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"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."

"Now pull yourself together, love. I haven't told the Mater and Dad anything about you yet except that you're perfect."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1933
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 13 1/8 × 8 7/16 in. (33.3 × 21.5 cm) Sheet: 13 1/8 × 8 7/16 in. (33.3 × 21.5 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2006
"Psst! Have you told Junior about - er - you know - the facts, yet?"
"Psst! Have you told Junior about - er - you know - the facts, yet?"
Alan Dunn
1930
"Have you told the captain about your yawl yet, dear?"
"Have you told the captain about your yawl yet, dear?"
Alan Dunn
1931
"Now Mumsy isn't going to tell you anything more, dear. You must learn to think for yourself."
"Now Mumsy isn't going to tell you anything more, dear. You must learn to think for yourself."
Alan Dunn
1931
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
Alan Dunn
1954
"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
"Oh, please, please, Dad, give me a church wedding! I'll pay for anything I break out of my allance."
"Oh, please, please, Dad, give me a church wedding! I'll pay for anything I break out of my allance."
Alan Dunn
1930
"I say, Mildred, have you finished telling Vera about - you know - about life yet?"
"I say, Mildred, have you finished telling Vera about - you know - about life yet?"
Alan Dunn
1927
"Oh, George, you weren't supposed to see that yet! It's what you're giving me for Christmas."
"Oh, George, you weren't supposed to see that yet! It's what you're giving me for Christmas."
Alan Dunn
1941
"You see, Dad, Professor McLuhan says the environment that man creates becomes his medium for defining his role in it. The invention of type created linear or sequential thought, separating thought from action. Now, with TV and folk singing, thought and action are closer and social involvement is greater. We again live in a village. Get it?"
"You see, Dad, Professor McLuhan says the environment that man creates becomes his medium for defining his role in it. The invention of type created linear or sequential thought, separating thought from action. Now, with TV and folk singing, thought and action are closer and social involvement is greater. We again live in a village. Get it?"
Alan Dunn
1966
"He's not perfect yet, he still splits his infinitives."
"He's not perfect yet, he still splits his infinitives."
Alan Dunn
1939
"You're going to have to make up your mind and you're going to have to make it up right now. Do you want a cellar or do you want a swimming pool?"
"You're going to have to make up your mind and you're going to have to make it up right now. Do you want a cellar or do you want a swimming pool?"
Alan Dunn
1957
"I've already told Lizzie we're enjoying perfect weather. Why don't you tell her we're having the time of our lives?"
"I've already told Lizzie we're enjoying perfect weather. Why don't you tell her we're having the time of our lives?"
Mary Petty
1930