Life, 1923-06-07 · page 37 of 44
Life — June 7, 1923 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct elements: **"Poem for a Bobbie Burns Banquet"**: A humorous pastiche written in Scottish dialect, synthesizing obscure words from Robert Burns's collected works. It's essentially nonsense verse—a joke about how Burns's vocabulary is so archaic and dense that random combinations sound authentically Burnsian. **"All About Fish"**: A flirtatious dialogue between a man and girl fishing from a dock. The humor relies on double entendre—his innocent questions about fish are met with her suggestive responses about "leading 'em on," implying romantic/seduction tactics. **"The Greater Agonies" cartoon**: A single-panel joke showing a dejected man, with a caption from *Le Journal Amusant* (Paris) where a woman complains her boyfriend no longer loves her—he doesn't even tell her she makes him sick. The satire targets romantic relationships' decline into indifference. **Clicquot Club Advertisement**: The dominant element is a full-page ad for ginger ale, featuring a smiling Inuit child and marketing copy emphasizing the drink's purity and 38-year popularity.
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Poem for a Bobbie Burns Banquet (Synthesized from the Glossary in the Collected Works.) O Austins ca’ the barmie ben, An’ gar yon glaikit quey, Syne the sair wyliecoat micht ken “fwa drummocks gaen agley— a hae !— 1 drummocks gaen agley. Ye canna mell the pawkie smeek, Ye mauna tent the wa’; But O, the laithfu’ lee-lang keek Maks muckle mools 0° a’ — Wha hoo !— Maks muckle mools 0’ a’ So wad ye claut ye’r laggen fair, \n’ grien the grushie gree, Gae tonzie frae the unco’ wair, An’ waur the whins wi’ me— Guid nicht !— \n’ waur the whins wi’ me! All About Fish fue lake boat had stopped at a landing and a man on board was trying to “kid” a young girl fishing from the dock. He:+Can you catch fish from dock? Sue: Can if they He: Do they? Sue: Do if He: Are they? Sue: Are if they don’t get enough to eat. He: Do they? Sue: Do of the bait. He: Got plenty? Sue: For what I vant to catch. He: How many? Sue: Depends on size. He: How big size are they? Sue: Depends on kind. He: What kinds are there? Sue: All kinds. He: What kind you fishing for? Sue: Suck- cers. He: Are they hard to catch? Sue: Not if you know how. He: How do you do it? Sue: By lead- ng ‘em on. He that? Sue (as boat leaves): inswering' questions. Tue bootiegger who jumps his hail seems to be afraid of this bonded stuff. —_— 2 aed 2) THE GREATER AGONIES “You don't love me any more; you don’t even tell me that I. make you sick.” —Le Journal Amusant (Paris). \ eS You won’t turn him down! Pretty confident grin on the little Eskimo kid! He knows his live, friendly drink will get a glad “hello” from the crowd. They all like it. Clicquot Club is just about a perfect thirst quencher. Its tang and sparkle and fragrance make a happy combination for killing a thirst. You couldn’t have a purer drink—spring water, real Jamaica ginger, excellent fruit flavors and cane sugar. Those are the good things that go into Clicquot Club. And the blend has been a favorite for 38 years. Try Clicquot Club Sarsaparilla too—and the Root Beer and Birch Beer. Order from your grocer or druggist. The Clicquot Club Company - - Millis, Mass., U.S. A. Gdrconcr Qeoo GINGER ALE comicbooks.com