Judge, 1930-10-11 · page 5 of 36
Judge — October 11, 1930 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two distinct sections: **Top cartoon ("We Don't Believe It"):** A man crawls desperately behind a horse-drawn carriage, clutching at the ground. The dialogue suggests he's claiming he can buy something for his wife—possibly a car—but the listener expresses extreme skepticism, comparing the claim to incredible tall tales. The satire targets exaggerated advertising promises of the automotive era, mocking salesmen's outlandish claims about vehicle affordability or performance. **Bottom section ("Motor Quiz"):** A quiz by R.C. O'Brien poses humorous questions about vehicles and traffic regulations—motorcycles' fuel efficiency, parking violations, traffic light timing, and distinguishing between actual collisions and taxi-driver excuses. This section satirizes the confusion and absurdity surrounding early 20th-century traffic laws and motorist behavior. Both sections mock the emerging automobile culture's complications and dubious claims.
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JUDGE j We Don’t Believe It | ~ | { “M isten, take this one and you need ‘ | never worry about making an- at 4 other change.” is | “It looks all right, but...” “Absolutely guaranteed against blow-outs of any description.” i “Well, that’ sounds all right, d bits.) “Look at these thick side walls.” ‘\ “Yes, they look solid enough, ‘ only...” 1 “You couldn't drive a railroad spike d through 'em.” “Well, I like this one, but it's hard . to believe all you say.” ri “Try it for a month, mister. And | T'll bet you'll find that if the folks in every apartment around this one put on all-night blow-outs, you'll never be bothered by the noise !” About the only thing a hitch- ud 7 hiker can do in winter is to go to the “I guess I'll have t? buy that fox fur for th’ wife!” public library and thumb the books. Motor Quiz A. cueat big passenger buy and a +* winiature car are approaching an ntersection from opposite directions. Ihey are both doing better than forty, re the same distance from the inter- section and both are sounding their horns. Which car would you rather be in? How many miles can a motor cop get to the gallon? How many speeders? How many arguments? How many bribe offers? What is the average slackening of speed when a motor cop makes his ap- pearance on the highw, Explain how an alert rural con- stable can get more business for his local traffic court by operating the stop light at the crossroads by hand rather than having it done automati- cally. Could an Austin owner get a ticket for parking more than two inches wway from the curb? How much time elapses between the hanging of a traffic light from red to green and the honking of the horn in car behind you? Figure in frac- tions of seconds. Which is dirtier, a car that has gone twenty miles through a muddy detour or the look a taxi-driver gives you when you dispute the right of way with him? —R. C. O'Brien “Well, folks, my pilot, Mr. Splam, will now go on the air!” comicbooks.com