Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, April 1922 · page 22 of 67
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This page contains three satirical pieces mocking Prohibition-era American society. The **"London Post Toastie"** jokes darkly about child abuse and generational violence—a mother excuses her son's brutality by claiming he's imitating his father, normalizing domestic violence as inevitable male behavior. A brief **rhyming couplet** comments on thinness with crude humor ("Ain't it heck"). The **"Lodge Notice"** is extended satire of Prohibition (1920-1933). It mocks bootleggers and illegal alcohol production through fake organizational announcements. Names like "F. U. Selloyl" and "I. Rob. Sellers" are transparent puns referencing the illicit liquor trade. The lecture on "Making Moonshine" and references to "the Mash" and "the Still" openly mock illegal distillation, while "Thirsty night" puns on Prohibition itself. This reflects Whiz Bang's irreverent approach to contemporary law-breaking. **"Spring Sports"** offers absurdist rural humor about watching cattle—a mundane activity presented as entertainment. The page exemplifies Whiz Bang's bawdy, anti-establishment satire targeting Prohibition enforcement and social hypocrisy.
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20 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang London Post Toastie "Oh, what a naughty little boy," cried the kind lady, "to beat and kick his poor mother like that!" "Take no notice of the choild at all," responded the proud mother. "Bliss his little heart, he must do everything he sees his father do!" * * * Bones to Bones, And skin to skin; Ain't it heck When a feller's thin? * * * Lodge Notice The Bootleggers' Benevolent Association of America. Meets every Thirsty night at Wood-Alco Hall. At our next meeting the following officers will be installed: F. U. Selloyl, High Muck-a-Muck of the Mash. I. Rob. Sellers, Bearer of the Boot. Formal D. Hyde, Lord of the Leg. R. Ott Gutt, Licker of the Labels and Seals. A special lecture on "Making Moonshine with the Materials at Hand" will be given, with Prof. Ray Sinn at the Still. * * * Spring Sports Standing in the barnyard and watching the cows come in.