Judge, 1935-04 · page 10 of 36
Judge — April 1935 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis for Modern Readers This page contains two distinct satirical pieces from *Judge* magazine: **"The Perfect Man"** (top): A humorous essay mocking the impossibility of the "perfect man." It sarcastically lists contradictory qualities—combining the courage of a saxophonist in a Salvation Army band with the business sense of an amateur tennis player—suggesting no such man exists. This satirizes both idealistic women and unrealistic standards. **"There's Always Something"** (bottom): Two cartoons illustrating nagging spouses. One shows a man incompetently fixing a roof while his wife criticizes; another shows a woman constantly giving her husband tasks ("mow the lawn," "fix the faucet," "wear a clean shirt," "check the furnace"). The caption "That's the trouble with women—they never get down to their last y'ought" jokes that women are perpetually demanding. Both pieces reflect early-to-mid 20th-century gender stereotypes: the impossibility of pleasing wives and the endless nature of domestic complaints. The humor relies on portraying women as perpetually dissatisfied and men as perpetually inadequate—domestically and otherwise.
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“T rigged it up this way—our roof leaks.” “I got her a pair to cook in. She's always burning her hands!” 8 The Perfect Man TUDENTS at a girls’ college are drawing up a list of the things necessary in a perfect man. Person- ally, we'd call a perfect man a chap with the courage of a saxophone player in a Salvation Army band, the business ability of an amateur tennis player, the acquisitiveness of a bell- hop at a summer hotel, the - siveness of a diplomat at a peace con- ference, the tenacity of a train caller ona Welsh railroad line, the memory a radio comedian and, with all the humbleness of a Louisiana There’s Always Something 66 FOHN, I think y’ought to mow the lawn today .. .” “Y'ought to fix that leaky faucet right away, darling...” “Honey, y’ought to put on a fresh shirt before we go over to the Joneses .. .” “And y’ought to go down and see what you can do about the furnace. .” That’s the trouble with women They never get down to their lase comicbooks.com