Life — August 2, 1929 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "It Sims To Me" - Life Magazine Humor Page This is a humor column featuring observations about everyday life and two cartoon illustrations. **Top cartoon:** A reporter interviews a man named Mr. Selfmade at an office desk, asking "Are you a college man, Mr. Selfmade?" The punchline: "When you say that, smile!" — mocking self-made men who are defensive or falsely proud about lacking formal education. **Bottom cartoon:** A family picnic scene where a guest tells the host (Jones), "Well, Jones, I gotta hand it to you, you certainly know how to throw a picnic." The humor appears to reference messiness or chaos at the gathering, though details are unclear from the image alone. The left column contains brief satirical observations about laziness, runaway horses, airplane design, and other mundane topics, typical of Life's lighthearted social commentary style.