Judge, 1929-02-16 · page 27 of 36
Judge — February 16, 1929 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a collection of humor shorts and cartoons from Judge magazine, likely from the late 1920s (based on graduation years cited: '29, '30, '31). The page presents college-era jokes submitted by students from various universities. **Key content includes:** - **Mencken joke**: References H.L. Mencken, the famous satirist and social critic, mocking his intellectual pretensions (he discarded his toothbrush because he discovered a "Rotary motion") - **Venice/gondolas pun**: A play on dinner dates with gondoliers - **Jargon joke**: Wordplay about drunkenness and cellar activity - **"The Call of the Open Road"**: A satirical bit about reckless driving - **Shakespeare parody**: Mocking pretentious college students butchering famous quotes - **Various sight gags**: Cartoons about child labor attitudes, night club mishaps, and university life The humor targets college culture, intellectual pretension, Prohibition-era drinking, and contemporary public figures. The cartoons are crude but typical of 1920s undergraduate satire magazines.
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