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Characters: Headless Horseman
Synopsis: A police officer prepares to give the Headless Horseman a speeding ticket.

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First Line of Dialogue or Text: All right, officer - you’re scaring me because I’m a woman!
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First Line of Dialogue or Text: I’m not taking any sheep-dip from anybody!
Genre: humor

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Synopsis: Ballyhoo presents a blank page for the reader’s personal use.

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First Line of Dialogue or Text: Caution men working
Genre: humor

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Genre: humor; satire-parody

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Genre: humor
Synopsis: A mock promotional page as tiny font reveals this is a list of famous authors who “might” appear in the next issue.

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Table of Contents

0. ["Sloppy Joe’s, Henri"]
1. ["Bodies by Bisher are everywhere recognized for their…"]
2. ["Whoops! I’m just curazy about Faery Soap!"]
3. Ah - the Pity of It!
4. Bright Sayings of Grown-Ups
5. Montreal $10 Round Trip with a Hangover at Quebec
6. Not Tonight, Elmer
7. Vox Bop
8. Have You a Lordhelpus Backline?
9. Smile Away the Depression!
10. ["Dinner’s ready - what’ll we do with it?"]
11. Quick, Herbie!
12. Tabloid History
13. ["Get a load of this!"]
14. ["Mother, dear mother, come home with me now!"]
15. ["Ya’ll have to think up another slogan."]
16. ["I think I’ll take one of those Bronx Cheers."]
17. ["Remember! This is an unbreakable doll!"]
18. Startling Results of Crossing a Punch and New Yorker Joke.
19. ["What, no gin?"]
20. ["Hey, stop the unveiling!"]
21. A Shirt Shirt Story
22. ["Ah! The new ‘adjustables’!"]
23. ["That’s our new contact man!"]
24. ["Not the Mrs. Depuyster of Zimmons Beds?"]
25. ["Should he ask her in?"]
26. ["Could I interest you in some ice cubes?"]
27. At Last - Television! Station HOOY!
28. ["Yeah, but not a word did you tell me about a husband!"]
29. ["Bullet-proof cellophane!"]
30. Reviving the Old Ones
31. ["Aw, that stuff o’ Joe’s is too weak."]
32. ["Jones has been with us twenty years next week."]
33. ["We decided we’d have to take the job back to the shop."]
34. ["Roscoe! Check your teeth first!"]
35. Reviewing the Ads
36. Our Own Puzzle Department
37. ["How far can we go on this bus?"]
38. ["Have I got a chance?"]
39. ["Oh, I see, you’re letting it grow!"]
40. ["Hello, desk clerk?"]
41. The Fellow Who Took It Seriously
42. Behind Locked Doors
43. ["Headless horseman, eh?"]
44. ["All right, officer - you’re scaring me because I’m a woman!"]
45. ["I’m not taking any sheep-dip from anybody!"]
46. ["Higher compression with ethyl"]
47. Evangeline Zilch’s Forecast for October
48. The Watchword of This Magazine Is Service
49. Financial Page
50. ["Caution men working"]
51. The Gay Nineties
52. Ride a Bike
53. Celebrities Endorse Advertised Products - Why Not Let Them Write the Ads, Too?
54. The Autoflyro
55. The Maharajah’s Revenge or, the Friendly Anachronism
Our Own Talkies
56. Whose Eyes? Look Again!
57. Does Your Energy Line Rise Slowly?
58. Rolls-Nice Face Mower
59. Nee Colossal Issue of Ballyhoo
60. Hesterfield

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Ah - the Pity of It! (Table of Contents: 3)

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Bright Sayings of Grown-Ups (Table of Contents: 4)

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Montreal $10 Round Trip with a Hangover at Quebec (Table of Contents: 5)

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Not Tonight, Elmer (Table of Contents: 6)

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Vox Bop (Table of Contents: 7)

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Have You a Lordhelpus Backline? (Table of Contents: 8)

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Smile Away the Depression! (Table of Contents: 9)

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Quick, Herbie! (Table of Contents: 11)

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Tabloid History (Table of Contents: 12)

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Startling Results of Crossing a Punch and New Yorker Joke. (Table of Contents: 18)

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At Last - Television! Station HOOY! (Table of Contents: 27)

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Reviving the Old Ones (Table of Contents: 30)

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Reviewing the Ads (Table of Contents: 35)

Ballyhoo #v1#4

(November 1931)