Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #24 — page 62: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains four brief humorous anecdotes typical of the magazine's satirical style: 1. **"Drexerd Pulls This One"**: A joke about a man inviting a woman to a dance; she pragmatically suggests they skip the dance and simulate it at home instead. 2. **"Jes' a Jester Jest"**: A religious reference, playing on the phrase "Get thee behind me, Satan." 3. **"What Ho?"**: Two working-class men ("Lunch Hound" and "Counter Fiend") compare digestive complaints after eating cheap food—oxtail soup and hash—using slang ("old strawberry," "old watermelon"). 4. **"Our Harnessed Bulls"**: A joke about two police officers discussing a speeding driver and an attractive woman in the backseat, suggesting the officer was distracted. The humor relies on wordplay, class-based comedy, and period slang typical of 1920s American magazines.