Life, 1921-06-16 · page 8 of 36
Life — June 16, 1921 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate pieces of humor rather than a unified cartoon. **"Sanctum Talks"** presents a dialogue between "LIFE" and "Monsieur Carpentier" (likely boxer Georges Carpentier), discussing fighting, patriotism, and honor. The joke plays on linguistic misunderstandings and cultural differences. **"Appropriate Desserts"** is a humorous list matching dessert types to social classes—cottage pudding for suburbanites, plum pudding for politicians, etc. It's satirical social commentary about class stereotypes. **"The Fan"** and **"Strange but True"** are brief jokes about sports knowledge and wartime Germany. The right side shows a department store scene with the caption about a customer seeking a "fly swatter" in the sports department, a visual pun playing on the phrase "fly swatter."
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Sanctum Talks ON jour, Lire. This be seated. is—why, my dear fellow, This is a great honor, Monsieur Carpentier.” “Vraiment ? “Why rities I know, not? Of all the foreign celeb- Monsieur Carpentier, you are the most honest. You come for money, but you are willing to fight for it.” “Lire! Jew infiniment. “ Pardon, Monsicur, je n'ai pas compris. Voute avoir la bonté de parler anglais, Je ne comprends le francais que tres peu.” “O Lire, verrie vell. faire votre “ Same here us remer: vous Je suis trés heurenx conneissance—Ha! Ha!” Of course, Mr. Dempsey—" “ Bonne nuit” Appropriate Desserts suburbanites :—Cottage — puddiny. Fok For presidents :—Cabinet pudding For politicians:—Plum_ pudding. dors :—Diplomatic pudding. For am’ For castaways :—Floating island. For grafters :—Sponge cake. For pugilists:—Pound cake. For sculptors :—Marble cake. saints:—Angel cake r cake. For dwarfs:—Short cake For beaux :—Lady fingers. For For hunters :— Strange but True 2CHNICALLY, we are still with Germany, are we not?” “We are, and we're a darned sight better off than the countries which are technically at peace with her.” The Fan OW do you know Perkins doesn’t know anything about sport?” “Why, he said he knew Babe Ruth when she was a chorus girl! at war “Don't speak harshly of him, monsieur We cannot all of us have the extreme honor of fighting for our country, as you did. Besides prize fighting is not to be confounded with patriotism, or the home.” “Et alors? Vat you say ? Oh, Hell!" “T suppose you mean it is a part of the man. Oh, Then you would not say, Monsieur Carpentier, may the best man win.” “Je vous comprends. pen. ser qu’ whole very well. On ne doit pas a soi.” tly. In other words, M. Car pentier, you punch, he punches, but it isn’t so much the man—it is rather, may the best animal win.” voir, Lire 1" vir, mton ami!” Wit tia Customer: Floorwalker: LIFE Lire’s Fresh Air Farm Live's Fars Air Fuxn has been in oper for the past thirty-four years. In thet “tine rpended $191,130.33 and has given a fort he country to 41,505 poor city Contributions, which are acknowledged i about three weeks after their receipt, made payable to Live's Fees Aik Fuvo, ¢ sent to i7 West gist Street, New York City The following list includes all ¢ received after the close of last year's Previously acknowledged. . Abe Cook, Van Couver, B.C. Mrs. Theo. Boettger, Hackensae James R. Thompson, New York ‘City... D. Schnakenberg, New York Ci Mrs. Frank D. Van Winkle, Covington, . Philadephia. John C. Jr., Wynnewood, Pa. V. bas lawr, Pa. George Reily IT, Harrisburg. Frank A. Bedford. Jr., Phitsdelyia, J. M. Wright, Philadelphia Mauch Chunk, Pa. x ly Mosser Torpkins, Allentown, Pa Emma C. Boyd, West Philadelphia. R. Dougherty, Indiana, Pa.. W. Bickford, Osceola Mills, Pa Jno. R. Parker, Roanoke, Va.. s Frederick Curtenius, Kalamazoo, Mich. *X”" Cincinnati B. Moffitt, Omaha, Nebr J. Cotie, Saginaw, Mich. . Bales, Circleville, Ohio. Y. Moore, Cleveland... A. B. Paxton, Wheeling, W. Va. Lester Cappon, Milwaukee. . me W. H. Morling, Emmetsburg. Towa. Margaret Groff, Berlin, Pa.. rs. Phil McNagny, Columbia City, Ind. S. A. Gilmore, Pittsburgh. 1. Wilson Malloy, Cheraw, Homer H. Bishop, Oshkosh, Wis. David B, Neil, Jr., Thornville, Ohio. Mrs. Lloyd E. Morris, Columbus, Ohio Flla_Maud Barnburst, Philadelphia. ... 1G. Hambright, Mansfeld, Wis... 21: A : ids, Mich EW. Thotchulag. ‘Cleveland: : Hermon Griffin, Pittsburgh. Mrs. Arthur L, ‘Smith, Pittsburgh Mrs. . Chicago. Mrs. Shaw, Chicag Mrs. Fred A. Miller, Bradford, Pa I WANT A FLY SWATTER, PLEASE, YES, MADAM. SPORTS DEPARTMENT, TWO AISLES TO THE RIGHT. comicbooks.com