Judge, 1931-05-16 · page 12 of 36
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# Political Satire from Judge Magazine This page contains several satirical pieces mocking 1920s-30s American institutions: **Top cartoon**: Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler (Columbia University president) is ridiculed for emphasizing football over academics—the satire suggests colleges prioritize sports over actual education. **Bank cartoon**: References a contemporary banking crisis where depositors couldn't withdraw funds. The joke inverts typical bank problems: usually people struggle to *deposit* money, but now they can't get money *out*—the "good news" is darkly ironic. **"Confession" poem**: A cynical piece about romantic relationships, with the twist ending that the speaker doesn't actually care about the other person's stories. **Bottom cartoon**: A man practices golf without a ball, claiming he can't afford to lose balls during hard economic times—satirizing Depression-era penny-pinching and illogical reasoning. **"New Arrival" caption**: References Mussolini's prohibition on photographers, appearing to mock fascist control while celebrating aviation progress. The overall tone reflects economic hardship and political anxiety of the early Great Depression era.
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JUDGE INCREDIBLE EVENTS D" Nicnotas Mvrray Butter, more pictures of him. “Everybody President of Columbia Univer- knows what I look like by this time,’ sity, declared that the trouble stated the Duce. the modern college emphasis was being ation and not enou What difference docs it make wheth- nouncement was mad a fellow Depositors at one of the local banks were overjoyed yesterday when an that they k Latin and Greek — wouldn't have to stand in line sped ny so long as he can kick a football?” longer ing to withdraw the the distinguished educator queried. funds. ‘‘There’s no use in standing on line any longer,” a bank offi Benito Mussolini has issued an order courteously informed them, “b forbidding photographers to take any you can't get your moncy out.” ——— IBa- oo The absent-minded farmer cracks a walnut, Confession T™ me the nice things men have said About your hair... your smile. Tell me the way your poor heart bled For each a little while. Tell me about the men you've made Subservient to your wit; Of every affair and escapade Don't overlook a bit. Tell me at length of your career, And how you picked it ot Tell me, while I sit listening here, Just what you're all about. Tell me I've listened well and so To ask you this is fair. Tell me, I'd really like to know, What makes you think I care. —C..C. New Arnivat—TI had my first solo flight today! ulations of delight greeted this announcement. As one depositor expressed it: “This is good news. It's always been easier for me to take money out of a bank than it has been to put it in; and now this reverses it. The Reds staged a demon- stration today and made sev eral interesting — speeches. One speaker, who declared this government to be prac ly perfect, ved an n. The only untoward incident of the day occurred when a radical accidentally stepped on a cop's toe, and promptly apologized. The policeman replied: “Oh, “But you have no golf ball!” that’s perfectly all right.’ “I can’t afford to lose balls these hard times; I just want the exercise.” —R. C. O'Brien 10 ” comicbooks.com