I don't think this is very funny, but I am curious about the concept. What exactly is the writer making fun of? At first I thought the guys were Englishmen, but it becomes clear that they're putting on the accents to seem classy. But why the lisping? Was it a fad for urban swells to lisp and say "Bah Jove"? Or is it a veiled suggestion that the men are a gay couple? They live together, have matching pajamas, and behave in ways a 1905 audience might consider effeminate. And a lisp was long a stereotyped attribute of homosexuals. Does anyone know something about this strip?
By The Australian Panther
Seems to be all about pretentiousness. There's no credits or date of publication.
Has to be American, because the policeman speaks like an American. So probably mocking pretension that may have been a fad in say, New York at the time among the idle rich. Doesn't translate very well into today's humor.
Pretentious upper class Englishmen used to speak with a french accent at one time, so maybe pretentious upper class American's pretended to speak like upper class Englishmen.
If you speak the dialogue aloud, slow it down and exaggerate it, its quite amusing.
Lisping? Here is Peter Cook, who used to use this upper class twit voice a lot, in the classic 'Marrwidge' scene from 'The Princess Bride' .
Cook would have loved this cartoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bY0fdgpISc
Bah Jove!
By lyons
The 'Dippy Dudes' are doubtful homosexuals, crash - 5 of the pages center on the Dudes vying for female attention and approval. The creator of the strip signed only with the moniker 'Lester' - and the series ran in McClure Syndicate's comics sections.
By narfstar
As others have said, reading these are not funny. But just skimming over them visually they art is enjoyable.
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