Life, 1927-10-20 · page 20 of 48
Life — October 20, 1927 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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**The Elephant Cartoon**: A father permits his child to feed peanuts to an elephant, joking that "business was good this week." This reflects 1930s-40s economic optimism—disposable income allows small luxuries like visiting zoos or circuses. **"Thoughts of a Girl in a Dentist's Chair"**: Lloyd Mayer's stream-of-consciousness piece satirizes shallow, distracted thinking. A young woman obsesses over her dentist's attractiveness while he works, fantasizing about romantic scenarios despite professional inappropriateness. The humor derives from the gap between her imagined drama and mundane reality. **"To the Younger Generation"**: Norman R. Jaffray's poem ironically advises indulgence—"eat your cake and have it too"—mocking post-Depression attitudes toward pleasure and consumption. These pieces collectively capture interwar American frivolity and romantic preoccupation typical of Life's satirical tone.
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“CAN 1 GIVE HIM A PEANUT, DADDY?” “YES, GIVE IM TWO; BUSINESS WAS GOOD THIS WEEK!" Thoughts of a Girl in a Dentist’s Chair MUST look simply with my mouth open this v wonder what I ought to do if he t to kiss me I've heard dentists get awfully fresh with you sometimes terribly though gosh it must be simply vile to have to make your living looking into un- attractive mouths gee I could seream when he begins grinding away with that augery effect or whatever you call it gosh I honestly thought’ he was going to kiss me that time I bet he docsn't have to get as close as that to me to see what he’s doing I certainly wouldn't dare to take gas with this bimbo ‘round he’s rather fascinating-looking though I wonder if he’s married most of them are maybe he’s unhappy he looks sort of hurts he’s poisonous I es he’s good-looking misunderstood gosh that got the sort of mustache that's stimu- lating without being actually rough but what on earth would I do if he did kiss me I wonder of course I'd have to pretend to be simply furious even if L enjoyed it anyways it must be an awful temptation for him he prob'ly doesn’t get many terribly at- tractive patients because I s‘pose four out of five of them have pyor- rhea ouch that hurts I bet I look simply poisonous with my mouth open this way... Lloyd Mayer. Facts The country has a lot in the last hun- hasn't it? Yes, I think he should have a third term, too. Thompson : To the Younger Generation GAT your F ike and have it too: This is my advice to you. People say it can't be done— Don't believe them: have your fun. Eat your ea Cut yourself nd if it’s nice, nother slice. If you should exhaust the store, You can always bake some more. Norman R Jaffray. Who's Who 1MES WINGGOLD TEVI- SON-TODD. Born April 14, 1902, New York City. Son of Fill- dd and ison-Todd (Winggold). Educated at Andover, Yale (A. B 1923; M.A., 1924; LL.B. 1 Oxford, Sorbonne, University of Munich (Ph.D., 1931). Honorary es: Doctor of Laws—Harvard, Columbia, Dartmouth, Leland Stan- ford; Doctor of Letters — Amherst, Cornell, Northwestern Chief aide to U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain, Lecturer on International a Sorbonne. # UL bassador to Turke Ambassador to It fessor of Internat 1952-55. Seere vor Morss, He: of the World, 19 bassador to Great Britain, 1959. Tupper Greenwald. more Trenchard ‘ Emalea T Yale, Marge: yes, TuIs 18 THE American Mercury. JERRY BOUGHT IT FOR ME LAST WEEK. WILL YOU LET ME HAVE IT, fe — WHEN You’vVE FINISHED CARRYING IT AROUD comicbooks.com