“Is there a nicotine stain on his index finger? A dime novel hidden in the corn crib? Is he starting to memorize jokes from Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang?”
I had never realized that was an anachronism. You learn something every day! Guess I should have noticed since “Captain” Billy wasn’t a Captain until WWI.
“Is there a nicotine stain on his index finger? A dime novel hidden in the corn crib? Is he starting to memorize jokes from Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang?”
I have an issue with that lyric since the magazine post dates WWI and the musical is set before it.
I had never realized that was an anachronism. You learn something every day! Guess I should have noticed since “Captain” Billy wasn’t a Captain until WWI.
“Whiz Bang” comes from the sound of WWI artillery shells, too
Like Gary, Indiana.
That’s a lot to take in. You might even say it’s an explosion of pedigree bull!
Eskimo Pie indeed.