Judge, 1931-09-19 · page 11 of 36
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# Analysis for Modern Readers **"Samuel Seabury's Day Off"** satirizes Judge Samuel Seabury, a prominent New York prosecutor famous for investigating corruption in the 1930s. The joke shows him obsessively applying his prosecutorial habits to everyday life: he subpoenas a horse doctor about fees, demands a special legislative session over minor issues, and insists his fishing trip isn't actually a "fishing expedition"—playing on his famous investigations where officials claimed innocence while clearly guilty. **"Business Man's Lunch"** presents four anecdotes of male boasting at a restaurant, where businessmen recount gambling wins, romantic conquests, and smuggling schemes. The satire mocks masculine bravado and the era's casual attitude toward illegal activities like bootlegging (alcohol smuggling during Prohibition). The **sporting goods cartoon** caption—"more refined than a crap game"—suggests the men's stories, while framed as respectable business talk, are essentially as frivolous and chance-based as gambling.
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