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"I have only one regret. When I stepped out on his life I left him in the middle of a sentence."
"I have only one regret. When I stepped out on his life I left him in the middle of a sentence."

"I have only one regret. When I stepped out on his life I left him in the middle of a sentence."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1938
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink wash
DimensionsObject: 14 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (37.2 × 32.1 cm) Sheet: 14 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (37.2 × 32.1 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1905
"He was dirty, unshaven, with crumbs on his vest, just like he'd stepped out of the pages of a book."
"He was dirty, unshaven, with crumbs on his vest, just like he'd stepped out of the pages of a book."
Alan Dunn
1939
"May I suggest that we strike from the prospectus the sentence reading 'such brilliant management as we have enjoyed is unobtainable without the inducement of continued stock options'?"
"May I suggest that we strike from the prospectus the sentence reading 'such brilliant management as we have enjoyed is unobtainable without the inducement of continued stock options'?"
Alan Dunn
1969
"I dread the day when I'll have to tell him about sex."
"I dread the day when I'll have to tell him about sex."
Alan Dunn
1937
"You told her, Gus - Don't bore Sylvia and eat your potatoes! Naomi, I ought to warn you there's ice cream - wine, dear, Naomi and George have no wine - I must apologize about the plumbing - I do wish the neighbors wouldn't go to the john while I'm giving a dinner - more limas, dear? - Limas, Sylvia? - Gus, more limas? - Duffy, do go on about Perry and what were his rubbers doing in the ice box -."
"You told her, Gus - Don't bore Sylvia and eat your potatoes! Naomi, I ought to warn you there's ice cream - wine, dear, Naomi and George have no wine - I must apologize about the plumbing - I do wish the neighbors wouldn't go to the john while I'm giving a dinner - more limas, dear? - Limas, Sylvia? - Gus, more limas? - Duffy, do go on about Perry and what were his rubbers doing in the ice box -."
Alan Dunn
1948
"Somehow I didn't connect with his world of experience -", "Why not start the day with a degreaser.", "That's a lot to ask from royal jelly.", "And who did I see coming out of Slenderella."
"Somehow I didn't connect with his world of experience -", "Why not start the day with a degreaser.", "That's a lot to ask from royal jelly.", "And who did I see coming out of Slenderella."
Alan Dunn
1960
"If this deal goes through I wouldn't hire him as an office boy. So - he keeps his $45,000 salary and becomes a member of the board."
"If this deal goes through I wouldn't hire him as an office boy. So - he keeps his $45,000 salary and becomes a member of the board."
Alan Dunn
1954
"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
"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
"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
"Unfortunately I found out too late that I had merely taken the place of his mother."
"Unfortunately I found out too late that I had merely taken the place of his mother."
Alan Dunn
1936
“Can I get my money back if, when my husband sees it, , it fails to turn him on?”
“Can I get my money back if, when my husband sees it, , it fails to turn him on?”
Alan Dunn
1967