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"I hate to think of doing this all my life. I always wanted to be a spy."
"I hate to think of doing this all my life. I always wanted to be a spy."

"I hate to think of doing this all my life. I always wanted to be a spy."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1932
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 14 × 12 1/16 in. (35.5 × 30.6 cm) Sheet: 14 × 12 1/16 in. (35.5 × 30.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1875
"Well, I wouldn't be doing things like this if my husband were home. He always has to know the answer to everything."
"Well, I wouldn't be doing things like this if my husband were home. He always has to know the answer to everything."
Alan Dunn
1931
I hate flying. I always travel by ship.
I hate flying. I always travel by ship.
Charles E. Martin
no date
"I suppose you could call me an intellectual. I always keep asking myself why."
"I suppose you could call me an intellectual. I always keep asking myself why."
Alan Dunn
1967
"Well, no news is good news, I always say."
"Well, no news is good news, I always say."
Alan Dunn
1951
"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."
"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."
Alan Dunn
1960
"You spoil it all, Mary, by always tugging at your girdle."
"You spoil it all, Mary, by always tugging at your girdle."
Alan Dunn
1937
"Sure Russia is always right there with military commissions, technical advisors, and all that, but Uncle Sam gets up the moola."
"Sure Russia is always right there with military commissions, technical advisors, and all that, but Uncle Sam gets up the moola."
Alan Dunn
1957
"I coulda been married long ago myself, if I'd wanted to use my appeal."
"I coulda been married long ago myself, if I'd wanted to use my appeal."
Alan Dunn
1928
"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
54. Adjuster Tequila. Whatever the caprice or even shock—/ Toward a tranquil life/ I always adjust myself:/ Here I am, Adjuster Tequila.
54. Adjuster Tequila. Whatever the caprice or even shock—/ Toward a tranquil life/ I always adjust myself:/ Here I am, Adjuster Tequila.
José Guadalupe Posada
1947
"What a dreadful twelve days! Not a bus or a subway was running, taxis were impossible, and if I wanted to go anywhere I had to walk!"
"What a dreadful twelve days! Not a bus or a subway was running, taxis were impossible, and if I wanted to go anywhere I had to walk!"
Alan Dunn
c1966