Life, 1929-02-01 · page 7 of 40
Life — February 1, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate humorous items: 1. **Top cartoon**: A small figure meets society types at what appears to be a formal gathering. The joke concerns introducing "an old Buddha of mine"—likely mocking pretentious socialites who collected exotic art or spiritual curiosities as status symbols. 2. **Main illustration**: Titled "The Fellow with the Inside Dope on Consolidated Soup-Bone," it depicts a man surrounded by dogs in what appears to be a living room. The satire targets someone claiming exclusive knowledge or insider information—here comically about dog food—suggesting gullibility of those who believe such claims. 3. **Bottom section**: An article about an aviator reuniting with his wife after 300 hours of flight, humorously detailing her complaints about his extended absence and various domestic mishaps, satirizing the neglect wives experienced during aviation's early boom.
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“Sam, I want you to meet an old Buddha of mine.” Nexo (to Arena entertainment committee): Speed up the show, you rel- ics, or I'll fire the lot of you! What we need is some new blood around here! Tue Lasr Worp in Jokes: An absent- minded Scotch mother-in-law. Dax: Have a heavy date tonight, eh? | D. Liox: Yeh, the sweetie’s gonna bake a cake. Wostas (after shooting man): Haven't | Dit /, I shot you somewhere before? OL Calle ske. Tue Fettow with tHe INsie Dore on Consoutaten Sour-Bo After Being In The Air 300 Hrs. The Aviator Sees His Wife “Some man has called up every day for a week and wanted to know when you'd be home. ...The fourth day you were up the dentist was wild because you didn’t keep your appointment with him I bet you men played poker all the time you were up How much did you win? Mother said you'd surely stay up until she went home How did you ever resign yourself to missing a lodge meeting? Mrs. Jones said she pitied me because I was worse off than a golf widow.....Did it rain a week ago Sun- day? . After coming four times in one week the installment collector said he thought you were deliberately trying to stall him off Where have you Commuter: Thank heaven, I missed it! It's @ freight, and besides, it's Sunday and I parked the car all this time?" . don't have to go!” Bill Sykes. comicbooks.com