Judge, 1929-04-20 · page 9 of 36
Judge — April 20, 1929 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Satire Analysis This page contains multiple cartoons mocking **Einstein and his scientific theories** during the early 20th century. The top section shows Phi Beta Kappa fraternity members wearing formulas on their robes, attempting to explain Einstein's physics to the public—satirizing how his complex theories were being popularized and misunderstood. **"Jobs for Einstein"** humorously lists mundane tasks unsuitable for the genius physicist, from accounting to naming railroad cars, suggesting Einstein's revolutionary mind is wasted on ordinary work. **"Not in This Country"** jokes that while Americans don't understand Einstein's laws of physics, they won't enforce them anyway—mocking both scientific illiteracy and American attitudes toward regulation. The final cartoons play on **geometry concepts**: one depicts someone misunderstanding that "bullets travel in straight lines" (confusing physics with geometry), while "O, Eu Klid!" features a romantic poem about two lovers meeting "on the outer rim of the outermost space" who remain "two parallel lines in infinite"—a geometric joke about romance and infinity.
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