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[Woman opening can of spam]

[Woman opening can of spam]

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1945
ClassificationsCartoon
MediumCrayon and ink
DimensionsSheet: 5 9/16 x 7 5/8 in. (14.1 x 19.4 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2202
[Recemment Recu Le Bon Spam]
[Recemment Recu Le Bon Spam]
Alan Dunn
1944
[Sign: "Opening Here Soon, A High Class Restaurant"]
[Sign: "Opening Here Soon, A High Class Restaurant"]
Alan Dunn
1945
"The boys are a bit rusty yet, sir, you can still taste the P-40's in the chowder."
"The boys are a bit rusty yet, sir, you can still taste the P-40's in the chowder."
Alan Dunn
1945
“Can I get my money back if, when my husband sees it, , it fails to turn him on?”
“Can I get my money back if, when my husband sees it, , it fails to turn him on?”
Alan Dunn
1967
"I can give you Samuel F. B. Morse, Mr. Wells, or Mr. Fargo right away, but there's a half hour's delay in getting through to Alexander Graham Bell."
"I can give you Samuel F. B. Morse, Mr. Wells, or Mr. Fargo right away, but there's a half hour's delay in getting through to Alexander Graham Bell."
Alan Dunn
1970
"We get it in the army so do not send no more of it in cans."
"We get it in the army so do not send no more of it in cans."
Alan Dunn
1942
"Sure I can give you examples. One, our new proton synchrontron is bigger thant theirs, two our ballistic missile program is ahead of theirs; and three, we have better mail service."
"Sure I can give you examples. One, our new proton synchrontron is bigger thant theirs, two our ballistic missile program is ahead of theirs; and three, we have better mail service."
Alan Dunn
1957
"Can you hurry, please? I'm triple-parked."
"Can you hurry, please? I'm triple-parked."
Alan Dunn
1957
"You can have it in Tahiti, Peter Pan, Melotone, or La Reine Tan."
"You can have it in Tahiti, Peter Pan, Melotone, or La Reine Tan."
Alan Dunn
1931
"Strictly on the q.t., I think I can put you in the way of some tetramethyl-diamin obenyophenone."
"Strictly on the q.t., I think I can put you in the way of some tetramethyl-diamin obenyophenone."
Alan Dunn
1944
"It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife. I can just see Harry ever doing anything like that for me!"
"It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife. I can just see Harry ever doing anything like that for me!"
Alan Dunn
1958
"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