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Punch! (Magazine)

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Punch, or the London Charivari was a British magazine focusing on political satire, running from 1841 to 2002. Part of the same tradition as James Gillray, Spitting Image and Private Eye—in fact the creators of Private Eye admired Punch in their youth, and created their own magazine because they believed that Punch had lost its way and become too tame in tone.The magazine takes its name from Mr Punch of Punch and Judy, who was supposedly the editor. Other members of his family occasionally showed up, such as Judy covering articles to do with more feminine subjects.Throughout its run Punch was noted for its irreverent approach to politicians and celebrities (both at home and abroad) and its cartoonists, who produced a number of images which have become part of the cultural fabric of the nation. One such cartoon is "Dropping the Pilot", showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Imperial Germany dismissing Otto von Bismarck, while at the other end of the seriousness spectrum is a cartoon making the classic "Daleks can't climb stairs" joke. One of these cartoons gave British English the very useful phrase "curate's egg". The famous spoof history work 1066 And All That was originally serialised in Punch.Fond of The Parody, Parody Names, and National Stereotypes. Some issues from before the 90-year copyright cutoff date are archived on Project Gutenberg.
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Davy Jones: In Vol. 103, the entry Davy Jones' Locker is written by Davy Jones himself in response to the HMS Howe running aground on a shoal due to reliance on outdated charts. He merrily and scathingly mocks the skill of modern-day sailors that ensures he won't be out of a job for a long time to come despite so-called "scientific progress". He compares himself to other nautical threats who do face their final days, give or take his buddy Death, calls himself the Demon-Sexton of the Deep, and remarks that Neptune hates him for having equal say in his kingdom.
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Know-Nothing Know-It-All: The "Well-Informed Men" from the 1890s-1910s issues.
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Only in Florida
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Only in Florida: The early issues, from the 1840s, seem to use Kentucky as an earlier "Florida" — almost every bizarre story from the United States involves Kentucky or Kentuckians.
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Malaproper: A common gag, usually taking the form of a supposedly overheard quote from an old woman, sometimes the actual Mrs Malaprop herself.
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Nations as People
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Nations as People: Helped popularise some of the classic national personifications, as well as using one-offs of their own.
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Butt-Monkey: The writers had several favourite targets, such as Colonel Sibthorp in the 1840s and Winston Churchill in the 1920s — in both those cases for being colourful, outspoken ultra right wing politicians.
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Funetik Aksent: Often used in cartoons depicting foreigners or working-class people.
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Ambiguous Syntax: In one of the earliest issues from October 2, 1841:
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Elmer Fudd Syndrome: The 1840s issues were fond of mocking Sir Peter Laurie, the then Lord Mayor of London, who apparently pronounced V as W.
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Parody Names
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Parody Names: For instance, Sir Robert Peel was dubbed "Sir Rhubarb Pill" and Lord Randolph Churchill (Winston Churchill's dad) was called "Grandolph" for his egotism.
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Transatlantic Equivalent: The USA had Puck magazine, which ran from 1871 to 1918. Punch was itself inspired by the French magazine Le Charivari (hence the Either/Or Title). Le Charivari, however, was soon forced to abandon its political satire after it was banned by the French government, reinventing itself as a lifestyle piece.
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National Stereotypes
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National Stereotypes: The French, the Germans and the Americans are the chief targets. In a turnabout, it was also fond of mocking how British tourists dressed and acted when abroad.
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Future Imperfect
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Future Imperfect: Sometimes played straight in jokes. A variation in an early issue involves the amateur excavation of part of the mud bank of the Thames and historians confidently claiming what are obviously recent items are Roman or Tudor artefacts, right down to coming up with a fake Latin etymology for an abbreviation on a bottle cap.
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Take That!
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Take That!: In later years, tended to aim these at Private Eye. For example, a table of how to rate celebrities' fame placed "Appeared on Have I Got News for You (Paul Merton's team)" one place above "Appeared on Have I Got News for You (Ian Hislop's team)".
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One-Word Title: "Punch".
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Either/Or Title: Stems from the fact that it was acknowledgedly inspired by the French Le Charivari.
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Expospeak Gag: Used in an 1841 issue as part of a series purporting to be instructions on daily living, in this case lighting a fire:
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Pungeon Master: Colonel Sibthorp was portrayed as being obsessed with puns.
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American Eagle
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American Eagle: The political cartoons often depict the United States in the form of an eagle.
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Stuck on Band-Aid Brand: In Japan Punch became a loanword for single panel cartoons when it was first brought to the country during the Meiji Restoration.
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