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"Of course I've had a lotta offers from the "Telegram"."
"Of course I've had a lotta offers from the "Telegram"."

"Of course I've had a lotta offers from the "Telegram"."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1930
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 11 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. (28.3 × 16.8 cm) Sheet: 11 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. (28.3 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0500
"A telegram from Captain Markham, sir. His reconnaissance party has reached Atlantic City, and he asks for more expense money."
"A telegram from Captain Markham, sir. His reconnaissance party has reached Atlantic City, and he asks for more expense money."
Alan Dunn
1941
"Fit' Avenue! Bless me Aunt Hannah, Bruce, if I ain't sick'n tired o' workin' for a lotta foreigners."
"Fit' Avenue! Bless me Aunt Hannah, Bruce, if I ain't sick'n tired o' workin' for a lotta foreigners."
Alan Dunn
1927
"Deliver this telegram to Noel Coward and wait for a riposte."
"Deliver this telegram to Noel Coward and wait for a riposte."
Alan Dunn
1936
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
Alan Dunn
1954
"May I suggest Senator, that perhaps we should offer the whole five and a half billion dollars to Mr. Stalin to buy off Communism itself?"
"May I suggest Senator, that perhaps we should offer the whole five and a half billion dollars to Mr. Stalin to buy off Communism itself?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"Of course you're looking at Madeleine from the point of view of the Gun Club."
"Of course you're looking at Madeleine from the point of view of the Gun Club."
Alan Dunn
1931
"I've come to a decision, Charles. From now on, I refuse to take the dollar seriously."
"I've come to a decision, Charles. From now on, I refuse to take the dollar seriously."
Alan Dunn
1971
"Here's the latest dope. I just had a call from R.B. We're to rewrite the script, placing the action in Siam. It seems we have some blocked ticals there."
"Here's the latest dope. I just had a call from R.B. We're to rewrite the script, placing the action in Siam. It seems we have some blocked ticals there."
Alan Dunn
1950
"So nice to see you Alicia. I've had you on my bring-up file all spring."
"So nice to see you Alicia. I've had you on my bring-up file all spring."
Mary Petty
1939
"I've had you in the back of my head since 1905, Miss Greenleaf."
"I've had you in the back of my head since 1905, Miss Greenleaf."
Mary Petty
1934
"Doctor, he took one of those ten-day total -immersion courses in Italian, and now he can't speak English!"
"Doctor, he took one of those ten-day total -immersion courses in Italian, and now he can't speak English!"
Alan Dunn
1968
"Can I take the course in Conversational French without the grammer? It's only for Quebec."
"Can I take the course in Conversational French without the grammer? It's only for Quebec."
Alan Dunn
1938