Life — December 7, 1911 — page 32: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents a series of comic vignettes mocking various social types and professions of the era. Each panel captions a figure with a punny or ironic caption suggesting what they've become. Visible examples include: - "Hal Jones Becomes Guss Jones" (a play on names) - "Fad James Tackles a Street Car Line" (suggesting someone pursuing business ventures) - "Funny Brown Took to the Boards" (theatrical career) - "Gerry Robinson" as "President of the P.D.Q.R.R." (mock railroad presidency) - References to professions like street artists and sign bishops The humor relies on wordplay, career trajectories, and social commentary about what becomes of former classmates—likely from a school or university yearbook context. The satirical point appears to be deflating pretensions and mocking various professions through exaggerated caricatures and puns typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines.