Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, October 1921 · page 47 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #25 — page 47: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humor advice column from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang*, an early 20th-century satirical magazine featuring ribald jokes and witty one-liners. The page contains reader questions and humorous responses: **Key jokes:** - One-armed man winding a watch vs. glass eye at keyhole (disability humor common to the era) - Hash "accumulates" rather than being made (commentary on restaurant quality) - Optimistic sock-switching to avoid holes (absurdist poverty humor) - Hiring a pretty stenographer will interest the boss's wife, not him (workplace/marriage humor) - The whale that swallowed Jonah as first "profiteer"—a biblical pun (Prophet/profit) - Ford car humor about exhaust pipes (Model T was notoriously unreliable) The humor reflects 1920s sensibilities: disability jokes, marriage anxiety, class commentary, and automobile culture. "Robbinsdale" appears to be the magazine's location. This format—brief, punchy jokes addressing social situations—was popular in American humor magazines of this period.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 45 I suppose it is because they leave their specs behind in the summer time. * * * Dear Skipper—Can you dig me up a girl if I come to Robbinsdale to visit you?—Geehell. Sure, but what's the matter with me getting you a live one? * * * Dear Skipper—What is funnier than a one- arm man trying to wind his wrist watch?— Horace. A glass eye at a keyhole. * * * Dear Skip—How is hash made?—Hi Water Shuz. It isn't made. It accumulates. * * * Dear Breezy Bill—What's your idea of the height of optimism?—Peter Outt. Changing your socks from one foot to the other so that the toes will not fit the holes. * * * Dear Captain Billy—Do you think that if I hired a pretty stenographer I would take more interest in my business?—J. G. P. I don't know whether you would take more interest in your business, but I know your wife will. * * * Dear Skipper—Who was the first original profiteer?—C. Serpent. The whale that swallowed Jonah; he grabbed all the Prophet in sight. * * * In case your Ford misses, look in the ex- haust pipe.