Judge, 1928-10-20 · page 11 of 36
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# "A Glimpse Into the Lives of Our Human-Tees" by Dr. Seuss This 1920s satirical piece lampoons golf's obsessive culture by imagining "Human-Tees"—people used as living golf tees. The humor works on multiple levels: **The Setup:** Seuss critiques society's tendency to glorify famous figures while ignoring unsung heroes. His example: everyone knows the Dutch boy who plugged the dyke, but forgets the boy holding him up. **The Satire:** Three vignettes follow showing golf professionals who've become famous despite physical disabilities or mishaps—yet society celebrates the golfers, not these brave "Tees." One character ("Poke-Nose" Debussy) abandons golf after his toupee flies off during a public match, causing ridicule. **The Point:** The cartoons mock both golf's triviality and society's misplaced values—we celebrate those who *use* talent while ignoring those who *enable* it. The exaggerated illustrations emphasize the absurdity of this human-as-equipment concept.
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JUDGE A Glimpse Into the Lives of Our Human-Tees By Dr. Seuss One of the most grievous characteristics of human nature is its less, almost wanton neglect of the world’s real heroes. Consider, for example, how we have immortalized the memory of the little Duteh who stuck his thumb in the leak in the dyke and saved his native Holland. Everybody knows that his name was Justus Hoogvliet. But who is there who rememb 5 true hero of that episode i fingwell I 1 oblig ingly” sized Dut h boy on his sh so that he m ch the hole which was up in the dyke. His memory, alas, is unsun, And so it is with the great heroes of our golf-links . those fearless chaps who balance golf balls on r noses for the trick-shot artists to swing at with their clubs. How prone we are to marvel at the skill of the man behind the club; but to the dauntless courage of the man beneath the ball we give no passing th % is neglected masters of truly great profession th article is dedicated. May . the publie pie to re they, too, live and lov Up Before the Board of Examiners and earry on the fight of life as well as those who garner There was when alin . ald adrift all the glory. y into the Hur profession But the requirements growing ever vanying ilusteat Tee E F ant bia Tle Hing investigation. This rejected plicant will not admitted to praet visits a plastic surgeon and bas his 1 wirled upward. Tee for Two y can bopp the ball off the nose of ove hum: edo Westel " al not Jong “But I will learn to off the nose 0 hired a young coup ¢ pill while be pped into their chun holes-in-the ach other with erved by this d tion, the master’s shaky, A wild swing knocked their heads to they re vung pair will he married. Why “Poke-Nose”” Debussy Gave Up the Game Through a kind gift of Nature, * Deby was endowed with beak turn skyward. No bette . his his > ball without a quiver or are he would soon have Human-Tees had not the poor fel! all his hair, long time the sensitive artist bid his seeret ui a while performing before a large galler professional missed the ball entirely and poor “Poke-Nose's” toupee was burtled three hundred y. Intensely mortified by the laughter "ae the crowd, retired from the game—broken-he: . He is 1 in a department st t the glove ¢ . Where t utilize his nose as a stretcher. comicbooks.com