Life — December 7, 1922 — page 53: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a sequential cartoon strip satirizing crowd control or blocking behavior. The title references the famous WWI slogan "They shall not pass," but applies it humorously to everyday situations. The strip shows a man in a hat repeatedly attempting to move past or through various encounters with other figures—some appearing to be children, others adults. The repeated pattern suggests the man is persistently blocked or impeded by groups of people in his path. The caption "Two is a crowd" suggests the satire concerns how even small groups can obstruct movement or progress. Without clearer OCR text or visible date, the specific political context remains unclear, though it likely comments on crowd dynamics, pedestrian traffic, or social obstruction during the early-to-mid 20th century.