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"Remember, don't say 'holiday'. Ask him for a vacation."
"Remember, don't say 'holiday'. Ask him for a vacation."

"Remember, don't say 'holiday'. Ask him for a vacation."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1933
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 13 × 13 1/16 in. (33 × 33.2 cm) Sheet: 13 × 13 1/16 in. (33 × 33.2 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2004
"Don't ask me. Nobody's seen hide nor hair of him since we gave him that kickoff lunch."
"Don't ask me. Nobody's seen hide nor hair of him since we gave him that kickoff lunch."
Alan Dunn
1957
"But it's very easy to remember, lady, the one what, says 'hot' means cold and the one what says 'cold' also means cold."
"But it's very easy to remember, lady, the one what, says 'hot' means cold and the one what says 'cold' also means cold."
Alan Dunn
1931
"Well, find out the gentleman's name and ask him what he wants."
"Well, find out the gentleman's name and ask him what he wants."
Alan Dunn
1936
"Well, find out the gentleman's name and ask him what he wants."
"Well, find out the gentleman's name and ask him what he wants."
Alan Dunn
1936
"Remember the good old days, when all we had to do was say, "Fess up"?"
"Remember the good old days, when all we had to do was say, "Fess up"?"
Alan Dunn
1966
"Be sociable but not convivial. Smile graciously, but not from ear to ear. If drinks are served, take Martinis, but don't, at this stage, ask for Coca-Cola."
"Be sociable but not convivial. Smile graciously, but not from ear to ear. If drinks are served, take Martinis, but don't, at this stage, ask for Coca-Cola."
Alan Dunn
1955
"I want copies of "Green Mansions", "Green Laurels", "Green Pastures", "Green Margins", "Green Hell" and "Green Light", and don't ask me why"
"I want copies of "Green Mansions", "Green Laurels", "Green Pastures", "Green Margins", "Green Hell" and "Green Light", and don't ask me why"
Alan Dunn
1936
"Shut up! When I ask myself a rhetorical question I don't want an answer!"
"Shut up! When I ask myself a rhetorical question I don't want an answer!"
Alan Dunn
1948
"I don't remember Verona very well. I guess I didn't buy anything there."
"I don't remember Verona very well. I guess I didn't buy anything there."
Alan Dunn
1969
"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
"I don't remember the title, but I do know it was by either Max Werner, Rex Werner, Max Lerner or Max Warner."
"I don't remember the title, but I do know it was by either Max Werner, Rex Werner, Max Lerner or Max Warner."
Alan Dunn
1961
"He's out parking the car. He says not to wait dinner for him."
"He's out parking the car. He says not to wait dinner for him."
Alan Dunn
1947