Life, 1929-02-08 · page 8 of 44
Life — February 8, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Image & Caption:** A domestic scene showing a woman showing a man her new gown. The humor plays on marital dynamics and fashion vanity—common satire subjects for the era. **"Is Dis a Fect?" Section:** Brief commentary suggesting that talking pictures (newly introduced "talkies") are making movie executives into comedy stars, implying executives lack actual talent but benefit from the novelty of sound technology. **Bottom Cartoon "The Desperado":** A man frantically rushes past a park sign reading "DOGS FORBIDDEN IN PARK UNLESS MUZZLED ON LEASH." The joke appears to satirize either rule-breaking behavior or anxious compliance with regulations—the figure's panicked posture suggests absurd overreaction to a minor civic rule. Both pieces exemplify Life's 1920s-era satirical humor about everyday social situations and modern anxieties.
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“Geoffrey, come here and look at my new gown.” “Just a minute, dear, until I finish this page.” NUTTY “How do they get peanut butter, bright boy?” “Simple, simple. Feed the cows pea. | nuts.” Arvent Swain: My whole being vi. brates. Dumetta: Oh, have you one of those reducing machines? “Wuat’s become of your sister that was | going to raise a family of five children?” “Oh, she’s over playing with the five kids of my sister who wasn’t going to have any.” Jane: Does your boy friend write con- vincing letters? Mary: I don’t know. The case hasn't gone to the jury yet. Tue there was the tactful hotd manager who removed the sign “Have you forgotten anything?” from every room }of his hotel during the weck of the Plumbers’ Convention. New simile for 1929: As futile as sky- writing in Pittsburg. IS DIS A FECT? | Now that the talkies are here, many of | the executives of the movie industry will, no doubt, become comedy. stars. Reviseo Version: That's a_ nice speakeasy—wasn’t it? First Artist: Don’t you love this mod- ~ii ’ ern art? | ee — aiot Eom Secono Artist: Yes, I never went to Art School either. ere Te) Tue Desreravo comicbooks.com