Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, April 1923 · page 41 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #44 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains no cartoons—it's a collection of aphorisms labeled "Farmyard Philosophy," typical of *Whiz Bang*, a humor magazine known for bawdy, irreverent jokes targeting middle-class values. The sayings mix folk wisdom with crude satire. Several target romantic/sexual conduct ("loose drapery," "good lover"), while others mock social pretense ("never judge by appearances," the wealthy "gazook"). A few offer genuine advice ("a ripple of laughter is worth an ocean of tears"), but many deliberately contradict proper morality—notably "jump on him" when a man is down, inverting chivalric ideals. The tone is cynical, working-class irreverence aimed at deflating genteel Victorian/early-20th-century sensibilities. "Cock-eyed" and "gazook" (slang for an odd person) reflect period vernacular. Overall, this represents *Whiz Bang*'s signature blend of crude humor and anti-establishment attitude.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 41 Farmyard Filosophy A woman forgives much to the man who is a good lover. * * * Loose drapery is the sartorial food of love. * * * Some men are known by the places they can't get in to. * * * A man should not stick his nose in his neighbor's pot. * * * A ripple of laughter is worth an ocean of tears. * * * Some men are like brooks—noisy but shallow. * * * The first kiss, like the first of everything, comes only once in a life time. * * * Never judge by appearances. The gazook that wears a diamond pin may be really wealthy. * * * Lots of cock-eyed men are straight even though their looks are deceiving. * * * Never strike a man when he's down—jump on him. * * * A hypocrite is a man who tries to be pious and can't with a preponderance of cant. * * * Troubles today may look as big to you as a moun- tain, but snap out of it—tomorrow they may shrink to a mole hill.