Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, August 1921 · page 27 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #23 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This page features a "Dear Captain" advice column with humorous, insulting responses—typical of *Whiz Bang*, a bawdy 1920s humor magazine. Each joke relies on wordplay or insult humor: **T. Bone's river question** gets a cheap personal attack about his large mouth. **Bob O. Link** asks about "triumvirate" (three rulers), and the joke answers with three women's names—implying women are what a man needs. **Al Fresco** gets roasted with a birthplace insult. **Jean Ology** receives impractical advice (stove polish on shoes will damage them). **Art I. Choke** gets a pun on his name. The humor is crude and relies on name-puns, insults, and double meanings—no political content here, just typical 1920s satirical magazine filler meant to provoke laughs through irreverence and rudeness.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 25 Questions and Answers Dear Captain—Why is it that people say I remind them of a river?—T. Bone. Perhaps it is because your mouth is bigger than your head. * * * Dear Skipper—What is meant by a trium- virate?—Bob O. Link. Agnes, Mabel and Becky. * * * Dear Cap—I have often wondered where all the jokes came from.—Al Fresco. I don't know, where were you born? * * * Dear Bill—My feet are always cold. Do you know anything I could do for them?—Jean Ology. Did you ever try shining your shoes with stove polish? * * * Dear Captain—I found a pair of ice tongs in my parlor. What shall I do?—Art I. Choke. Demand a reduction in your ice bill.