Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, December 1924 · page 29 of 71
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #67 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page collects brief satirical jokes and quips typical of 1920s American humor magazines. **"He Knew"** uses dialect humor (common but now considered offensive) to joke that chickens are useful both alive and dead—a practical if morbid observation. **"Our Old Hen"** is a mild insult suggesting people lack intelligence ("population most dense just above the ears"—implying empty heads). **"A Modern Version"** satirizes the 1920s radio craze by parodying "Old King Cole," joking that someone's radio can only pick up "B.V.D." (a underwear brand), mocking both radio reception and commercialism. **The dating joke** assumes readers understand 1920s courtship customs: a man who takes a woman to dinner and a show expects she'll pay him back romantically; the joke's point appears to be that the woman actually profits from the arrangement. **"Goldilocks and the Three Bares"** is a risqué pun substituting "bares" (nude/exposed) for "bears"—suggesting immodest women, likely referencing 1920s "flapper" culture anxieties. **"Perfect Agreement"** presents simple child logic: both girls want the largest apple, so they "agree."
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=[Farmyard Fun and Filosofy]= He Knew Teacher—“Children, what is the most useful animal in the world?” Little Mose—“Chickens is de usefullest animal dere is. You c’n eat ’em fo’ dey is bo’n an’ after dey’s dead.” * * * Our Old Hen agrees with the jokesmith who says the population is most dense just above the ears. * * * A Modern Version Old King Cole Had a radio soul, And a radio soul had he. All he could get On his crystal set, Was station B. V. D. * * * The height of folly is trying to tell the guy, who has had a chicken out for eats and the show and then been left outside her door, that it is the woman who always pays. * * * An Animal Story For Little Grown-ups Now, children, the story for tonight will be about “Goldilocks and the Three Bares. Bare back, Bare Chest, Bare Knees.” * * * Perfect Agreement Mother—“Hush! You two children are always quarreling. Why can’t you agree for once in a while?” Georgia—“We do agree, Mamma. Edith wants the largest apple and so do I.” =[27]=