Judge, 1928-10-20 · page 5 of 36
Judge — October 20, 1928 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains several distinct humor pieces: **"How to Induce a Caddie to Lose a Golf Ball"** satirizes wealthy golfers' contemptuous treatment of caddies through absurdist suggestions (planting chocolate bars in bushes, stocking streams with trout). The implicit joke critiques class exploitation on golf courses. **"Hole in One"** shows a well-dressed man confronting a disheveled golfer, asking where he's been all summer—likely mocking someone neglecting social obligations for obsessive golf. **"Fowl Verse" and "The Rooster"** are humorous animal verses. The rooster poem parodies self-important boasting. **The Country Club Horse exchange** depicts two mounted riders; one apologizes for having "nothing on my hip" (no flask), the other responds "by gotta, I have!"—joking about Prohibition-era drinking culture among the wealthy elite. The overall page satirizes upper-class leisure activities and social hypocrisy.
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How to Induce a Caddie to Hunt a Lost Ball 1, Tie chocolate bars to bushes and peppermint sticks to. trees. Plant watermelons and bana in clearings trees in the rough. . Dig pools in all forests ad joining the fairways. Fill pools with lemonade, oranges and chocolate soda. Build artificial waterfalls of sarsaparilla, malted milk shakes and iced tea. Hand pair of bathing trunks to caddie. 3. Stock all forest brooklets and streams with trout. Provide suitable fishing tackle and bait, ulso nondescript dogs for com- panionship. Train dogs to bark to caddie when ball swishes into the woods, 4. Tell caddie you noticed a lion in forest near where ball en- tered. Hand caddie photograph of Teddy Roosevelt and powe: big game rifle. Accuse lad of cowardice unless he plunges into the undergrowth for both ball he can keep the ba Anrivne L. Livestass JUDGE “WHERE Have You BEEN ALL SRMMER WHIZ THAT GALA SINEW WITLESS NIGHT Mosquito bald? “He's in the Where's Archi- “No, Edna, I’m sorry to say that I have nothing on my hip.” Countey-Crun Honse—Well, by golly, I have! The Rooster Quite the most booster Is our chesty friend, the Rooster Whose — constant maintains. He's God's own gift to feathered self- absurd crowing oft A cocky bird; a ready serapper Should some old bird neck his pet flapper. He struts a proud and haughty leg; He is the ego in the egy. He strolly among his many hens; He counts his tens— women by the Sometimes more—nor will he share ‘em. Perhaps I'm harem. Groner Mirenec. He—I want to see a pair of silk stockings for my wife. She—Sh He—Noj; she’s home. comicbooks.com