Judge, 1931-09-12 · page 6 of 36
Judge — September 12, 1931 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page **Top Cartoon:** A husband shows his wife a peculiar hat, asking "What's so funny about this hat?" The satire targets women's fashion absurdities of the era—Judge frequently mocked exaggerated or impractical women's styles. The wife's amused reaction suggests the hat's ridiculousness is self-evident. **Right Column:** Brief humorous observations on contemporary life: detour detours ("Queen Mary's turn to laugh"), a prudish person ("wouldn't even permit dressing on his sandwich"), financial hardship, traffic congestion near fire hydrants, and job scarcity. **"Leap Years" Section:** A dark joke about pedestrian safety, suggesting the best way to avoid being hit by vehicles is "to get hit by an ambulance" instead—satirizing reckless driving or traffic dangers. **Bottom Cartoon:** Miners in a cave; context unclear without additional information.
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Makes His Own Amrove is something a motorist takes when he secs one truck try- ing to pass another coming toward him, When you look at some of these new trick hats you can’t help thinking that it's Queen Mary's turn to laugh. Then there's the nudist who would n't even permit dressing on his sand- wich, Time heals everything — except when you buy things on it. Another trouble with this country is the only great open spaces are around the fire hydrants. And times are so bad a lot of dol- lar-a-year men are trying to get their old jobs back. Leap Years About the best break a pedestrian can expect these days is to get hit by an ambulance. “Are you lookin’ for something, mister?” 4 comicbooks.com