Judge, 1929-02-02 · page 17 of 36
Judge — February 2, 1929 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* contains two satirical pieces: **"Mitch Ado About Nutting"** (left) mocks overqualification and civil service exams. A working-class character complains that education is being applied inappropriately—using a fireman's civil service exam as his example. The exam questions are absurdly difficult or poorly-answered by test-takers (e.g., "What's the difference between a moose and a mouse?" answered with "A moose cannot have little mice for her children"). The joke satirizes the gap between impractical academic testing and actual job competence. The speaker, happy driving a "Run Tin Tin" taxi-cab, questions why anyone would pursue such complicated exams. **Two cartoon panels** (right) show domestic scenes: a woman telling her mother she's keeping warm by the stove, and another warning about strip-poker at the kitchen stove. These appear to be separate humorous vignettes about domestic life and marital behavior. The overall satire critiques bureaucratic over-education and the gap between formal knowledge and practical reality.
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JUDGE Mitch Ado About Nutting | ———— — a trouble wit this country is thay’re trying to git too much education where it don't belong. Wotteryer mean, education? I was lookin’ at a civil service examination for firemen to-day. Yeal the questions? Well, here’s one: Wot is the difference between a moose and An’ wot was some of a mouse? Yeah, an’ wot did th’ boob write for a comeback? He writes on his paper: A moose cannot have any little mice for her children, An’ here’s another: Wot is the difference between a sub-deb an’ a submarine? An wotterver think th’ smart aleck comes back wit? Soich me. He says: Ao submarine sub- merges in water. Well, maybe he’s right. Blamed if L know. Gimmie another, Here's one‘ vthered me. Maybe it's over me head: Wot's Reno got in common wit Phili deliver? An’ wot did he sa He sed: Both was cradles of independence. Well, fer eryin’ out loud! Maybe you can git this one: Wot's matermony got in common wit alimoney ? Give up. Yeah, that was th’ right’ an swer, Now see if you can do this. Gimmie a sentence wit th’ woid adamant in it. Heck, I can do that one easy. Adamant Eve was th’ foist people in the woild. Swell. Why don't yer go after the job yerself? Because I'm doin’ all right wit me taxi-eab, Wot kind of a car are yer runnin’? A pretty doggy bus. Wotteryer call it? T call it Run Tin Tin. Well, s’ long. S' lon hg —Grorcr Mrrenece “Oh, I'm all right, Mother. The important thing is to keep the extremities warm.” f sy the kitchen stove, because I bet you anything strip-poker! end up playing comicbooks.com