Judge, 1928-11-17 · page 9 of 36
Judge — November 17, 1928 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains humorous sketches and commentary typical of 1920s-era American satire. **"Two on the Aisle"** depicts a couple rushing to theater who discover the husband left their tickets in his brown vest—a relatable comedy of errors about absent-mindedness. **The vehicle cartoon** shows an oversized, awkwardly-constructed auto designed to park against houses to evade police enforcement of parking regulations—satirizing both urban parking problems and people circumventing traffic laws. **"Novembrionics"** plays with twisted proverbs for comedic effect, including commentary on marriage dynamics ("A word to the Wife is sufficient"). **"It's the Nuts"** is a brief poem about November comparing foolish people to falling nuts and strutting poets. **The club scene** shows men discussing someone being "out of condition"—likely referring to intoxication during Prohibition-era America, when alcohol consumption was illegal but widespread. The page combines wordplay, visual gags, and social commentary typical of Judge's satirical approach to American life.
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JUDGE | Mitch Ado About Nothing Two on the Aisle They were speeding in a taxi toward the theatre: | He—1 wisht you hadn't of | made me dress up. Ler... | Nonsense, popper, you look nice in your tuck He—I wisht I hadn't, just the same | She—I never saw such a man, He—Just the I think | we orter turn back. samec, She—Are 3 We're half a hour late alre WN Just the samec 3 | She—What's the big idear eny- how ‘omething itching you | He—No, It ain't that. I jes’ | remember I lef’ the tickets in my ; brown vest. | It's never too late to lend. | | | Novembrionics | | The Way of a Transgressor is | hard-boiled. This twisting about of Proverbs oft leads to mockery more low than a serpent’s tooth, as frinstance: A word to the Wife is sufficient. | | | | Again, spoken in haste. There's: many | cup and the putter. many a wise crack is Example: slip twixt the There is no such benison Equal Rights: Even the man who leads a double life doesn’t have | to shave oftener than the rest of us. as It’s the Nuts November nuts are fe The cuckoo, too, is ; The Poet, in his glory, struts At ease amongst the other nuts. —Georce Mitcuene “Cock Robin”? Search me, lady—look in The Evening Graphic.” Solving the parking and garage problem—auto like stoop. Can be backed up against any house, and fools the cop. Civup Memnen—Bless me—I think one of them stirred! “He's probably out of condition.” comicbooks.com