Life, 1927-10-27 · page 14 of 36
Life — October 27, 1927 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **Top cartoon**: Shows men in an office discussing a football game. The caption "Will I win? Say, I never felt more like bein' fouled in my life" is a pun on football terminology, suggesting the speaker feels defeated or manipulated in business, not sports. 2. **"How to Nurse a Poker Party"**: Practical advice for hosting an all-night poker game, treating it as a business training exercise in judgment and self-control. This reflects early 20th-century masculine culture where poker parties were social institutions. 3. **"Sideshow Tragedy"**: A brief joke about mistaken identity at what appears to be a circus or carnival, where someone thought to be the "Human Rubberman" was actually an ordinary person—humor derived from carnival/sideshow culture. The page reflects 1920s leisure and urban entertainment customs.
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