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"Same old whorls. My, you haven't changed a bit!"
"Same old whorls. My, you haven't changed a bit!"

"Same old whorls. My, you haven't changed a bit!"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1934
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 7/16 × 12 5/16 in. (24 × 31.3 cm) Sheet: 9 7/16 × 12 5/16 in. (24 × 31.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1891
"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
"You have an answer for everything, haven't you?"
"You have an answer for everything, haven't you?"
Alan Dunn
1953
"How do you decline an invitation to the White House when you haven't been invited?"
"How do you decline an invitation to the White House when you haven't been invited?"
Alan Dunn
c 1966
"Try to cool it a bit fellows. You don't want to give the impression this country is divided, do you?"
"Try to cool it a bit fellows. You don't want to give the impression this country is divided, do you?"
Alan Dunn
1967
"The boys are a bit rusty yet, sir, you can still taste the P-40's in the chowder."
"The boys are a bit rusty yet, sir, you can still taste the P-40's in the chowder."
Alan Dunn
1945
"Now pull yourself together, love. I haven't told the Mater and Dad anything about you yet except that you're perfect."
"Now pull yourself together, love. I haven't told the Mater and Dad anything about you yet except that you're perfect."
Alan Dunn
1933
"I've a rousing appetite for lunch; haven't you, Mother? What'll it be - Oh Henry, Baby Ruth, Goobers, or a Krimpy Roll?"
"I've a rousing appetite for lunch; haven't you, Mother? What'll it be - Oh Henry, Baby Ruth, Goobers, or a Krimpy Roll?"
Alan Dunn
1927
“If anything happens to me I want you to have the two good tires on my old flivver.”
“If anything happens to me I want you to have the two good tires on my old flivver.”
Alan Dunn
1942
"There's boiling water, pumice, and steel wool in the washroom, in case you want to freshen up a bit before lunch."
"There's boiling water, pumice, and steel wool in the washroom, in case you want to freshen up a bit before lunch."
Alan Dunn
1941
"The new planet has changed everything. I have to alter your encounter with a dark woman to a capacity for hard, arduous work."
"The new planet has changed everything. I have to alter your encounter with a dark woman to a capacity for hard, arduous work."
Kindl (Alan Dunn)
1930
"We're sorry, Thompson, but results haven't been what they should. Here's your pin."
"We're sorry, Thompson, but results haven't been what they should. Here's your pin."
Alan Dunn
1938
"A bit off the beaten what?", "I don't like the set-up.", "I think it's extragalactic."
"A bit off the beaten what?", "I don't like the set-up.", "I think it's extragalactic."
Alan Dunn
1960