Life, 1929-04-12 · page 14 of 44
Life — April 12, 1929 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains humorous anecdotes and a sketch. The top cartoon shows a truck with a caption about a wife asking her husband how long before they "whizz by something"—likely mocking the speed and recklessness of 1920s automobiles. Below is a sketch by Cesare Cunningham depicting two nude or partially-draped classical figures with the caption "You have been my inspiration all these years," satirizing pretentious artistic or bohemian claims about muses and creative inspiration. The "Personality Girl" section features gossipy, irreverent commentary by Robert Lord about party culture, calling out someone named "Mr. Eppus" for attending a chaotic gathering. The tone is flippant and mocking of post-WWI social excess and frivolous behavior among the wealthy set.
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12 A sissy in Chicago is the kid who asks his mother for an air rifle. Then there was the Scotchman who used to throw rocks at passing news- boys in the hope that they would throw a paper at him. “Did yah hear about the india rub- ber man who was arrested for mur- der?” “Naw—what about the india rub- ber man who was arrested for mur- der?” “The judge sent him up for quite a stretch,” it be before we whizz by something? WIFE OF HIS BOSOM: Jim, dear, about how long will Personality Girl “Oh hello, Mr. Eppus. Are you here too? Isn't it just a ducky-wucky party! I worship big, loud parties like this where everybody is climbing around over the corpses of everybody else. More darn fun. More gore in the gutters. My dear, you must cut yourself a slice of cake—and bring the kiddies. Everything’s going to be all right, Joe my boy. Your name is Joe, isn’t it? I hope so because that’s what I’m going to call you anyhow. You look as if your name ought to be Joe. Lets you and me barge around, see people, go places and move pianos, shall we? Lets cut our initials in the furniture, slide down banisters and pelt cach other with phonograph rec- ords. Boy, I feel simply tremendous. One might even say, sensational. I haven't had so much fun since the “You have been my_ inspiration all these years. Chicago fire. Heigh Ho and carry He six. The Marines have landed and taken full charge of the situation, Do He you know any funny stories, humorous He anecdotes, droll happenings or what Wi not? If so, spill °em to mamma. She But craves to laugh. Laugh and the world He laughs with you. Weep and you ruin your make-up. Just an old Albanian Bec saying! Oh, there’s my hot and heavy An boy-friend, Bill Zipser. Hi Billy! Up When’d you get out of jail? Pardon He I while I barge over and give Bill the Tha works. Toodle 00, Mr. Eppus.” The Robert Lord. Bee: And if someone asked us to work th’ word Apostle into a sentence we H would say, “Have you got apostle post you’ package there for us?” comicbooks.com