Judge, 1934-04 · page 6 of 36
Judge — April 1934 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains two humor pieces satirizing American social behavior: **"Week End"** mocks outdated leisure activities—particularly ice fishing for cherries, a nonsensical pursuit. The joke appears to reference how Americans cling to old-fashioned pastimes. A secondary joke references a "Nudist Bridge Party" where someone "bid two no trumps," playing on the double entendre of "no trunks" (clothing). **"Advice is Free"** satirizes male excuses for infidelity. A man blames a cold on his wife's "Mae West" physique (referencing the famous actress known for curvaceous appearance), then receives increasingly absurd advice about forgetting her—culminating in the suggestion to check stock market quotes or borrow money from the club. Both pieces mock masculine behavior and relationships during the interwar period.
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Judge Week End ss OW did you spend the week end?” “Fishing through the ice. “Fishing through the ice for what?” “Cherries.” Overheard at a Nadist Bridge Party :—“I bid two no trunks!” A lot of Americans, we've noticed, are still inclined to do things the way they do in the old country—inelud- ing paying debts. And a New Yorker is a guy who'd rather put his extra nickels in a crooked slot machine than into an increased subway fare. “You say your girl Mae West's double “Yeah—she's twice big!” “Drop it—drop it!” Advice is Free ee OW here’s a way to cure a cold 1 that always works. You take—" “A summons, huh. Why that’s a cinch to fix, All you have to do is call up—” “Oh, that’s easy. That same problem came up when we were playing bridge at Eddie’s the other night. Now Clar- ence held—” “There's only one to forget a girl like that. The thing for you to do is— “It’s the greatest alibi in the world. Bill put me wise to it. You just call up your wife from the office before five and—" “There's a fellow down at the club who has it all figured out. You simply take the stock ket quotations of the previous day and— “Oh, making a speech like that is a cinch, Let me tell you exactly how to do it. Just get—” “Gosh, no, I really couldn't tell you where you could borrow fifteen dollars. I haven't the slightest idea. You know how things are.” —David Murray. comicbooks.com