Judge, 1929-03-23 · page 24 of 36
Judge — March 23, 1929 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical humor typical of Judge magazine's style. The main cartoon shows two men discussing Yale-Harvard football tickets—a topical reference to the era's obsession with this prestigious college rivalry. The "Characters in Fiction Whom I Should Like to Meet" section is a humorous list of stock character types and social archetypes common in literature and daily life—the mysterious gem expert, the blushing girl, the loyal family servant, the embarrassed man who stammers "Er-er-er." These poke gentle fun at predictable literary conventions and social types. The lower cartoon depicts a woman with a black eye, explaining unconvincingly that she got it "bumping into a door"—the joke being that her male friends won't believe this obvious lie, suggesting domestic violence was a recognizable (if darkly joked-about) social reality. The page reflects early 20th-century upper-class humor and preoccupations: college sports, literary clichés, and social awkwardness.
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JUDGE (imc ae The man who is just back SAY ,JoE, HOW'S CHANCES Burm THIS YEAR FOR A TICKET I rl who feels that there Ta “THE YALE —HARVARD a Presence in the room, {Amr ® _ The man who is a dead shot, s i ° fair sword, and a capital whip. / The girl who is « 1 minnie The man who says “Gad!” The man who is a good judge of horsetlesh. The cowboy who rides as though he were part of his mount The doctor who prescribes a complete change of scene. The autiful adventuress who is in the employ of a foreign power, The college boy who calls his parents “mater” and “pater.” The bronzed engineer who looks like cd. The village sage who fixes you with a watery blue eve. The clown beneath — whose painted sinile a heart is breaking The revelers who drink cham pagne from ladies’ shoes. The lighthouse keeper who has d-looking. yood-looki An Pennins Will He Do It? Someone, no doubt. will try greeting an installment. collector Ces Irs with: “Reach for a Lucky in The big-game hunter stalks his prey. stead of the suite! Characters in Fiction Whom I . Should Like to Meet 5 =] The man who happens to know 1 little about precious stones. The girl who feels a blush creep slowly up her throat. The old’ family retainer who says “Will you have a brandy and soda ?"” The coachman who treats you with respectful deference. The man who hears th billiard balls from the a room. The man who is leaving Eng- land tomorrow. Tl er who puts his fin, rtips gently together and says nhhhhbhbh, | he embarrassed man who says S!! “Er—er—er—er—er—er.” "GBP The man who says “Great Scott!" “The worst of it is, when I tell the boys I got this black eye by bumping into a door, they won't believe it!” comicbooks.com