Life, 1923-11-29 · page 25 of 38
Life — November 29, 1923 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humorous comic strip featuring a dog named Pep expressing gratitude for various aspects of his life. Each panel shows Pep listing different things he's thankful for, presented as anthropomorphic dog-speak. The satire works by having the dog express gratitude for mundane or ironic circumstances: being grateful his ear isn't perfect (avoiding the fate of long-tailed friends injured by automobiles), appreciation for his robust constitution despite poor heating conditions, contentment with basic food, and loyalty to his human companion ("my pal"). The joke is situational humor—finding humor in a dog's perspective on everyday hardships and simple pleasures. This appears to be a Thanksgiving-themed comic, using the dog character to satirize how humans should appreciate small blessings rather than complain. The comic reflects early 20th-century domesticity: automobiles as relatively new hazards, steam radiators as standard heating, and the working-class experience of the era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“YES, A LOT OF THINGS TO BE THANKFU “AND THIS TAIL IS SURE THE GOODS—WHY, DIDN'T —THIS COCK-EAR, NOW—IF IT WAS PERFECT I'D BE ONE OF MY LONG-TAILED FRIENDS LOSE HALF 0’ HIS XPOSED TO DISTEA N KINDS OF AIL- SITTING TOO CLOSE TO AN AUTOMOBILE ONLY LAST MENTS CAUG N S S FROM PORTLAND TO WEEK?” \FTER LOOKING OVER SOME OF THE OTHERS, I'M “AGAIN THANKFUL THAT I AM ENDOWED WITH A URE THAN 5 ED WITH A LOT RUGGED CONSTITUTION THAT HAS NOT BEEN IM- PAIRED BY WEARING A FUR-LINED BLANKET AND LIVING UNDER A STEAM RADIATOR.” “THANKFUL, T00, THAT I AM BLESSED WITH A “AND FINALLY, | AM MORE THAN TE HEALTHY DOG APPETITE AND DON’T TURN UP MY MY PAL IS A REGULAR GUY, A RED-BLOODED, RED- NOSE AT REAL FOOD WHEREVER I FIND IT.” HEADED HE-BOY, THERE'S HIS WHISTLE NOW— I GOTTA BEAT IT,” PEP THE POOCH GIVES THANKS comicbooks.com