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"I have to be careful what I read. Doctor Craft says my pituitary might run away with me."
"I have to be careful what I read. Doctor Craft says my pituitary might run away with me."

"I have to be careful what I read. Doctor Craft says my pituitary might run away with me."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1931
ClassificationsCartoon
MediumCrayon
Dimensions9 3/4 × 17 11/16 in.
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0520
CopyrightPublic domain
“I was not badly hurt on account of I landed on my head the doctor says.”
“I was not badly hurt on account of I landed on my head the doctor says.”
Alan Dunn
1942
"Here's the one - The Coming Armageddon - I wrote it four years ago - I remember I delivered it on a day that rained and only three people came. Why don't I change the wording a bit substituting 'atomic might' for 'military might' and let it solve my problem for next Sunday? After all, Dr. Blahr does it all the time - suppose I just read it to you - you can go right on sewing..."
"Here's the one - The Coming Armageddon - I wrote it four years ago - I remember I delivered it on a day that rained and only three people came. Why don't I change the wording a bit substituting 'atomic might' for 'military might' and let it solve my problem for next Sunday? After all, Dr. Blahr does it all the time - suppose I just read it to you - you can go right on sewing..."
Alan Dunn
1948
"The doctor says it's wonderful the way I hold on to my teeth."
"The doctor says it's wonderful the way I hold on to my teeth."
Mary Petty
1934
"Men, we're all a part of the greatest amphibious operation in history, and, believe me, this is a scene we here topside will never forget. I wish you fellows could see it - the sky dark with planes, our planes, and the water dotted to the horizon with craft of every description..."
"Men, we're all a part of the greatest amphibious operation in history, and, believe me, this is a scene we here topside will never forget. I wish you fellows could see it - the sky dark with planes, our planes, and the water dotted to the horizon with craft of every description..."
Alan Dunn
1944
“Sergeant Mooney says not to worry as it is none of my business where I am.”
“Sergeant Mooney says not to worry as it is none of my business where I am.”
Alan Dunn
1942
"What shall I do with your Roosevelt button? Do you want me to put it away again?"
"What shall I do with your Roosevelt button? Do you want me to put it away again?"
Alan Dunn
1944
"But it's very easy to remember, lady, the one what, says 'hot' means cold and the one what says 'cold' also means cold."
"But it's very easy to remember, lady, the one what, says 'hot' means cold and the one what says 'cold' also means cold."
Alan Dunn
1931
"Surely you remember me, doctor - high blood pressure and all that!" [pub - "...- high blood pressure and generally run down."]
"Surely you remember me, doctor - high blood pressure and all that!" [pub - "...- high blood pressure and generally run down."]
Alan Dunn
1928
"Well, I don't care what they say about it. It's home to me."
"Well, I don't care what they say about it. It's home to me."
Alan Dunn
1967
17. Epicure. The doctor— he restricts and restricts!/ In my diet I do not follow him./ After all Death is lean, not fat,/ And so cannot carry me away.
17. Epicure. The doctor— he restricts and restricts!/ In my diet I do not follow him./ After all Death is lean, not fat,/ And so cannot carry me away.
José Guadalupe Posada
1947
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
Alan Dunn
1948
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
Alan Dunn
1948