Judge, 1930-04-19 · page 7 of 36
Judge — April 19, 1930 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# "The Wise Guy" - Judge Magazine Satire This page satirizes a man dispensing unsolicited advice to his friend Frank about life decisions. The comic strip shows the "wise guy" following Frank around—into bathrooms, up stairs, and even into bed—persistently offering guidance despite Frank's clear lack of interest. The joke targets a recognizable social type: the know-it-all who corners people with unwanted counsel. The humor comes from the escalating absurdity of the adviser's persistence, intruding into increasingly private moments. The surrounding text discusses contemporary issues: Broadway street conditions, New York theater seat prices, marriage licenses, and Hindu "disobedience campaigns" as a sport. The lower cartoon depicts a messy home repair scenario, satirizing domestic incompetence. These snippets reflect typical Judge content—commentary on everyday American social problems and foibles.
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JUDGE The Wise Guy rPruere’s no use talkin’ to me, Gus. I'm gonna go straight, I tell you.” | “Aw, why be a sap all your life? Be- : lieve me, Frank, you'll regret it after a while if you don’t take my adv , Nope—you're just wastin’ your breath, buddy. I intend to do what's right. I'm goin’ straight, Gus.” All right, then, hop to it. But you'll find out pretty soon you should have turned at that corner, no matter | what the road map says. Up ahead is the worst detour in the country | About the only men who can afford | to cut a wide swath down Broadway these days are members of the street- cleaning department. J And in New York, the Green Pas- : tures are farther away than ever— | seats now selling sixteen weeks in ad- vance. ] Another problem that ought to start | concerning the nation pretty soon is ] what to do with old marriage licenses. Recently we’ whether the del ferences get time-s 1 time, | been wondering tes to these con- half for over- In India disobedience campaigns ire the latest Hindoo sport. A magazine is conducting a contest | on how to use waste space in a cellar. | Yes, you're right, and 18,765 other persons probably will send in the same suggestion. If Walter Winchell Wrote the News Items Ir is rumored that Jack Sharke Max Schmeling may soon do some Garbo-Gilberting. . . . The peace con rence at London went phttt!.. . Senator William E. Borah doesn't seem to be That Way about President (Noble Experiment) Hoover any more... . The Coast Guard is still making boom-boom with rum runners. {}) And Grover (Who Shot Roth- ?) Whalen is ah-ahing the Reds. i} . Several important probes have gone, or are on the point of going, ...» Those in the Know that stein n for the Repe: “Nora, I didn’t mind it ¢ had an ice-man, but I’m paying that hteenth Amendment is antici- } electrician $3 an hour for reparrs!” pating a blessed event. comicbooks.com