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"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."

"We're sorry, Thompson, but results haven't been what they should. Here's your pin."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1938
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink wash
DimensionsObject: 11 1/8 × 13 13/16 in. (28.2 × 35.1 cm) Sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 13/16 in. (28.2 × 35.1 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1906
"Here's the latest dope. I just had a call from R.B. We're to rewrite the script, placing the action in Siam. It seems we have some blocked ticals there."
"Here's the latest dope. I just had a call from R.B. We're to rewrite the script, placing the action in Siam. It seems we have some blocked ticals there."
Alan Dunn
1950
"Hold onto your hat! Here's where Nixon tightened the purse strings."
"Hold onto your hat! Here's where Nixon tightened the purse strings."
Alan Dunn
1968
"Here's tour thirty-eight through the Louvre, mother...I wonder what the American Express Company thinks of Cezanne?"
"Here's tour thirty-eight through the Louvre, mother...I wonder what the American Express Company thinks of Cezanne?"
Alan Dunn
1928
"We also think there should be an excalation clause to meet any cost-of-living increase that may result from the granting of our wage demands."
"We also think there should be an excalation clause to meet any cost-of-living increase that may result from the granting of our wage demands."
Alan Dunn
1951
“Here’s a bargain! It’s been run only 1200 hours by an elderly couple who didn’t know much about art.”
“Here’s a bargain! It’s been run only 1200 hours by an elderly couple who didn’t know much about art.”
Alan Dunn
1966
"We're going to distribute the interest - You've been letting your midriff carry the whole load -"
"We're going to distribute the interest - You've been letting your midriff carry the whole load -"
Alan Dunn
1960
"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
"Your job will be to stand here and pull this lever every time the bell rings. Any previous experience in the baking business?"
"Your job will be to stand here and pull this lever every time the bell rings. Any previous experience in the baking business?"
Alan Dunn
1931
"See here, you! When did you last wash your hands?"
"See here, you! When did you last wash your hands?"
Alan Dunn
1930
"Might I ask what protection your wife has in case you should -er- drop out of the picture?"
"Might I ask what protection your wife has in case you should -er- drop out of the picture?"
Alan Dunn
1936
"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