Judge — September 29, 1928 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains two separate cartoons satirizing different targets. **Top cartoon**: Two con men in top hats with canes boast about pulling off a scheme "with mirrors"—a metaphor for deception. The "Savvy Duo" likely references contemporary confidence tricksters or fraudsters. The dialogue below mocks tall tales and implausible war stories (references to "Colonel Perelman" and Richmond suggest Civil War-era boasting), with absurd explanations for injuries that strain credibility. **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts two men in formal dress frantically gesturing at a large dead animal (appears to be an elephant or large game) mounted as a trophy on the wall, surrounded by taxidermied animal heads. The caption jokes that whoever shot this "rug" (the dead animal) did a terrible job—likely satirizing incompetent big-game hunters or mocking the pretensions of wealthy sportsmen displaying dubious hunting trophies. Both cartoons mock masculine braggadocio and deception through exaggeration and absurdist humor typical of Judge's satirical style.