Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #27 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a humorous advice column where "Captain Billy" responds to reader questions with satirical answers. The satire targets: 1. **Movie title sensationalism**: Captain Billy criticizes motion pictures for using provocative titles like "Once to Every Woman" and "Why Change Your Wife?" to attract audiences, contrasting this with stage plays' more respectable naming conventions. 2. **Ex-President Taft's golf**: A joke mocking William Howard Taft's weight and golfing ability, suggesting he plays like a "hippopotamus." 3. **Identifying gentlemen**: A quip about distinguishing gentlemen by their evening wear versus pajamas—suggesting single men might wear pajamas. 4. **Dream composition**: A cynical answer that attractive dreams rely on superficial artifice: "paint, powder, padding and false hair." The humor relies on period-specific references and social commentary about early 20th-century entertainment and manners.