Judge, 1930-07-26 · page 9 of 36
Judge — July 26, 1930 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# "Green Postures" & "Times Change" **"Green Postures"** satirizes the 1920s endurance flying craze, when pilots competed for records by staying aloft for days. The joke depicts two men trapped in a bedroom, pretending to be endurance fliers while avoiding household problems (leaking roof, potential lawsuits). They survive on roast chicken delivered via string—a absurd parody of how real aviators relied on ground crews for supplies. **"Times Change"** contrasts old and new drinking customs. An older woman criticizes younger drinkers for consuming ginger ale straight (without alcohol), implying this represents undesirable social change—possibly a jab at Prohibition-era alternatives or generational decline. The humor lies in flipping traditional drinking etiquette: straight spirits were once standard; now abstinence seems shocking. Both cartoons use exaggeration to mock contemporary fads and social shifts of the Jazz Age.
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rh Green Postures John said: “You snatch a nap. I'll pull Trene’s roast chicken up on a string and then you can relieve me, Four hours later Walter and Albert, who had just established their 849th contact with the endurance fliers in the bedroom, sent up a note saying: “The rear wing of the house is leak- ing. Do you want to come down or shall we send up a plasterer “If the floor doesn’t collapse, we'll be up here until next Christmas,” was the terse reply. John said later have had Ir “Maybe we should bake us an extra chicken in & plasterer comes up.” JUDGE Times Change “Wier do you want to mix with it , Nothing drinking that stuff straight, ou heard me, big be y, what's the something?” “Straight, buddy. A big glass and fill her up, too!” “Migosh, what's this world com- Y’ going hugs « ing to? “Never mind about that, just start pourin “Ho-hum. Well, what you say goes, lady, but whoever heard « drinking ginger-ale straight!” —Cuer Jounxson “The Stingy-Detroiter is certainly a wonderful house.” said Kenneth, shaving off a two-months’ beard. “Yes,” ed John, “but if. it weren't for Irene and the other hoys in the kitchen where'd we be Kenneth s “Dd be over in Childs eating a stack of wh Lee Think of it! Grinding out hours up here on nothing but roast chicken and pieces of hose. “Maybe the oven will break and we'll be forced down,” said John. Kenneth pulled up a note on the end of a hose: “Albert and Walter say we're being sued,” he said, eating the note. “We'd better come down,” John said. “Couldn't we sneak down the hack stairs? Then, if mother’s sts break through the police lines and start running out across the front hall after us we can taxi around and duck into the pantry Kenneth looked out of the window. en's plugged!" he exclaimed. It’s those damn bugs and flies,” John replied. “Well,” said Kenneth, “slip into a dressing gown, blow out the lamp and we'll zoom down, unannounced.” comicbooks.com