Life, 1928-03-22 · page 7 of 34
Life — March 22, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces of humor content: 1. **"Watching the Parade"** - A dialogue-driven comic about parade spectators making increasingly mundane observations, satirizing how people talk at public events. 2. **"The Return of the Native"** - A brief poem by Stan Hipp about stealing someone's boomerang, playing on the double meaning (returning/not returning). 3. **"They Take Advantage of It"** - A dialogue between Tom and Harry about office stenographers, suggesting young female workers are sometimes treated as privileged or shirk responsibilities. The humor relies on early-20th-century workplace gender dynamics and assumptions about secretaries' behavior and ambitions (marriage prospects, phone flirting). The illustrations accompany each piece humorously depicting the scenarios described.
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Watching the Parade “TOOK! There goes the float of the International Potato Chip Corporation.”. ..“Quit shovin’, will- ya?”..." I think the Girl Scout band js simply thrilling.”...“No. That ain't Governor Snorf. That's Sen- er.”..."‘Mister, do you ittle boy stands on your ..‘Somebody stole my There’s Minnie! See ’s supposed to be Civic Purity.” w.e"Ssssh-h-h, Junior! You'll have to wait until we get home.”...“I think the Spinach Hill District Pro- tective Association look wonderful in those old Roman costumes.”... “Them ain't Roman. Them's Greek. Doncha know nothin’?”...“Junior, this is positively the last time I'll ever take you anywhere.’’...It's raining.” RL. The Return of the Native STOLE upon him unawares And took his boomerang away And, glaring in his face, I blares: “Well, now what have you got to say?” And—after he had grinned at me— “Ihave no comeback, sir,” said he. Stan Hipp. “Mama and Papa think we ought to wait at least a month before getting married.” “Aw, | hate these long engagements.” “So do I—but we have to give them enough time to find a larger apartment.” “M-mother said eat up all your ice cream, or—or you couldn't have any spinach.” “They Take Advantage of It’’ OM: Let me teli you, old man, it doesn’t pay to be friendly with the stenographers in this office. They take advantage of it. Harry: Maybe you think I don’t know it. Miss Sloofus was a darn good worker until I took her out to lunch. Now she seems to think she’s a privileged character. And ever since I s Tiffkins to the party I’ve had a devil of a time trying to get any work out of her. Harry: The best way to treat ‘em is in a cool, imper- sonal manner. Then they have some respect for you. Tom: You're right. You can’t let the bars down a minute. They spar for an opening and when they get one they land a stiff punch in the work basket. Harry: Them’s the words that express it. From now on, it'll be “Good morning, Miss Sloofus,” not “Hello, Red; any sleep last night?” Tom: Yes, and “Take this letter, please, Miss Tiff- kins,” not “How's the pencil, kid? I've got a little company blah to get off my chest.” Harry: Positively. And while we're at it we might start that new girl, Miss Featherhead, off right. Tom: The little blonde? Harry: Yeah, the little blonde. Some looker, isn't she? Tom: Not bad, not bad. But she'll soon learn that this is a business office and not a place to carry on idle conversation. Harry: We really shouldn't be too harsh on the kid, though. She looks like a pretty nice sort. Tom: I feel the same way about it. She doesn’t look as though she'd take advantage of her superiors. Harry: No, but just the same, we'll have to be—— Tom: Sure, we'll have to be strict. I wonder what her phone number is. Gledhill one four three— y, how in the devil should I know what her phone number is? James L. Dilley. UGGESTION: The United States might well have given up Nica- ragua for Lent. comicbooks.com