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Dear Skipper Bill—You’ve been in the army, so perhaps you could give me a good idea of a brave man.—May Wheat.
A goop who can drink prohibition whiskey and wash it down with near beer.
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Dear Captain Billy—We are a couple of hallroom boys and would like to know how we can stop the odor of our cooking from being detected by the landlady.—Percy and Hal.
Apply a coat of rubber to the top of your stove. This is sure to destroy cooking odors.
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Dear Captain Bill—What’s your idea of an absent-minded man?—Kureous Kwizsky.
One who forgets his watch and then takes it out of his pocket to see if he has time to go back for it.
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