Judge, 1934-03 · page 6 of 36
Judge — March 1934 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains two separate humor pieces: **"Rubbers"** (top): A domestic comedy about lost rubber boots. The joke hinges on husbands and wives repeatedly misplacing rubbers in dark closets, eventually finding old pairs from previous generations. The satire targets the mundane frustrations of household management and marital life—the idea that even basic items like galoshes become sources of ongoing domestic disorder and minor conflict. **"Add Similes"** (bottom): A collection of brief humorous anecdotes and observations about everyday life, including quips about stock exchanges, doctors' fees, and family quirks. These are light social commentary rather than pointed satire—casual observations on commerce, health, and domestic eccentricity typical of early 20th-century magazine humor. Both rely on relatable domestic situations for comedy rather than political content.
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Judge Rubbers UBBERS are great things, and they of prevent a man from catch ing pneumonia a result of wet feet Once a pair of ours did. We couldn't find them so we didn’t go out. Rubbers come in pairs, but they soon become separated and find their way into dark closets you never knew existed before. Of course, all closets aren't dark se, for example, have sme day, if we think ing to get some bulbs find our rubbers. Rub. ack for generations Oodles of them, mostly flat, stiff and cracked. And maybe one good pair in the lot. Yes, some day we'll find that good pair. But that day it won't be raining. In the country it is different. It isn’t your rubbers you can’t find there; it’s your rubber boc Boots are easier to locate. however. You can just follow the trail of dried mud, up into the attic or some place Somebody once said that wearing rubbers in the house was bad for the eyesight, but that is probably a negative argument because not wearing them and having to look for them is what makes the eyesight bette Rubbers are occasionally found in umbrella stands, on dumbwai desk drawers, under sofas, in fact, every place except on a pair of shoes when you! want to go oat and its ainine “Twas making a' phone call when you locked up last night!” Add Similes z, EASY as rolling off a new sitter A Chrysler's back. 21 A New Jersey firm is suing the stock exchange because it didn't move to Newark. Some people never know when they're well off. And when we told our doctor we'd pay him in a few weeks he snapped, What do you think I'm in’ business for—your health?” And Simple Celia says everything is now out of the red in her family except her Uncle Gussie’s nose. Engineers are constantly studying Nature to effect mechanical improve- ments. Airplane designs are based upon the flight of birds; submarines closely follow the lines of the porpoise, and for the new streamline auto models, we are indebted to both the dachshund and the mud turtle. 4 comicbooks.com