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"Why don't we throw the lawyers out and reach an agreement?"
"Why don't we throw the lawyers out and reach an agreement?"

"Why don't we throw the lawyers out and reach an agreement?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1954
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 7 5/8 × 9 3/16 in. (19.3 × 23.3 cm) Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 3/16 in. (19.3 × 23.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2188
"It's sheer, unadulterated sex, and we're all for it. Now to make our lawyers happy, would it cramp your style to work in a little material of redeeming social importance?"
"It's sheer, unadulterated sex, and we're all for it. Now to make our lawyers happy, would it cramp your style to work in a little material of redeeming social importance?"
Alan Dunn
1966
"Don't worry. It's perfectly safe if used as directed. Just don't breathe the vapor or spraymist, avoid contact with the skin, keep the mist from your eyes, do not spray near a fire or open flame, store under a hundred and twenty degrees and out of the sun's rays, keep the can out of reach of children, and do not incinerate or puncture."
"Don't worry. It's perfectly safe if used as directed. Just don't breathe the vapor or spraymist, avoid contact with the skin, keep the mist from your eyes, do not spray near a fire or open flame, store under a hundred and twenty degrees and out of the sun's rays, keep the can out of reach of children, and do not incinerate or puncture."
Alan Dunn
c 1966
"Eleventhy, it is incumbent upon us all, if we are to reach those goals of achievement which, althought of necessity high, are not on that account surely, to be thought impossible, earnestly to..."
"Eleventhy, it is incumbent upon us all, if we are to reach those goals of achievement which, althought of necessity high, are not on that account surely, to be thought impossible, earnestly to..."
Alan Dunn
1959
"They say they'll swap their four rooms for our three if we throw in the automobile, two cases of good Scotch and six pounds of butter."
"They say they'll swap their four rooms for our three if we throw in the automobile, two cases of good Scotch and six pounds of butter."
Alan Dunn
1946
"Well, why do you do K.P. if you don't like it?"
"Well, why do you do K.P. if you don't like it?"
Alan Dunn
1950
"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
"Why don't you pray for the money? You have the clout."
"Why don't you pray for the money? You have the clout."
Alan Dunn
1971
"Why don't you fellows just settle this thing right now, for cash?"
"Why don't you fellows just settle this thing right now, for cash?"
Alan Dunn
1947
"But why delay, comrades? The testimony brought out by their own Senate Committee proves that this is exactly the time for us to attack."
"But why delay, comrades? The testimony brought out by their own Senate Committee proves that this is exactly the time for us to attack."
Alan Dunn
1951
"Somehow I didn't connect with his world of experience -", "Why not start the day with a degreaser.", "That's a lot to ask from royal jelly.", "And who did I see coming out of Slenderella."
"Somehow I didn't connect with his world of experience -", "Why not start the day with a degreaser.", "That's a lot to ask from royal jelly.", "And who did I see coming out of Slenderella."
Alan Dunn
1960
"Isn't this something we don't believe in?", "It's one Hell of a mess.", "Cheer up, there's a light ahead.", "Don't they know who we are?"
"Isn't this something we don't believe in?", "It's one Hell of a mess.", "Cheer up, there's a light ahead.", "Don't they know who we are?"
Alan Dunn
1960
"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