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Mrs. Purdy's old playsuit just came down, Praise the Lord!"
Mrs. Purdy's old playsuit just came down, Praise the Lord!"

Mrs. Purdy's old playsuit just came down, Praise the Lord!"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1948
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16 in. (27.7 × 21.4 cm) Sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16 in. (27.7 × 21.4 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2040A
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"Just a minute - that isn't much fun for Mrs. Mayhew. Mr. Mayhew, will you sit over here, please?"
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"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
Alan Dunn
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"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"I was strolling along, minding my own business, when down came this U.F. O and out came two huge white monsters."
"I was strolling along, minding my own business, when down came this U.F. O and out came two huge white monsters."
Alan Dunn
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"That's just Mrs. Clarey from next door. She asked me if she could use our bathroom while hers is being fixed. I meant to tell you -"
"That's just Mrs. Clarey from next door. She asked me if she could use our bathroom while hers is being fixed. I meant to tell you -"
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"Mr. and Mrs. Laird; the Cabots; Mrs. Percy Hartshorn, whom you may know; Mr. Drummond; Miss Delaney, and old lady Gibson."
"Mr. and Mrs. Laird; the Cabots; Mrs. Percy Hartshorn, whom you may know; Mr. Drummond; Miss Delaney, and old lady Gibson."
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"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..."
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"There must be some Supreme Intelligence - you and me couldn't just 'happen'.", " And sometimes it is my mood to crush something frail and lovely.", "20 to 1 and no lemon peel.", "-she came from a good family and never went back."
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"Naturally I wouldn't have gone A.W.O.L. without a good reason.I just happened to hear that Lord&Taylor's were having a clearance sale..."
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"Irma, I want you to meet Mrs. Rush. Mrs. Rush has a very successful compost pit."
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1950
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"I'll be right down. I'm just putting on my hat."
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"So you're a Save the Thirty-five-cent Fare! I'd like you to meet Mrs. Hawes. She's a Save Long Island Sound."
"So you're a Save the Thirty-five-cent Fare! I'd like you to meet Mrs. Hawes. She's a Save Long Island Sound."
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