Life, 1927-11-03 · page 15 of 44
Life — November 3, 1927 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate humorous pieces typical of 1920s-30s satirical humor: 1. **"An Ad Writer Buys a Garbage Can"**: A man boasts to his wife about purchasing an expensive garbage receptacle, claiming it enhances their social status and solves hygiene problems. 2. **"Sportsman's Luck"**: A man has apparently shot someone during a hunting trip; his aunt Claire advises him to cover it up rather than report it to authorities. 3. **"Choice of Desserts"**: A frustrated wife catalogs her cursing ("I sezz," "anisee sezz") in response to her husband's infidelity, using exaggerated working-class dialect for comedic effect. The humor relies on domestic discord, class anxieties, and period-specific social commentary about marriage, masculinity, and propriety.
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An Ad. Writer Buys a Garbage Can AP: MAN: Just a little thing it + is, but one which only the for- tunate few may possess and yet it solves one of the world’s oldest hy- gienic problems in a newer and better way. Consequently, it will enhance my prestige with the neighbors, make me the center of attraction at our country club and show the world that I understand the gentle art of living. Because it keeps away those foul minions of disease which pre- vent health from playing on my side, it is a great service to humanity, a boon to the tired housewife I mar- ried and something which my daugh- ter should know about. I am look- for one in bright, nickel-chrome tin-plate with extra-heavy detach- ible “Swing-Shut" lid, guaranteed to keep off prowling animals for three years. Mounted upon a beau- tiful Renaissance base made of choicest woods from the Old World, this receptacle for kitchen refuse will harmonize with my Early Colo nial backyard. Garnpace Can Saresaan: Oh, you want a garbage can! Ab. Max: Ina word, ves Snootch. Sportsman’s Luck AUNT CLAIRE: Well, Helen, I see you've landed a man at last Amatece FisterMan’s Davoren: Yes, Auntie, but you ought to see the ones that got away. “WHAT'S THE TROUBL “THE MECHANISM FAILED TO WORK AND UM LEAVING MY NAME AND AD- DRESS SO THEY CAN RETURN THE COIN Frantic Wife: ve Gor To GET A DIVORCE! MY HUSRAND Is IN LOVE WITIL ANOTHER WOMAN Pr? AND WHO, MAY 1 ASK, Is THE OTHER WOMAN N'T KNOW WHO SHE 18, BUT HER NAME IS RUTH ELDER, Choice of Desserts “GIMME a cassed pie, wiya, Mac; tha papuzz,’ she sezz, annen shi minur awgone...Yuh, cussed sezz, ‘Nemmine tha cussed,’ she Onness, \ my feeta sa tied I sezz. ‘IM hava chocklutmoker,’ she ca drop, TL onnessly could. ..Sa dog's sezzan she gimme a fiffeen-cent tip life, issure is...1 tole im ta gimme But onnessly he hant otta besa three cussed annee semmee up one dumm Yessum, we got cussed an two crambry mrangs; on- appul, minss, appercut, chocklut nesta Gawd, he’s tha dummess thing — moker, crambry mrang and cussed.” Heman Fay, Jr. - He's sa dumm he otta be deffan bline...1 tole im three cussed... Annye hadda woman jussa lil while zo that wanned cussed, annye sezz, ‘I'm sorry, but I aigottenny,’ I sezz ok lutmoker, and crambry mrang,’ I z, ‘Welliss very fun untersa got cussed,’ I got appul, minss, appereut, che sezz, bushee sez ny, alla other c annye sezz, se: ‘T tole tha bs cussed,” I sezz ssiss funny,’ 1 y I wanned three / ‘annee brommee one , * . cussed and two crambry mrangs, { affer I tole im three cussed,’ I sezz anshee sezz, ‘Wellee muss be stoopid,’ she sezz é annye sezz, ‘Stoopid —aina | wuyd,’ I sezz. ‘Heza dummess oa | Ie thing,’ I sezz. ‘He's sa dumm he otta be deffan bline,’ I sexz L | .Laff?...Onnessly, Mae, I thawshee wuzz gonna fall offa A = tha stool! ne sezz, ‘Thass offal funny,’ she sezz. ‘Sa Teacher: ANb Now, JOUNNY, CAN YoU dumm he otta be deffan bline, TELL ME WHAT AN rssay is? she sezz, ananness, ya shoulda Johnny: rssvv? rssayv? on, ves, MATAM seena laff!...‘Yorta ryefa SEN APPEAL comicbooks.com