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"The vice-president, sir, wants your O.K. on two ham and one combination on rye from Liggett's."
"The vice-president, sir, wants your O.K. on two ham and one combination on rye from Liggett's."

"The vice-president, sir, wants your O.K. on two ham and one combination on rye from Liggett's."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1931
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 8 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (22.5 × 30.1 cm) Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (22.5 × 30.1 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1847
"Your son, sir. He wants you to drop whatever you're doing and make a new world."
"Your son, sir. He wants you to drop whatever you're doing and make a new world."
Alan Dunn
1968
"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
"Sir, he wants to know if we're going to set up a W.P.A."
"Sir, he wants to know if we're going to set up a W.P.A."
Alan Dunn
1943
"The postman wants to know how many Idle Enumeration blanks he should leave here, sir."
"The postman wants to know how many Idle Enumeration blanks he should leave here, sir."
Alan Dunn
1937
"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."
"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."
Alan Dunn
1944
"Municipal Building Inspector, sir -- wants to look us over for stress and strain."
"Municipal Building Inspector, sir -- wants to look us over for stress and strain."
Alan Dunn
1931
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"Two sixty-eight outa five, eighteen points from ration book two, and she wants her change in War Savings Stamps."
"Two sixty-eight outa five, eighteen points from ration book two, and she wants her change in War Savings Stamps."
Alan Dunn
1943
"Does either of you gentlemen feel strongly about retaining the title of vice president?"
"Does either of you gentlemen feel strongly about retaining the title of vice president?"
Alan Dunn
1954
The Vice President for Research tangles with Bach and Vivaldi.
The Vice President for Research tangles with Bach and Vivaldi.
Alan Dunn
1959
"Now, sweetheart, Doctor Blough wants to be your friend."
"Now, sweetheart, Doctor Blough wants to be your friend."
Alan Dunn
1933