Life, 1927-04-28 · page 6 of 35
Life — April 28, 1927 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces mocking intellectual fashions and social pretensions of the era. **"Travel Is So Broadening"** is a dialogue joke satirizing wealthy people who justify frivolous travel by claiming it's "educational" or "broadening." The humor lies in the woman's admission that she actually just wants comfort and familiar luxuries abroad—contradicting the intellectual justification. **"Ballad of the Ruling Passion"** mocks trivia obsession, where people prioritize answering obscure questions (Hudson Bay's discoverer, the Koran's author) over substantive concerns. **"No Debate on That"** references Senator Borah receiving honorary degrees, with a joke about when a man has "arrived"—apparently when his stenographer finds him kissable. The bottom cartoon depicts what appears to be a nightclub or restaurant scene with social comedy about hat-checking protocols.
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Life SonAN GUL “} HEAR THAT OVER A HUNDRED BOOTLEGGERS WERE ARRESTED TO-DAY.” “WHAT WERE THEY ACCUSED oF?” “Travel Is So Broadening” HE: I simply adore traveling; it’s so broadening, don’t you think it is? He: Yes, indeed—you get a fresh viewpoint on life from tra ig. Su actly—I think it’s simply great. He: Don't you like going to these out-of-the-way places? Sue: Oh, I adore it, except that I don’t like to go to any of those vile places where you can't get the ordinary necessities of life, do you know what I mean? He: Oh, yes; of course. One must be comfortable. Sue: tly, my dear. I mean you can’t appreciate scenery, after all, unless you have bathtubs and things, can you? He: You're right. Sue: But I mean there are heaps of delightful places you can go to where everything is just ex- actly as it is in America, do you know what I mean? Lloyd Mayer. No Debate on That ROM a source close to Presi- dent Nicholas Murray Butler we are informed that Senator Borah will not be among those re- ceiving honorary degrees at Co- lumbia this spring. & HEN do you consider that a man has arrived?” “When his stenographer feels flattered that he’s kissed her.” Ballade of the Ruling Passion OW it's the blithesome questionnaire Where once the crossword held its sway, Gone the elusive checkered square; For every fad must have its day. With queries now we have to play, The bond that makes the whole world brother, With gleeful voice the morons bray “Ask me another!" What will the well dressed, woman wear? And who discovered Hudson Bay? Who wrote the Koran—and do you care? For every fad must have its What is the meaning of F. P. A.? And who was Julius Cwesar’s mother? Questions like these turn strong men gray. Ask me another. Complete the line, “O woodman spare...” Who wrote “The Wonderful One-Horse Shay’? Try to escape it if you dare, For ev ‘ad must have its day. Who wrote “Richard Yea and Nay”? And who the plays of Rachel Crother? (I know it’s Crothers)—but anyway, Ask me another. L’Envor Prince, though my dumbness I display, My vanity, alas, I'll smother, For every fad must have its day, ASK ME ANOTHER. Newman Levy. E are somewhat suprised that nomenclature ex- perts have not referred to the dieting craze as “The Back-to-the-Form Movement.” O, Na Check Girl: now po you KNOT THIS ISN’T THE HAT You JUST LEFT HERE? Patron: Because 17's THE OXE I LEFT HERE LAST WEEK WHEN YOU GAVE ME THE ONE 1 LEFT HERE TO-NIGHT. comicbooks.com