Life, 1925-08-27 · page 30 of 36
Life — August 27, 1925 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical humor pieces typical of Life's format. The main cartoons illustrate social ironies: **"Germany Abroad"** depicts a German tourist marveling at a Rhine landscape, mocking German tourists' earnest enthusiasm for scenic travel—a gentle jab at Germanic cultural stereotypes. **"Beer Is Thicker than Water"** shows Australian dock workers using kinship with Americans to cadge money, exploiting supposed Anglo-Saxon solidarity. The humor lies in the opportunistic appeal to shared heritage. **The Golf Shoe Exchange** presents a hostess-guest confrontation where both parties point out the other's hypocrisy: she complained about his hobnailed golf shoes damaging her hardwood floors, but she wore high heels on his grass. It's mutual social criticism wrapped in etiquette. The page's poetry and short quips ("Aut Scissors, Aut Nullus") mock various pretensions—religious hypocrisy, art world pretension, and romantic clichés. The Brooks Brothers advertisement occupies the lower half, typical of Life's advertising model.
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% SSNVT SCISSORS a AvT NULLus Comparison Beware of parsons overnice Who preach there is no hell; The saints most relish Paradise Hearing hot sinners yell. So lately in the northland we, Cool in the sparkling air, Scanned the home papers cagerly, Hoping ‘twas hot “down there. —Kcith Preston, in Chicago News. The Benefit of the Doubt Tolerance is that extremely rare qual ity which enables a person to believe that perhaps the dealer really thought the cantaloupe was a good one when he said it was.—Ohio State Journal. GERMANY ABROAD German Tourist: PICTURE OF THE RIL No Wonder In the middle of a number of solemn- faced young men, whose chatter was perpetual, there stood one who felt him- self to be an intruder. After much noisy talk, one of the solemn men turned to him and said: “And what would you say was the dominant characteristic of Cézanne?” Her marvelous footwork on the base- line,” said he. Then, for the first time, a silence fell on the assembly. —London Daily Express. “Beer Is Thicker than Water" Scene: Australian Port. Dock Loarrk: Mister, just tide us over this cold time—I got a good job ahead o” me. Passer-py: My man, what job can you get? Dock Loarer: Mister, I'm goin’ to be one of the beer-guides to the American LOOK! A TRAVEL Fleet.—Bulletin (Sydney). We MUST “I eee sorry for Jim. His wife is GO TONIGHT AND SEE IT; 17 WILL dancing all the time.” RE A BEAUTIFUL TRIP TO 7 : —Simplicissimus (Munich). “Well, she might be shopping.” —Boston Transcript Live is published every Thursday, simultaneous! in \ the U nited States, Great Britain, Canada and British Bi registered in U. S. Patent Office: $5.00 a year in advance, Additional postage to fo countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. numbers cannot be supplied. The text and illustrations in Lire ore copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fettcr Lane, London, E. C., England. MEMORY OF OUR “Oxroro bags” are making their OUENT. pearance here and there. Here is what hurts.—Detroit Free Press. The fe reign trade suj plied from Live's London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, ‘cue Canadian diststbater, The American News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal,’ Canada. No contributions will be returacd unless accompanicd by stamped ond addressed envelope. Live docs not hold itself responsible for tne loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. C&SLOTHINGS Gentlemens Furnishing ons, MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET NEW YORK Clothes for Midsummer Sport LOING AUDRAIN BUILOING TY Rexoe 220 Beutwe Avenve Hostess: 'M SORRY, MR. PUTT, BUT I MUST ASK YOU NOT TO WALK ON OUR HARDWOOD FLOORS IN THOSE HOB-NAILED GOLF SHOES, “BUT, MY DEAR LADY, YOU WALKED ALL OVER OUR GREENS YESTERDAY IN HIGH-HEELED SLIPPERS.” comicbooks.com