Word: take-off
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...most entertaining portion of number 7 of the Lampoon. The leader is an amusing apology for a parody on a well known "Journal of Society"; the second, a sarcastic reference to Life's somewhat illogical war attitude. As a whole, however, the issue is but mediocre. A take-off on "Rupert of Hentzau" in its title promises well, but is overdone and rather hard to wade through. The usual "Lispings of Little Lew" also do not come up to expectations...
...conception of horses and his grotesque style. The best individual picture are a halfpage drawing representing an optical illusion, and two small sketches illustrating rather time worn jokes. Contrary to custom, the long articles are easily the best reading of this number. Deserving of especial mention is a clever take-off on a recent Advocate story, and a pretended unpublished letter written by Li Hung Chang...
...editorials are more interesting reading than usual and the article on "Artie in Cambridge" is a clever take-off of a popular style of modern story. The third number of "Lispings of Little Lew" is even better than the preceding ones...
...number of the Lampoon which comes out today is on the whole better than the average, and in spite of two very old jokes and an uninteresting article on "Dangers of Arctic Industries," is very good reading. The best thing in the issue is a take-off on "The Voice" showing the effects of prohibition at Harvard and the lack of it at Yale. The illustrations are all very fair and the poems are cleverer than usual. The editorial on the new board of the Lampoon contains bright hits on the other college papers. But it is to be hoped...
...general interest that it is rather an exceptional number. As is only natural Lampy is apt to get into a rut and find it difficult to cater to the demands of the college public. Taken as a whole, however, the present issue is eminently successful. There is one drawback. Take-offs on college professors form part of the Lampoon's ordinary stock in trade, are usually harmless, and often true to life. The take-off in the present number is not wholly of this description and might well be suppressed...