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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: Whoever put her on the U.S.O. entertainment committee...

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The Playboy's Handbook

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Feature(s): Knickerbocker Publishing Co.

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Notes: On inside front cover.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: - Er, would you like to kiss the bride, officer?

Synopsis: Pulled over for speeding a newlywed groom asks a police officer if he'd like to kiss his bride.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: But I tell you she'll leave just as soon as I carry her...

Synopsis: A newlywed soldier claims his bride will leave the army camp after they've crossed the threshold together.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): They Kiss and Tell

First Line: Gob: Was that Jack's wife I saw with him last?

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: Are you sure you're in the army, son?

Synopsis: A bank teller is confused when a soldier has a lot of money to deposit.

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Genres: humorous, science and technology

First Line: I'm trying to make him feel at home.

Synopsis: A nurse decorates a barber's cast to look like a barber pole.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Who's the wise guy?

Synopsis: A piece of ammunition is labeled 'good to the first drop.'

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Notes: Reference to the Maxwell House coffee slogan "good to the last drop."

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Camp Cuties

First Line: Pvt. Pinky: I took my girl to the baseball game yesterday.

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Genres: aviation, humorous, military, war

First Line: Couldn't you come around some day when I'm...

Synopsis: A tail gunner in combat asks a window washer to come back another day.

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Complaints about Woman's Hat

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Genres: humorous, military

Synopsis: A man in a cinema complains about the hat a woman in front of him is wearing. To solve this, she sits on the lap of her soldier boyfriend.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Gobs and Gals

First Line: Red: The corporal said you showed what?

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: One single room with hammock!

Synopsis: A sailor asks for a hotel room with a hammock.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: Wishing you were here with love and kisses.

Synopsis: A soldier gazes at other couples romancing each other while writing a letter to his girlfriend.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: I wish you wouldn't flirt with the Sergeant, honey...

Synopsis: A soldier is annoyed that his girlfriend is flirting with his sergeant.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: It has something to do with gas conservation.

Synopsis: A mechanic invents a wind-up motor to conserve gas.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: I told you buddy, the stuff I make, I eat myself!

Synopsis: An army cook and his patron are both sick from eating the army food.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: For heaven's sake, man... say when!

Synopsis: A sailor neglects to say "when" as his cup runs over.

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Drafted Blind Man

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A blind beggar has been drafted.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: I don't care if you did capture it from the enemy...

Synopsis: A soldier captured a tire from the enemy and wants to mail it to his uncle in Seattle.

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Notes: Reference to wartime rubber shortages.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): There's One in Every Camp

First Line: Sgt: Did you ever shoot a gun before?

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Shark Attracted to Airplane

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Genres: aviation, humorous

Synopsis: A shark sees an airplane with a shark design on its nose and is smitten.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: Won't you please shoot it for me once so I can see...

Synopsis: A woman asks a soldier to fire an artillery piece so she can see how it works.

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First Line: Are you sure no one has passed this way?

Synopsis: A sentry has lipstick on his face.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): What's Buzzin' Cousin?

First Line: Gob: When you see a fight on the street, always join it.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I spoke to his draft board.

Synopsis: A woman tried to get her boyfriend's draft board to release him.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: I'd like to exchange this watch for one that has...

Synopsis: A female soldier wants a watch with 'zero hour' printed on its face.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Tent Topics

First Line: 'Hmpf,' snorted Private Perkins indignantly...

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: This mosquito netting isn't worth a damn!

Synopsis: A soldier finds an enormous snake inside his mosquito net.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Save fuel

Synopsis: To conserve heating fuel a man reads about the tropics.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: But it must be yours, sir - it's the only hat and coat left!

Synopsis: A man goes to retrieve his hat and coat but the only ones left are much too big for him.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Bull Session

First Line: Pvt: Remember when you were a private, I asked...

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: Anybody want any hand lotion?

Synopsis: A soldier offers hand lotion to the other men in his trench.

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First Line: Sir, I want to make a complaint.

Synopsis: A soldier complains that he was woken up by a bugler.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: The men think you've gone a little too far in your...

Synopsis: Workers in a plant are made to wear knights' armor in the name of safety.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: He's testing the tube for leaks, captain!

