Life — January 23, 1931 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Satire from Life Magazine This page contains several short satirical pieces from a Prohibition-era Life magazine. **"Short Story With No Moral"** mocks a Prohibitionist who discovers the Eighteenth Amendment has loopholes—satirizing the difficulty of enforcing alcohol bans. **"I've Taken My Pun Where I Foundered"** shows a four-panel comic about a deaf man repeatedly visiting a complaint bureau, likely satirizing bureaucratic incompetence and the absurdity of deaf individuals filing complaints they cannot hear responses to. **"Ye Simile"** uses comparative descriptions (false as Neptune's beard, tight as a bootlegger's bankroll) to humorously characterize someone, referencing bootleggers—illegal alcohol distributors during Prohibition. **"Dumb Justice"** briefly notes a court ruling that the Eighteenth Amendment is legal, sarcastically calling it "a trip to Mars."