Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, June 1921 · page 52 of 67
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #21 — page 52: what you’re looking at
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This is a collection of humorous quips and verses from a satirical magazine, likely from the Prohibition era (1920s-early 1930s), based on repeated references to alcohol and "moonshine" (illegal homemade liquor). The jokes mock: - **Prohibition enforcement** through double meanings ("Bentem"/"Rentem" as dental references masking booze-related wordplay) - **Illegal alcohol culture** ("bring your own bottle," "moonshine," "home brew") - **Working-class behavior** (fighting between boys, casual drinking) - **Absurdist humor** (nonsensical verses like "Flippety flop") The page satirizes how ordinary Americans circumvented Prohibition laws and the casual acceptance of bootlegging in popular culture. The tone is irreverent and anti-establishment—typical of *Whiz Bang*, known for crude humor targeting authority and social hypocrisy. No specific political figures are caricatured here; instead, the satire targets Prohibition policy itself through crude jokes about illegal drinking.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 51 Pasture Pot Pourri Yoo-Hoo! Skinny! C'mon over, 'n bring your own bottle. * * * There was an old man from Trenton, Who gnashed his false teeth till he Bentem; When asked what he'd lost, and what they had cost, He replied: "I don't know, I just Rentem." * * * OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND LET THE MOONSHINE IN. * * * Never miss anything that's been saved. * * * It's better to be brought up on a bottle than to be brought down by one. * * * A small boy's idea of greatness is to be able to lick another boy a size larger. * * * Lip to lip Nose to nose, Flippety flop, Away she goes. * * * When your good home brew is old and cold, Call me up and revive my soul.