Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, August 1922 · page 53 of 67
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #36 — page 53: what you’re looking at
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This page from a 1920s satirical magazine contains several brief humorous sketches typical of the era's "men's magazine" humor: **"Any Other Games, Jack-O?"** depicts a young couple's moonlit encounter where a boy makes a bet he can kiss a girl without touching her—then "accidentally" puts his arm around her waist. The joke plays on youthful boldness and the girl's feigned reluctance masking actual willingness. "Lib" likely refers to a liberated modern woman. **The remaining items are short joke sections**: a monthly motto about staying safe around animals and weapons; a farm school poem about "Tillie" (a pun: she's good at soil "culture" but poor at "husbandry"—farming and marriage); philosophy mocking fathers trying to deceive babies; and a "health hint" joking about infidelity. The humor reflects period attitudes toward courtship, rural life, and marital dynamics—generally crude, crude, and assumption-laden by modern standards.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 51 Any Other Games, Jack-O? The moon was great, and they were all alone underneath it. They were very quiet— and then something slipped. It was his arm around her waist. He had a brainstorm. “Lib,” he breathed, “you say you won’t let me kiss you. I’ll bet I can without touching you. I’ll bet a dollar.” (Careless youth.) “I’ll bet.” He kissed her right on the cheek, or some- where. “But you touched me,” she yelped, not dis- appointedly. “I know it. Here’s your dollar.” * * * Our Monthly Motto Always keep in front of a mule and back of a gun. * * * At the Farm School Tillie is an old maid, She tills the soil, you see; Yet, while she’s good at culture, She’s poor at husbandry. * * * Whiz Bang Filosophy A baby doesn’t know much, but father can’t wear mother’s nightgown and fool it. * * * Hayseed’s Health Hint Love your neighbor as yourself but don’t let your wife catch on.