Life, 1929-08-16 · page 6 of 36
Life — August 16, 1929 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two cartoons and a humorous column titled "Scott Shots." **Top cartoon**: Shows a New York-Boston bus with a passenger asking "I hope he goes the pitty way, ask him if he does?" The joke appears to reference driving habits or route choices, though the specific context is unclear. **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts a beach scene where an adult asks a child "Kin you swim, mister?" This is a straightforward humorous observation about childhood at the beach. **"Scott Shots" column**: Offers satirical social commentary on contemporary life—mocking society's pretensions, Prohibition, wealth disparities, and popular culture (talkies/early cinema). The observations are general social satire rather than targeting specific political figures or events. The page is primarily light satirical humor typical of Life magazine's entertainment focus.
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“Kin you swim, mister?” “L hope he goes the pretty way. him if he does?” Perhaps one of the very nicest things about the present styles is that chorus girls can wear their working clothes on the street without being no- ticed, If we know our American public, we bet they'd like to hear less of all this antitoxin propaganda and more about antitaxin’, Scott Shots It must be nice to be in society and get mentioned in the most exclusive advertisements. People who have money to burn will find the new dollar bill just right for lighting a cigarette. Some of the New York beggars are doing so well they hold out their hands for money on one day and for left turns on the next. 4d man in a swivel chair can go around a lot without getting anywhere. Another good place for a zipper would be on string-beans. Thank Heaven, no one has thought of starring a barber in the talkies. Prohibition saying—one man's law 1s another man's poison. The love that passeth all understand ing is in the movies. Life these days is just one tan thing ufter another, ‘To become a mind reader is almost impossible, so we'd like to compromise and just be able to read time tables. —W. W. Scott. comicbooks.com