Life, 1927-03-03 · page 6 of 35
Life — March 3, 1927 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several short humor pieces typical of 1920s Life magazine: **"Why We Gave Up Dining Out"** presents a domestic dispute where a husband and wife argue about which night they dined at Grace's restaurant—he claims Thursday, she insists Saturday. The joke mocks couples' tendency to contradict each other over trivial details. **"Revelation"** is a flirtation dialogue where a man compliments a woman's attractiveness. She asks what he finds appealing, and he admits she's "hard to understand"—a backhanded compliment suggesting women are inherently puzzling to men. **"How It Really Happened"** satirizes biblical narrative, depicting Moses and Israelites at the Red Sea in modern comic style, suggesting religious stories have mundane explanations. The bottom shows **"The Big Parade,"** likely referencing the popular 1925 war film.
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Life Why We Gave Up Dining Out OSTESS: My dear, you should have been with us. | Thursday night we went to Grace’s—and my dear, she just bought the most— Host: Oh, Thursday. “But, dear, it was Thursday, because Wednesday I got a shampoo, and we had lamb, you remember?” es, I remember the lamb, no, dear, not “TOW ARE YOU GETTING ALONG WITH YOUR GIRL’s FOLK: THEY'RE ALREADY BEC LAST NIGHT 1 GOT BAWL “creat! FAMILY, SNING TO TREAT ME LIK o> D OUT FOR USING THE GUEST TOWEL.” . OF THE Revelation HE: I'm simply dying to know what you think of me. He: Why, you know I think you're terribly attractive! Sur: No, but honestly—you know me as well as anybody does—what's your honest opinion? He: Well, I honestly think there’s a lot more to you than to most girls. Sur: Do you really think so? T honestly do.. .. What do you stly think of me? Sue: Well, I really think you're awfully interesting—but I think you're sort of hard to understand. K He. (fatuously): Just what do you mean? Sur: Well, I honestly think you've got a lot more to you than most men. He: Do you really think so? Sur: I do....1 think it’s awfully interesting to find out what a person really thinks of yon, don’t you? He: Yes, it’s so revealing, isn’t it? Lloyd Mayer. HAT music increases efficiency while at work has long been suc- cessfully demonstrated by the mos- quito. THE BIG PARADE sweetheart, but it wasn’t Thursday we went to Grace’s. Thursday jt rained and the postman sold me tro seats for their annual ball.” “Why, darling, you must be mis. taken. Thursday was the day be cause I remember Mamma ¢ lling up to ask me if I knew where Marg Calloway bought her hats.” “No, it was Saturday, because | bought some gin from the garbage man, and my shirts didn’t come back from the laundry.” “That's all ve we went to Grace’s Thurs “T say we didn’t.” “Gerald!” “Well, I guess I know when I’n right.” Not this Thursday.” d, but iy night” time, dear—it was Virginia Lore. How It Really Happened HE frantic Israelites were grouped on the western shore of the Red Sea, thrusting te into the ch . tians are * cried Moses. (Par- don us for not supplying the dialect, but we haven't been reading Milt Gross much lately.) “Ah, I have it Twenty-five thousand shekels to the first man, woman or child who sue ceeds in swimming the Red Sea—the race to begin immediatels And at that he plunged in, followed by every soul down to the last suckling babe. Needless to say, Moses won the grucling contest and saved his prize money, although it is a matter of record that every one of his people made the eastern shore. And what happened to the Egyp- tians? Well—watch this space next week, if you think that will do yoo any good, W. B. upon “What to do—what to do?” Poaching ED: What's the trouble between those two gold-diggers? Nev: They’ve been jumping each other's claims, comicbooks.com — 5 D+ “st