints about temperature and morning routines. The final panel shows a woman's exasperated face saying "Pretty wot!!!" The satire targets the gap between romantic courtship and the mundane, often contentious reality of marriage. It mocks both husbands' and wives' excuses and grievances, presenting marriage as a series of predictable disappointments rather than romantic fulfillment—typical of early 20th-century satirical commentary on domestic life and gender relations.