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| Blighty and Sea Pie > Sea-Pie > June 1917 > (7) Page 17 - Where the devil have you been, Sir, and why didn't you salute me |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74461010 |
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| Description | By A.E. Horne. This cartoon depicts a dapper, upright British army officer confronting a swaying, flushed looking soldier in the barrack-yard. The caption reads: 'CAPTAIN AND ADJUTANT: "Where the devil have you been, Sir, and why didn't you salute me?" / BATTALION INCORRIGIBLE: "Know you, of'flah? 'course I do (hic); it's dear ol' Martell. I can tell by the three stars!"' Here 'incorrigible' is obviously a euphemism for drunkard. The success of the joke depends upon the reader being aware that 'Martell' is a make of brandy that has three stars as its trademark. Three stars is also, of course, the rank insignia that would have been worn by the British army captain. The cartoon is made funnier by the artist's comic rendering of drunken speech. |
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| Description | 'Sea-Pie' magazine was founded to raise funds for authorised naval charities. The first issue appeared on 23 June 1917, priced one shilling. The magazine typically contained short stories, poems, cartoons, and paintings and drawings, often on a nautical theme. |
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| Shelfmark | 6.88 |
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| Description | Editions of 'Blighty' (1917, 1918) and 'Sea Pie' (1917-1919), First World War magazines with pictures, stories, poems and humour. 'Blighty' was sent free to the men at the front and in the fleet. Profits from sales of 'Sea Pie' went to help sailors and their families. |
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