Judge, 1930-08-02 · page 11 of 36
Judge — August 2, 1930 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several unrelated humorous short jokes and cartoons typical of Judge's satirical format: **Top cartoon**: Mrs. Grossbody's husband attaches a fan to a golf club as a makeshift cooling device—a practical solution for hot weather that plays on domestic improvisation. **"If Only For a Moment"**: A series of one-liners exploiting logical paradoxes and social observations (barking dogs don't bite, aviators crashing, etc.). **Political cartoon** (right side): Two military figures discussing freeing mankind while taking orders from Moscow—clear Cold War-era satire about Soviet communism and the contradiction of Soviet-controlled "liberation." **"Wiggs/Woggs" joke**: A pun where a weak handshake (leaking grip) indicates someone is a Congressman—satirizing politicians as unreliable or insubstantial. **Bottom cartoons**: Fatima on vacation and a joke about a cross-eyed man operating a telephone—absurdist humor with no clear political meaning. The page reflects Judge's blend of domestic satire, political commentary (anti-Soviet), and general wit aimed at early-to-mid 20th century readers.
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JUDGE 4 he tie On warm days, Mrs. Grossbody has her husband attach a fan to a golf club and practise ‘driving. If Only For a Moment Barking dogs don’t bite, and neither do buzzing mosqui- toes. It's when they stop. Many an aviator climbs up into an airplane and then climbs down out of a tree. And Diogenes probably stopped looking for an honest man when his lamp was stolen. It's a real small town when the natives are deferential to the local college-boy. “We must free mankind.” “Right, comrade, all th take orders from Moscox sorld must Wiggs—You can tell by a man's grip what he is. Woggs—Yep. If it leaks, he’s a Congressman. Fatima is on her vacation. mil 7 A visiting British author says Niaga Falls is the most interesting world. Probably he’s ce watched cross-eyed man op- crate a dial telephone. comicbooks.com