Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #21 — page 28: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a humor advice column where readers submit questions to "Captain Billy." The jokes rely on puns and wordplay typical of 1920s satirical magazines: 1. **Army scenario title**: Captain Billy suggests "Rumors From the Seventh Pew"—a pun playing on "Seventh Regiment" with church imagery. 2. **The sign location**: A reader asks where a merry-go-round sign appears; Captain Billy jokes it appeared on a "Robbinsdale trolley," likely a local Seattle reference. 3. **The shimmy dance**: Captain Billy's answer uses rapid movement instructions as a pun ("walk fast; stop quick"). 4. **Rolled stockings**: The final joke about girls rolling their stockings and teddy bears chewing the tops is a period joke about 1920s fashion (rolled stockings were trendy) combined with innuendo about stuffed animals. The humor is lighthearted, community-focused, and relies on local knowledge.