Life, 1927-12-29 · page 31 of 41
Life — December 29, 1927 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three brief humorous anecdotes typical of Life's satirical humor: **"The Educated Horse"** mocks a young woman's desperation to reach her horseman boyfriend. She calls riding academies asking for one with a horse named "Molly," expecting to locate him. A stable worker's offer to "bring 'er to the phone" reveals she's been calling stables, not social clubs—the joke being her naïveté about where wealthy gentlemen actually ride. **"Not Such a Fool"** is a one-liner suggesting that if a man has avoided marriage, he's clever—implying marriage is something to escape. **"Revived"** recounts a theater critic's anecdote about playwright Percy Hammond, who wanted to cover WWI as a correspondent. Another critic quips that Hammond "acts as our outrider, dear, / So it seems we've a big knight ahead"—a pun on "knight" (armor) and "night" (theatrical term). The page is mostly advertisements for Brooks Brothers clothing, with decorative images of Palm Beach buildings.
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