Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, February 1922 · page 63 of 68
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This page from **Captain Billy's Whiz Bang** (a 1920s satirical magazine) contains three separate humor pieces: 1. **"Action vs. Words"** (credited to Voo Doo): A poem about romantic tension—a man takes a crucial first move after anticipation, but a woman's voice says "Don't," while her arms around his neck contradict her words. The joke: actions speak louder than words. 2. **"Friday Special"**: A restaurant joke playing on miscommunication. A diner asks for whale, then shark (unavailable), then settles for T-bone steak while sarcastically noting he "asked for fish." The humor derives from the absurdity of requesting exotic seafood and the waiter's inability to fulfill even basic requests. 3. **Waiter/Fly joke**: A classic setup-punchline about a fly in ice cream, with a darkly humorous response suggesting the fly deserves to freeze. These are straightforward jokes about romance, dining frustration, and wordplay—typical of 1920s magazine humor aimed at young male readers.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 61 Action vs. Words Have you ever After an evening Of anticipation Finally arrived At the crucial moment And with a Depth breath Taken the . . . . Initial step Aeons later A small voice Somewhere is Heard to say “Don’t” While two arms About one’s neck Refute the argument. —Voo Doo. * * * Friday Special Restaurant patron—Have you any whale, waiter? No, sir. Have you any shark? No, sir. Then give me a T bone steak. God knows I asked for fish. * * * “Waiter! There’s a fly in my ice cream.” “Serves him right; let him freeze.”