Life, 1928-11-09 · page 18 of 52
Life — November 9, 1928 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical cartoons from *Life* magazine: **Top cartoon:** Shows sailors on a beach claiming to be "college boys playing hockey from a Floating University"—a joke mocking the World War I aviator training program described in the adjacent text. The humor lies in the implausibility of their excuse. **Bottom cartoon:** Depicts a feudal lord calling after a page who's running away, claiming he must "catch a train." The satire is anachronistic: a medieval feudal setting suddenly references modern train travel, highlighting the absurdity of mixing historical periods. This likely satirizes either outdated social hierarchies or confusion about historical progress. Both cartoons use visual incongruity and exaggeration as their primary comedic devices, typical of *Life* magazine's style during this era.
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