Judge, 1932-12 · page 7 of 38
Judge — December 1932 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# "Give Him Something Sensible" This page satirizes impractical gift-giving for men. Each panel mocks frivolous or absurd presents: - **Combination underwear/pajamas**: Criticized as pointlessly complicated - **Baby coonskin coat**: Suggests giving a child's fur coat to an adult man - **Back-scratcher**: Described as something to wear over other clothes - **Cigarette lighter with umbrella**: Mocked for being useless in various weather conditions - **Rubber suit for shower**: Impractical bathing attire - **Week-end bag**: Appears to be a travel item - **Bottomless beer stein**: A joke item that cannot function - **Bath tub rocking chair**: Combines bathing with furniture absurdly - **Cellophane handkerchief**: Clear but obstructed vision while driving The headline's irony—"Give Him Something Sensible"—undercuts the page by showing only ridiculous options, satirizing the difficulty of gift selection.
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Give Him Something Sensible COMBINATION UNDERWEAR AND IS SS rio BACK SCBATCHER., 7 OvER AINY DaDRKN We eeice Wilen SOMEONE NS KNOB CHER. SDE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. WH UMBRELLA AITTACHEO CAN'T GO OUTIN THE WIND CANT TO QUTIN THE RAIN CAN'T CO OUTIN THE SVOW CANT GO OUT WITHOUT HE MPRELLG BOTTOMLESS EER CELLOPHANE HANDKERCHIEF - CANT BE pac - ALLOWS A CLEAR UNOBSTRUCTED COW'T RE FILEO EITYER. J VISION WHILE DRIVING. : BATH TOR Rocking CYR, GIVES THE LFFECT OF SURF (2ATHING