Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2. No. 17, February, 1921: America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and Filosophy — John Shaqi
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2. No. 17, February, 1921: America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and FilosophyVarious
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2. No. 17, February, 1921: America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and Filosophy
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American wit and humor -- Periodicals
Along about five in the morning, an hour or so after he had returned
with his fair conquest, Mr. Man, now rather bibulous, was reciting some
alleged woes and calling down his wrath upon the “long hairs.” “Long
Hairs” is right in Los Angeles just now, except in high society. There
isn’t a night but that the “morals squad” or “break-in cops” charge down
on some rooming house and there do batter and probe, dragging out the
unfortunate wights who cannot show a wedding license. It appears that
the actor and his fair conquest, after leaving the pajama party, had
experienced some embarrassment, at least such was the impression the man
left by his startling conclusion. He said:
“It’s getting so you can’t take a decent married woman to a rooming
house in this town without running into some cops looking for a bunch of
painted dames.”
Needless to say the fair charmer, who had been listening somewhat
nervously to the initial outbreak, all but collapsed when she heard the
final denunciation. If her husband hasn’t heard the story, he’s the only
one in town not laughing about it.
The midnight bathing parties in Los Angeles and Hollywood are a little
passé just now, on account of the weather for one thing. Since one of
our best known citizens was suddenly taken with cramps in one of the
Romanesque pools without wearing even his B.V.D.’s, the sport has assumed
a classification regarded as “dangerous indoor sports.” In this instance
most of those who ran to the troubled man’s assistance are said to have
been ladies with—well, the wife of one of our leading politicians was
nervous for some weeks lest the newspapers print the names of those
present, so we’ll pass her up this time.
The ladies who bathe in midnight pools, especially if considerable liquor
has been provided, are not particular about their sea-going attire. They
quite often prefer the no-piece bathing suit, although the shock of the
water often arouses a sober moment. Then milady wonders with dismay how
she can emerge amidst the highly interested group of lookers-on.
The cops who raid the little rooming houses and resorts of the less elite
would reap a mighty harvest if they cared to intrude upon Wilshire or
Hollywood. But what’s a little party of pajama-clad men and women bred in
the purple if the copper gets a few choice jolts.
* * * * *
Talked Like a Tailor
The members of the choir were practicing the well known anthem “As the
Hart Pants After the Water Brooks.”
The rendering of the opening stages was apparently not quite to the
satisfaction of the gentleman who wielded the baton.
He considered it necessary, therefore, to tender some advice to the
soprano section, and caused great consternation and not a little
embarrassment among his flock by the following announcement:
“Ladies, your expression is simply splendid, but the time is very
poor—really, your pants are far too long.”
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How Perfectly Lovely
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