Judge, 1930-02-08 · page 12 of 36
Judge — February 8, 1930 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis The top cartoon depicts "community singing" on a city street, with storefronts and cars. Speech bubbles contain cultural/ethnic stereotypes ("You're a Slovakian, aren't you?"), satirizing how diverse immigrant communities were viewed and mocked in 1920s America. Below are brief jokes: one mocking "reformers" who chase women from towns; references to George Bernard Shaw and Tchaikovsky; and commentary on marriage ("the moon and sixpence"). The "New Contest" section announces Judge's satirical contest seeking humorous explanations for why "Coast Guardsmen became intoxicated"—a Prohibition-era joke. The rule excluding people near Washington from entering cleverly mocks Congressmen and Senators as naturally dry speakers, implying they could offer genuinely funny explanations simply by speaking normally. The bottom illustration shows a couple, with "Beatrice" telling Harold he can finally ask his father a question—likely about marriage or courtship.
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Community singing. A reformer is a man who chascs “You're a Slovakian, aren't you?” Oh, Pshaw! women out of town, We'll never know what George Ber- nard Shaw did with his old razor- blades. What the world needs is more fel- lows like Tschaikowsky. He wrote « song without words. And it seems to us that “the moon and sixpence” is just about all that a lot of people get married on these days. New Contest Super is thinking of running a con- test to see who n offer the most comical explana to why the dsmen beeame intoxicated. ould be comical and must be made up out of the contestants’ own heads. Those who live near Wash- ington and have an opportunity of lis tening to dry Congressmen and dry Senators offer explanations will not be permitted to enter the contest, as this would put others throughout the coun- try at a disadvantage when it comes to giving explanations that are truly Beatrice—How fortunate! Now's your chance to ask father, Harold. comical, —R. C. O'Brtex comicbooks.com