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"Wait while I take a picture to be called "Before"."
"Wait while I take a picture to be called "Before"."

"Wait while I take a picture to be called "Before"."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1939
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 13 1/2 × 14 in. (34.3 × 35.6 cm) Sheet: 13 1/2 × 14 in. (34.3 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0668
"She never called me "Butch" before. It was always "Mr. Lonsdale"."
"She never called me "Butch" before. It was always "Mr. Lonsdale"."
Alan Dunn
1933
"Quick! Get in and take it up again before you lose your nerve."
"Quick! Get in and take it up again before you lose your nerve."
Alan Dunn
1941
"Shall I pour you another little drink, Mima?", "Wait till Dr. Cadman gets through with me."
"Shall I pour you another little drink, Mima?", "Wait till Dr. Cadman gets through with me."
Alan Dunn
1930
"...and while I am no Buffalo Bill I gess I could hit an enemy if he was well bunched and did not come at me zigg-zagg."
"...and while I am no Buffalo Bill I gess I could hit an enemy if he was well bunched and did not come at me zigg-zagg."
Alan Dunn
1941
"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
"Will you hold the line a minute, darling, while I pass a truck?"
"Will you hold the line a minute, darling, while I pass a truck?"
Alan Dunn
1946
"Can the American Express guarantee that I won't be sterilized while passing through Germany?"
"Can the American Express guarantee that I won't be sterilized while passing through Germany?"
Alan Dunn
1934
"Could I wash my hands while you compound my interest?"
"Could I wash my hands while you compound my interest?"
Alan Dunn
1937
"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 -"
Alan Dunn
1948
"Good morning, Colonel. While you overslept, you were ousted in a palace coup, and I must say your breakfast was delicious."
"Good morning, Colonel. While you overslept, you were ousted in a palace coup, and I must say your breakfast was delicious."
Alan Dunn
1971
"I'm so disappointed! I was hoping he'd pray for a Rockefeller landslide while he still steam up."
"I'm so disappointed! I was hoping he'd pray for a Rockefeller landslide while he still steam up."
Alan Dunn
1958
"Might I ask what protection your wife has in case you should -er- drop out of the picture?"
"Might I ask what protection your wife has in case you should -er- drop out of the picture?"
Alan Dunn
1936