Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, February 1922 · page 53 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #30 — page 53: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine contains brief jokes and puns typical of early 20th-century American humor. The content includes: **Puns and wordplay**: "Would Gillette me?" (Gillette razor brand), "I'm the King of Siam/Yesiam" (pun on "yes I am"). **Sexual innuendo**: References to "Teddy's Teachings" about multiplication likely allude to Theodore Roosevelt's views on large families. A section about kissing implies promiscuity. **Absurdist humor**: A chiropodist becoming a throat specialist, leaving lights on to sleep, mixing beans with honey to hold them on a knife—nonsensical scenarios for comedic effect. **Social commentary**: A joke about wearing carpet holes from standing at a pulpit suggests clergy repetition or wasted effort. The page reflects Whiz Bang's style: rapid-fire gags mixing mild sexual humor, advertising tie-ins (Gillette), and observations of everyday absurdity—aimed at post-WWI American audiences seeking lighthearted, irreverent entertainment.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 51 Here It Is Again, Enlarged Oh, Scissors, let us cut up! Would Gillette me? * * * “I’ve come to the end of my rope,” our hero cried as he threw his cigar away. * * * He mixed his beans with honey, He’d done it all his life. ’Twas not because he liked the taste, But it held them on his knife. * * * Teddy’s Teachings Get the habit, like the rabbit—multiply. * * * Let us all join in singing that timely melody: “Keep her picture in your watch—you’ll love her in time.” * * * Going Up! He started life as a chiropodist and worked his way up to be a throat specialist. * * * Don’t always stand on the same side of the pulpit. You’ll wear a hole in the carpet. * * * Here’s to the girl that I kissed last Who doesn’t kiss slow and doesn’t kiss fast, With lips like a ruby and cheeks like a rose. How many have kissed her God only knows. * * * “I’m the King of Siam!” “Yesiam!” * * * He left the light burning so he could see to go asleep.