Synopsis: A mechanic tests an airplane tire for leaks by using it as a raft.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Captain Quip Says

First Line: The smallest book in the world is the Who's Who in Germany

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Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Bill

First Line: Feels like a flat - get out and take a look Bill -

Synopsis: Midway across a river a driver asks Bill to check the vehicle for a flat.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: Now somebody's got to fire the gun!

Synopsis: All of the men who are supposed to fire an artillery piece are covering their ears instead of operating it.

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Genres: humorous, science and technology

First Line: You say Frank Buck recommended you?

Synopsis: A doctor receives as a patient an unusual-looking animal who was recommended to him by Frank Buck.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Dr. Funnybone

First Line: Sgt: What's the matter with that rookie?

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Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Oscar

First Line: I wish Oscar wouldn't be so conscientious...

Synopsis: Oscar annoys his cabin mates by warming up his bugle calls at 4 AM.

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First Line: The army must always be ready.

Synopsis: A sign tells soldiers to always be ready by never removing their shoes.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Keep 'em Smiling

First Line: Sailor Sam: What's the idea of saying those rotton... [sic]

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): John

First Line: Oh John - there's a lovely battleship anchored in the harbor!

Synopsis: John's wife sees a battleship in the harbor and hopes it doesn't belong to the enemy.

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Writer(s): ? [as Hepcat] (signed)

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: I don't care how much it cost you - take it off!

Synopsis: A sergeant is annoyed at the flamboyant uniform one of his subordinates purchased.

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Character(s): Miss Jones

First Line: We'll repeat that 'obey' part, Miss Jones, and this time...

Synopsis: Miss Jones crossed her fingers when asked if she would obey her husband during their marriage ceremony.

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First Line: Only two? My son has more stripes than that!

Synopsis: Two women boast about how many stripes their sons have. One is the mother of a corporal, the other is the mother of a convict.

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Bombs Miss Stationery Store

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Genres: humorous, war

Synopsis: Bombs destroy everything except a stationery store; it remains stationary.

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First Line: How about a nice exclamation mark?

Synopsis: A tattoo artist recommends an exclamation mark to a sailor.

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Writer(s): ? [as Abdul] (signed)

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: It was the best he could do!

Synopsis: A soldier in West Africa dances with an African woman.

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First Line: Something's wrong - this jeep isn't riding right!

Synopsis: A jeep driver complains the vehicle isn't riding right because it's travelling smoothly.

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First Line: Can I interest you in a wonderful insurance policy?

Synopsis: An insurance salesman sells to soldiers on a battlefield.

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Genres: humorous, sports

First Line: I was gonna get up at nine, but I dozed off!

Synopsis: A boxer intended to get off the mat at the count of nine but he fell asleep.

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Writer(s): ? [as Stanley] (signed)

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: I came down here five years ago to get away from...

Synopsis: A man on a battlefield tells a soldier he came there years ago to escaped the troubles of the world.

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Feature(s): Daffy Drafty

Character(s): Daffy Drafty; Chuck; Captain Fink; Colonel Blintz; Sergeant Swingit

First Line: School days school days

Synopsis: Daffy signs up for officer's training when he hears they have beautiful teachers. But the teachers change every night.

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First Line: I just can't seem to get started!

Synopsis: A tattoo artist keeps crossing off designs he's started to make on a sailor's back.

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First Line: What do you mean where do you oil it?

Synopsis: A tank driver asks to have his vehicle oiled by simply splashing it against its sides.

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American Plane Eats Japanese Plane

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Genres: aviation, humorous, war

Synopsis: A US plane with a mouth design on its nose bites into a Japanese plane.

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First Line: This place ain't been the same since they began...

Synopsis: Factory workers notice how the new female employees have been beautifying the workplace.

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Character(s): Corporal Hogan

First Line: This is Corporal Hogan, sir - he he transmits in boogie woogie!

Synopsis: A black telegraph operator speaks in boogie woogie.

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First Line: I flunked my Army medical, too!

Synopsis: A college student flunked his army medical exam.

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To Be Specific It's Terrific!

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Notes: Advertisement for Hello Buddies.

Female Beauty Round the World

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Feature(s): Metro Publications

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Notes: Advertisement for the Secret Museum of Mankind.
On inside back cover.

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First Line: The young lady said to give her check to the gentleman...

Synopsis: After one of three soldiers winked at her a woman told her waiter that the one who winked should pay her check.

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Notes: On back cover.