Judge, 1929-01-05 · page 4 of 36
Judge — January 5, 1929 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several short humorous pieces rather than a single political cartoon. The main illustration shows two men in conversation outdoors, with the caption about baseball season and "waiting for football." This appears to be gentle social humor about sports enthusiasm rather than political satire. The text sections ("Odd Facts," "Absolutely," "Used Car Credits," "Dilemma") are brief comedic observations on everyday American life—parking cars, dating, borrowing money, smoking preferences, and Mexican political terminology. The humor targets relatable social situations and minor cultural quirks rather than specific political figures or events. The attribution to R.C. O'Brien suggests these are general-interest comedy pieces typical of Judge's satirical but non-partisan approach to American society.
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JUDGE “Yes, he finds it so much easier to park, now that he can un- hook the parts and park them separately.” Odd Facts Nobody has ever been able to count the snowflakes as they fall. And it's even harder to count them after they've fallen. When you don't know kind of pie it is, it's mince. Three or four rooms aren't in an apartment, but it's ty for the space. It never rains on the sts cept in front of windows. Every tombstone contains the name of somebody the world is getting along fine without. Laundries a nerous. They put two pins in every shirt for every missing button. When a Scotchman reads he has the light facing him. ‘This is bad on the eyes. But it would be worse on the eyes if he had the light come over his shoulder, because some of his friends would always be in it. A lot of women don’t vote the same as their husbands. That's because they don't live in’ the same pla what fe OX- —R. C, O'Brien A London editor, R. D. Blum- enfeld, says our dry joke. Of course, and the j on us. But isn’t that just like the English; discovering a thing is a joke almost ten years after its perpetration? Absolutely Mae—You think you're popu- lar, don't you? Belle—V1 s. If all the guys y about me were in » asylums the places would be crowded. “Yes, and they'd all be in the right places.” A Good Tip If you'd gamble, be a sport, Don't grumble over losses, No matter if you lose at cards, Or craps or even hosses. Oh, everything could be much worse, So, if you t a chance, Remember, if you lose your shirt, You've © still coat and pants, your —R. C. O'Brien Used Car Credits “IT tra “Yeah? d in my old What kinda ¢ “None; I got a bicycle.” Some people live on credit, but the Scotchman pays as he goes. That is, unless he with somebody. goes Dilemma I don’t know whether to smoke Old Golds and give up cough drops, or smoke Luckies and give up all kinds of candies. In Mexico it is usually the president and not the term that expires. First Groven—IWhat are you so gloomy about? I'm sore—it's so long till the baseball season starts.” You're lucky—I'm waiting for football.” comicbooks.com