Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, February 1922 · page 25 of 68
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This page from the satirical magazine contains four brief joke anecdotes targeting social hypocrisy and human nature: **"Outside the Show"** jokes about male perspective—a man claims to have seen an attractive woman in street clothes after seeing her in a bathing suit, implying ordinary clothing is somehow disappointing. **"Familiarity Breeds Contempt"** features composer John Philip Sousa, who traveled to hear famous English church bells, only to learn the locals resent them as noise. The joke: what's extraordinary to outsiders becomes annoying to those accustomed to it. **"As You Were"** plays on a church sexton's hypocrisy—he objects to a dog following someone but doesn't notice he himself is following them. **"We Pull Lots of These"** jokes about a cross-eyed man's misfortune: two girls accept his dance invitation "with pleasure," but the implication is they're mocking his appearance rather than genuinely interested. The humor relies on irony, social awkwardness, and human inconsistency typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 23 Outside the Show "Hello, Bill, how did you enjoy the show last night?" "Fine, Joe. Wasn't that some pippin in the bathing suit?" "Yep, Bill!" "Well, I saw her without the suit on today." !!!!!----------(street clothes?) * * * Familiarity Breeds Contempt John Philip Sousa traveled six thousand miles to hear the celebrated chimes of an En- glish church. As he was drawing near the place the wonderful chimes rang out, and enraptured, Sousa exclaimed to the driver of the vehicle, "You folk are indeed fortunate to live within sound of those heavenly chimes. "I can't hear a word you say," shouted the driver irritably," them d— bells deafen me." * * * As You Were Sexton—"Dogs are not allowed here, sir." Visitor—"That's not my dog." Sexton—"Not your dog? Why, he's follow- ing you." Visitor—"Well, so are you." * * * We Pull Lots of These A cross-eyed man at a dance hall said "May I have the next dance, please?" Two girls answered as with one voice, "With pleasure."