Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, July 1921 · page 23 of 68
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This page from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang* (a 1920s-era humor magazine) contains brief comedic verses using puns and wordplay—typical of the publication's style. The jokes rely on mishaps and double meanings: mistaking one office for another, swallowing gum during a romantic moment, and suggestive humor about a young woman trading kisses for alcohol (referencing Prohibition-era bootlegging). "Page Billy Misque" plays with forced rhymes ("frisque," "whisque," "asque"). The final piece, "At the Sign of the Zodiac," simply lists zodiac constellations in poetic form—likely filler content rather than satire. These aren't political cartoons but rather light, often risqué humor aimed at adult male readers. The repeated alcohol references and suggestive innuendo about women reflect the magazine's bawdy, irreverent tone during the Jazz Age.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 21 Limber Kicks Oh, I Beg Your Pardon! I stepped inside and closed the door, - Thinking the office was Brady's, But turned when I saw the white tiled floor, And found that the sign read SEIDAL * * * Winding Stares She went up the winding stairs, And close behind I followed; She stooped down to tie her shoe, My chewing gum I swallowed. * * * Page Billy Misque A girl who is young, cute and frisque, Can always get plenty of home-made whisque; Any guy she may asque Will slip her a flasque, If she'll only slip him a kissque. * * * In a parlor were three, My girl, a lamp and me. Three's a crowd without a doubt, Wasn't it nice when the lamp went out? * * * At the Sign of the Zodiac The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins; Near the Crab the Lion shines; The Virgin and the Scales; The Scorpion, Archer and the Goat; The Man who holds the Watering Pot, And Fishes with their glittering tails.