I used to love newspaper comics as a kid. Of course back then, cartoons were only on TV on Saturdays, and even then only for a couple of hours. So the rest of the week, if I wanted anything remotely resembling a cartoon, I had to get it from a newspaper. Recently, while pants-pissingly drunk, I decided to look up my old favorites on the internet, and I came across some comics from the 1920s and 1930s. The humor back then was quite different to say the least.

This little gem, "Old Man Davis scores a duece" comes from the mid 1920s, and it reflects the then-acceptable practice of child molestation. Of course today, such acts are frowned upon and in some cases punishable by law. But until the 1964 Anti-Molestation movement, such offenses were not only accepted but encouraged and most of the time rewarded with praise by society.

"Old Man Davis" in this particular strip refers to Franklin James Davis, whose legendary child-humping antics landed him a seat in the United States House of Representatives. His role in government was marred by controversy, however, as many citizens believed that he took the easy road to politics by statutory-raping his way into the position. The result of the hullabaloo shortened his term to a mere 27 years in office.

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