Judge, 1930-07-26 · page 5 of 36
Judge — July 26, 1930 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: **"The Meanest Guy in the World"** (top left) describes a deliberately cruel person who sabotages public benches, extorts blind beggars, steals candy from babies, and uses his position as a prohibition enforcement officer to harass citizens. The accompanying cartoon shows two men in hats examining a large question mark, captioning "What is this thing called 'Love'?"—likely satirizing the disconnect between such cruelty and human affection. **"Thumb Exercise"** (bottom) depicts hitchhikers and motorists, with quips about missing car parts and marital discord, reflecting 1920s-30s automobile culture and domestic tensions. The humor relies on observational satire about American social behaviors, petty grievances, and period-specific anxieties rather than targeting specific political figures.
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JUDGE The Meanest Guy in the World wo H° used to go around putting fresh LO ) paint signs on benches that er hadn't been freshly painted just so es people wouldn't sit down. \ 2 ~ And if he saw anybody sit on the f\ : \ srass, he'd call a cop. ‘ He not only robbed blind men by dropping nickels in tin cups and tak- / \ ing his change in dimes, but he'd also ; request encores from them after they had finished playing. If his dinner check ¢ lar ninety, he'd ask the nickels che " On one occasion he refused to throw a drowning man a rope on the rounds that he thought he might be trying to commit suicide. » to a dol- er for two “4 He wouldn't steal candy from a ; he'd give it more, so it would get sick, He'd sit for hours watching a picce of fly paper. He always that he 1 cause he like If he won a fellow’s last dime crap game, he wouldn't give him car- fare home; he'd lend him a road map. 3° He never added insult to injury; he multiplied. it. d for rain; not rmers more but be- cationers less. And now he has his greatest oppor- tunity. He's just joined the prohibi- tion force for special work. His job is to get himself into people's good graces so he'll be invited to the homes and then to report them if they offer him anything to drink. —Rh. C. O'Brien “What is this thing called ‘Love'?” == 7 ; Thumb Exercise iy | The hitch hiker stands by the road- side, Persistent, though many refuse; i He'll wear out the motorist’s patience, } Before he will wear out his shoes. “Hey, the starter button is missing from your car!” “Yeah, I just got it back from the auto laundry.” Columnist—I hear your wife is planning a divor “Yes. So you can write that I am anticipating « blessed event!” -ker tape out of windows. That's Just to remind you—“A rainy day at a summer resort is a bad time to better than reading it and then throw- ] ! 9 e8: Beer start an argument.” ing themselves out of windows. | eat It’s all right for brokers to throw tic comicbooks.com