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"You can sense the change of Mayors in the soup."
"You can sense the change of Mayors in the soup."

"You can sense the change of Mayors in the soup."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1932
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 13 3/8 × 13 5/8 in. (34 × 34.6 cm) Sheet: 14 × 13 5/8 in. (35.5 × 34.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Keyword/Subject
Object number1979.0526
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"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..."
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1948
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"You mustn't let a mouth wash lull you into a false sense of security -"
Alan Dunn
1948
"Now you don't want to let Hoover's Message lull you into a false sense of security."
"Now you don't want to let Hoover's Message lull you into a false sense of security."
Alan Dunn
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1948
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"I'm sure you won't have any trouble, Herr Muller. If you just remember to change to the cross-town trolley ..."
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"I learned this stroke from Mayor O'Brien when he laid our cornerstone."
Alan Dunn
1933
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