Life — January 25, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Explanation for Modern Readers This page from *Life* magazine contains two satirical cartoons about golf and dining etiquette. **Top cartoon** ("Indoor Golfer"): Mocks the crowded conditions at golf courses, joking that even an indoor facility is congested. The humor relies on golf's popularity among affluent men. **Bottom cartoon** ("Good Man"): Uses a restaurant scene to satirize class pretensions. A diner is praised for "settling it with brains instead of brawn"—likely referring to resolving a dispute through intellect rather than physical confrontation. The repeated "Yas that's so" suggests mockery of affected speech patterns. This appears to comment on Victorian-era gentlemen's ideals of civilized behavior and proper decorum in social settings. Both cartoons target upper-class leisure activities and social conventions of the era.