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"May I remind the Committee for the Control of Outer Space that we are simply hastening the day when we'll be taking on Mars as underdeveloped."
"May I remind the Committee for the Control of Outer Space that we are simply hastening the day when we'll be taking on Mars as underdeveloped."

"May I remind the Committee for the Control of Outer Space that we are simply hastening the day when we'll be taking on Mars as underdeveloped."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1960
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 number1979.2085
"While we're at it, we might as well put up a couple more for Japan and Outer Mongolia just in case."
"While we're at it, we might as well put up a couple more for Japan and Outer Mongolia just in case."
Alan Dunn
1956
"May I remind you that Phase Two does not apply to the Offeratory."
"May I remind you that Phase Two does not apply to the Offeratory."
Alan Dunn
1971
"Now they say there is water on Mars!"
"Now they say there is water on Mars!"
Alan Dunn
1969
"It's simply teeming! Now we won't have to drink Lake Erie!"
"It's simply teeming! Now we won't have to drink Lake Erie!"
Alan Dunn
c 1965
"That Kaiser outfit is simply amazing. They filled out that last carload of questionnaires in four days!"
"That Kaiser outfit is simply amazing. They filled out that last carload of questionnaires in four days!"
Alan Dunn
1943
"They agree to turn over control of the university to us, but there's an "if" to it. We have to grant the administration the same right to sit in, protest, and dissent that they granted us!"
"They agree to turn over control of the university to us, but there's an "if" to it. We have to grant the administration the same right to sit in, protest, and dissent that they granted us!"
Alan Dunn
1968
"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
"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
"May I suggest Senator, that perhaps we should offer the whole five and a half billion dollars to Mr. Stalin to buy off Communism itself?"
"May I suggest Senator, that perhaps we should offer the whole five and a half billion dollars to Mr. Stalin to buy off Communism itself?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"What are we taking a long, hard look at today?"
"What are we taking a long, hard look at today?"
Alan Dunn
1962
"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 know, I never thought I'd live to see the day when I'd have to add General de Gaulle to my list of worries."
"You know, I never thought I'd live to see the day when I'd have to add General de Gaulle to my list of worries."
Alan Dunn
1964