Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, February 1922 · page 48 of 68
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This page contains four short joke pieces typical of 1920s American humor magazines: 1. **"Oh, the Merry Bells of Windsor"** — A schoolboy joke about a wedding where Johnny could have "given away" the bride but stayed silent, implying he knows embarrassing secrets about her. 2. **"The Barb Wire Hairnet"** — A humorous poem mocking poor grammar ("Her has gone," "It can never was"), likely satirizing uneducated or immigrant speech patterns. 3. **"Some Parties, Ahoy!"** — A joke about a man keeping a salary raise secret from his wife to enjoy personal freedom first—satirizing marital dynamics and domestic control. 4. **Isaac Goldstein story** — A Jewish-named character finds a stranger on his wife's lap but says nothing. The humor appears to rely on ethnic stereotyping and implications of marital infidelity, typical of the era's crude comedic conventions. These jokes reflect 1920s American attitudes toward class, education, marriage, and ethnicity.
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46 Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang Oh, the Merry Bells of Windsor Johnny was late at school and explained that a wedding at his house was the cause of the delay. “That’s nice,” replied teacher, “who gave the bride away?” “Well,” Johnny answered, “I could have, but I kept my mouth shut.” * * * The Barb Wire Hairnet Her has gone, her has went, Her has left I all alone, Can her never come to me, Must me always go to she? It can never was. * * * Some Parties, Ahoy! “I suppose your wife was tickled to death at your raise in salary?” “She will be.” “Haven’t you told her yet?” “No, I thought I would enjoy myself for a couple of weeks first.” * * * Isaac Goldstein came home one evening, unexpectedly, and found a man sitting on his wife’s lap. Next day he told his business partner about it. His partner asked Mr. Goldstein what he had said to the man. Goldstein replied, “I didn’t even speak to him. He was a stranger.”