Life, 1916-04-27 · page 38 of 44
Life — April 27, 1916 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, with one satirical content section worth noting. ## The Satire: "Extracts from a Golfer's Dictionary" The central humor presents mock dictionary definitions of golf terms, offering **cynical commentary on the sport**. Examples include: - **"Brassy"**: describes hitting a ball into a hayfield or brook you didn't know existed - **"Putter"**: an "instrument of torture" - **"Hole"**: "the only orifice...into which the ball does not instinctively roll" - **"Bad Lie"**: requires "strong language, a rake or a corkscrew" - **"Cleek"**: used to cut gashes in the green The joke mocks golfers' frustration and incompetence—poking fun at the sport as inherently aggravating and poorly played by amateurs. This reflects common early-20th-century satirical attitudes toward golf as an absurd pastime for the wealthy. The surrounding advertisements (tire pumps, champagne, snore-stoppers, motor decarbonizers) are unrelated to the satire.
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