Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, October 1921 · page 51 of 68
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This page from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang*, a popular early-20th-century humor magazine, contains brief satirical jokes and quips with no accompanying cartoons. The humor targets everyday social situations: a Mulligan quote about hangovers; a polecat dispensing practical advice to his mate; a man so considerate of bedbugs he retires early; crude puns ("Who shot Nellie in the freckle"); and physical comedy (dancers stumbling, ingrown heels). The "Today in History" section mocks marriage and danger with absurdist observations. The "North Pole Ad" joke plays on climate—advertising a heated apartment for summer months in an arctic location is deliberately illogical. The final Paris anecdote suggests a woman so distracted by romantic or social concerns while touring Paris that she never looked up to see the Eiffel Tower—a common satirical theme mocking women's priorities and inattentiveness. Overall, the page reflects working-class, somewhat crude humor typical of 1920s American popular magazines.
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Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang 49 Me friend Mulligan says wan time whin two heads are not better than wan is whin you wake up the morning after the night before. * * * Said our pet pole cat to his pretty pal: “Now, dearie, do not be so high toned that you can’t use common sense.” * * * Talk about your nice dispositions—we have a man in our town who retires early rather than keep the bedbugs waiting for supper. * * * Has anyone heard that little ballad entitled “Who shot Nellie in the freckle?” * * * What could be sweeter than the rib music of choir-practors. * * * Fair Dancer—Say, walk over your own feet! He—What do you think I am, a cross-country runner? * * * Button up your mouth, boys, you’ve in- grown heels. * * * Today in History They were married and lived snappily ever after. * * * It takes a tough bird to eat currents off a live wire. * * * A North Pole Ad (From Charlotte, N. C., Paper) To Sublet—Heated apartment for July and August. * * * “So you’ve been to Paris? How did you like the Eifel Tower?” “Eifel Tower? Huh, I didn’t have my eyes more than two feet off the ground all the time I was there.”