Judge, 1930-02-08 · page 4 of 36
Judge — February 8, 1930 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three unrelated pieces: 1. **"Unfortunately, No"** - A humorous piece about Grand Canyon jokes with a child named Willie mispronouncing animals in a picture book (calling a horse a "simp," etc.). 2. **"Willie! Is That Nice?"** - A cartoon showing a young bride confused about cooking spaghetti, using an umbrella stand as a pasta holder. The joke relies on domestic incompetence humor common to the era. 3. **"Justa Coupla Brokers"** - A dialogue between Bill and George about investment diversification, debating whether to use gold or silver for financial stability. This appears to be financial satire, though the specific market conditions referenced are unclear without dating information. The page reflects early-to-mid 20th century American humor: domestic stereotypes, financial speculation commentary, and wordplay.
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Unfortunately, No If all the jokes that ever were writ- ten about the Grand Canyon were thrown into the Grand Canyon, there would not be the slightest decrease in the flow of Grand Canyon jokes. Willie! Is That Nice? “Look, Willie! Mama brought a new book home for you! Just see all the pretty pictures! ‘There's one on every page!" “Aw, lookit that ol’ cow! Ain't he crazy! This ol’ cat! ... He's a dumb-lookir , aint’ he? ... Here's another pitcher of an ol’ chicken! I never saw a chicken look . . » Lookit this hors: that a nutty ol” hors: hoy with some puppi Lookit him, But the puppies are pretty good, “W You ought to be a Making fun of those nice picture don’t know what you like when you grow up “Aw, Vn guys that writes movie reviews!” going to be onna be one of those The young bride, puzzled as to how to covk spaghetti, uses the umbrella stand, Justa Coupla Brokers are you still talking “More than ever, George! I think that stuff broadly diversified as to type...” “Oh, nononono, Bill! Not at a time like this. We should pursue a cautious, conservative course after for- mulating a scientitic plan our individual requirements. started with silver . . Gold al- “You're wrong, Ge ways precludes a slump, doesn’t it? “Oh, yeah. But I started with sil- ver, so. nd it isn't a question of stability, “No. Conditions are steady enough, but they won't be unless we avoid me a » with me that will get more by diversific action, won't you?” “Oh, sure, Bill. No question about that. But when the period of defla tion comes in the morning, I don't want a worse head than I can help. You can ahead and mix ‘em, Bill. But not me, brother. I started out with silver fizzes and I'm going to stick to silver fi “ —Curr Jounxson comicbooks.com