Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 18, March, 1921: America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and FilosophyVarious
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 18, March, 1921: America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and Filosophy
Various
American wit and humor -- Periodicals
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The couple that left an automobile seat at the Whiz Bang farm a couple
of months ago, while they went to town to report the theft of their
automobile, haven’t come back yet, and I don’t know what the deuce to do
with the seat.
_Farmyard Filosophy_
Many a man’s reputation depends on what isn’t found out about him.
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Women are divided into two classes; those who desire husbands and those
who desire single men.
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A good man who has gone wrong is in reality a bad man who has just been
found out.
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The charity that begins at home is usually a stranger elsewhere.
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And we note that the banker continues to take a lot of interest in his
work.
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The fellow who is driven to drink will take a long ride these days.
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Why not appoint an electrician to censor movies. He is used to shocking
things.
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Love has all senses except common-sense.
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What has become of the old fashioned man who used to be able to hit a
bullseye on the spittoon at thirty feet range?
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Authorities have ruled that liquor can be placed in mince pies legally.
But if we had the liquor, we wouldn’t wait for the pie.
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A Minnesota man has a dog that chews tobacco and still has some sense
left. But it doesn’t drink the liquor peddled these days.
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A writer to the Whiz Bang asks, “Is marriage a success.” We’ll solve the
question by letting the married folk fight it out among themselves.
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A politician says the American people are being coddled too much. He’s
right. Even the bootleggers won’t let you pour out your own drink any
more.
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The amount of money a man has is the difference between his love for that
evil and his love for women.
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Women estimate friends by the advantages to be derived from them.
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Men suspect women too much and “THE WOMAN” not enough.
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An old husband is an honor to his wife.
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Balzac said: “Woman is a creature between man and the angels.” How true,
if it were not for her all men would have an easy road to heaven.
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Love may be blind, but don’t take chances and come home with a long silk
stocking in your pocket.
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Powder is the dust the gods have given women wherewith to blind the eyes
of men.
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