Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, August 1922 · page 65 of 67
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #36 — page 65: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine contains several brief jokes typical of early 20th-century American humor, many relying on ethnic stereotypes now recognized as offensive. **"Those Cheeks and Them Nose"** presents a racist caricature of a Black preacher and parishioner, using exaggerated dialect to create humor from the parishioner's literal misinterpretation of Biblical teaching about turning the other cheek—he was hit in the nose instead. **"Our History Lesson"** is a pun: "Chinese gardeners mind their peas and queues" plays on "peas/peace" and "queues" (the hair braids worn in Qing Dynasty China), likely mocking Chinese immigrants in California. **"Say It With Flowers"** subverts the children's rhyme "Jack and Jill," implying Jack and Jill spent two hours picking flowers together—a sly joke about courting. **"Bow, Wow!"** uses dog metaphors (hounding, dogging) as wordplay for romantic pursuit. The final line is an unrelated quip about cold weather and hats.
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63 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang Those Cheeks and Them Nose The old darkey preacher met one of his parishioners who was badly battered from an apparent scrap. “Sam, don’ yo’ know what de good book say: Dat if yo enemy smite yo on one cheek yo gwine ta turn to de odder cheek,” solemnly admonished the rector. “Yassir, parsin, I am done cognizant of dat passige in de Bable, but, parson, dis damn nigger hit me in de nose.” * * * Our History Lesson In California, Chinese gardeners mind their peas and queues. * * * Say It With Flowers Jack and Jill went up the hill, To get a pail of water; Jill sat down upon the ground To pick violets and— Do you know those two young people picked flowers two hours? * * * Bow, Wow! “What makes you think it’s a case of puppy love?” “Why, man, he’s hounding her to death and dogging her footsteps everywhere.” * * * People who get chilled to the bone ought to wear a hat.