Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, May 1922 · page 17 of 68
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This page from the satirical magazine contains several short humor pieces typical of 1920s American comedy: **"A Lovely Program"** jokes about courtship at a dance—the woman cleverly implies intimate expectations by noting that "Nights of Gladness" follows "A Thousand Kisses" on the dance card, suggesting romantic progression. **"His Only Weakness"** plays on Scottish stereotypes, with a Scotsman dismissing interest in a woman's exposed legs by claiming whisky (not women) is his only vice—a joke about Scottish drinking habits. **"Our Monthly Motto"** appears to warn against mixing alcohol ("moonshine") with romance or decision-making. The remaining items are brief quips: one about Noah's hyenas being "laughing-stock" (an animal pun), and another contrasting feminine purity with the indignity of getting splashed by automobiles—mocking social pretense about female virtue. The humor reflects 1920s attitudes toward flirtation, drinking, and gender stereotypes.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 15 A Lovely Program It was at a hop where the name of each waltz on the program was inscribed against the number, and he strolled up to her and asked for a dance or two. She handed him her card. “May I have ‘Nights of Gladness’?” she inquired, pencil in hand. “Certainly,” she replied with a far away look in her eyes. Then she glanced at her card again. “That comes after ‘A Thousand Kisses,’ doesn’t it?” * * * His Only Weakness A little group was sitting on the veranda of a country club one day, and one of the party, a girl with very short skirts was sitting opposite a Scotchman. Every little while the girl would pull her skirts down over her knees and the Scotchman, noticing this, said, “It’s all right, me lass, me only weakness is whusky.” * * * Our Monthly Motto Never look upon a son beam with moonshine. * * * Pelican insists that Noah should have thrown his hyenas overboard—they were the laughing-stock of the ark. * * * She was as pure as the driven snow until an auto splashed mud all over her.