Life — December 22, 1921 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page 10 of Life Magazine - Humor and Satire This page contains several unrelated humorous pieces typical of Life's satirical format: **"It Might Serve for a Whale"** is a cartoon joke about a shipwrecked woman (Cynthia Lisle) whose clothes are so worn they'd fit a whale—playing on the absurdity of tropical island survival. **"Good News for Canal Collectors"** satirizes the New York State Legislature's authorization to sell Erie Canal portions. The humor mocks the impracticality: someone could own a canal segment, use it as a swimming pool, and keep sea creatures. It's absurdist commentary on government property disposition. The remaining pieces—"The Pathological Conclusion," "The Priceless Old Dear," "Be Patient," "The Arch Enemy," and others—are brief humorous poems and jokes covering romance, aging, and travel, typical of Life's miscellaneous humor sections.