Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, February 1922 · page 57 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #30 — page 57: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine contains several brief jokes typical of 1920s humor: **"How Kum?"** is a play on words—Bill goes to a saloon to ask the bartender something, and the answer is simply "No," implying he was rejected or refused. **"Quick, Gents!"** satirizes changing female behavior and morality across ages 16-22. It suggests women progressively become more worldly and flirtatious, culminating at twenty-two with an explicit motto about romantic freedom ("Love and let love")—humor about evolving sexual attitudes. **The "Wanted" ad** is absurdist humor offering payment for an ugly man to scare neighborhood children. **"He Calls This 'Poetry'"** mocks someone named Ted for wearing a hat too large for his head (eight-and-a-half size for a six-and-a-half head), with "noodle" being slang for head/brain. The joke implies his "poetry" is as mismatched and ridiculous as his oversized hat. The content reflects early-20th-century masculine, risqué humor typical of the era's men's magazines.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 55 How Kum? Tom—"Where have you been for the last three hours?" Bill—"In the saloon talking to the bar-tender." Tom—"What did he say?" Bill—"No." * * * Quick, Gents! At sixteen, risque, Likes a naughty joke; At seventeen, blase, Tries to learn to smoke; At eighteen, mildish, Jolly just the same; At nineteen, childish, Getting rather tame; At twenty, breezy, Merely debonair; At twenty-one, uneasy; So re-bobs her hair; But when she reaches twenty two Her rush turns to a shove, For then her motto has become: Love and let love. * * * Wanted: Man with ugly face to frighten children that play in my yard. * * * He Calls This “Poetry” He’s got a swell noodle, Our friend Ted, He wears an eight and a half hat, For a six and a half head.