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Context: (Source) Self explanatory really, shitty attitudes seem to never change for some.

So here's a bit about the artist: Frank Hanley (December 22, 1895 - 198?) was an American artist and cartoonist active in New York during the first half of the 20th century. Hanley was born in New York City, New York. In 1917, he was working as a commercial designer for Gotham Studios when he was drafted to fight World War I. Hanley's work exhibits a distinct Art Deco ethic. Throughout the 1930s he was a popular cover artist and illustrator for Judge Magazine, a satirical monthly. He also illustrated for The New Yorker, Manhattan: A Weekly for Wakeful New Yorkers, and Trainman News. It is unclear when he died, but his is reported to have been in his 90s, suggesting sometime between 1981 and 1994.

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[–] human@slrpnk.net 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Well, I for one, would never have called on a debutante as a potential suitor lest she play the zither.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Why do you hate the zither that much?

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

You know that they say about women that play the Zither? 👀

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago

I know who sounds more fun

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

any female born after 1926 can’t cook,

This image doesn't imply this. You can read it as a concatenation.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

And, heaven forbid, they smoke cigarettes. Practically harlots.

[–] CuriousRefugee@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

But what if one desires a woman that can both make preserves and crack wise? Am I doomed to loneliness?!?

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago

It's easier to teach someone how to make preserves than to crack wise.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago
[–] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

This is historymemes, not historicalmemes!

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

It just shows how much america hasn't changed. Like Socrates complaining to Plato about kids not appreciating chalk on your hands when people "now" write with pen and paper

[–] ArachnidMania@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Alright internet, now draw them kithing

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 3 weeks ago

designer for Gotham Studios

Curse you, Batman!

[–] Danarchy@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 weeks ago

If you’d ever had a flapper gift you her homemade preserves you’d know how cap this is. (It is VERY cap)

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I think back then "to doctor" meant to care for someone in general.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 3 weeks ago

I’m assuming some first aid/basic medical care.