The grizzly bare
1912
Gordon Ross, a famous illustrator for Punch magazine, delivers a hilarious visual pun in this 1912 scene. The title references the 'Grizzly Bear,' a wildly popular ragtime dance of the Edwardian era, showing a rotund gentleman in a navy swimsuit enthusiastically sweeping a woman in yellow off her feet. It's a 'bare' beach version of the dance, and the joke extends to the foreground where lobsters and crabs seem to be mimicking the couple's chaotic moves.