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"I'm sure you can get a few months' wear out of it before opinion crystallizes."
"I'm sure you can get a few months' wear out of it before opinion crystallizes."

"I'm sure you can get a few months' wear out of it before opinion crystallizes."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1940
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 14 × 13 3/4 in. (35.6 × 34.9 cm) Sheet: 14 × 13 3/4 in. (35.6 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0737
"Yes, sir, it's hard to believe that six months ago it was just a blueprint."
"Yes, sir, it's hard to believe that six months ago it was just a blueprint."
Alan Dunn
1942
"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
"I'm sure you won't have any trouble, Herr Muller. If you just remember to change to the cross-town trolley ..."
"I'm sure you won't have any trouble, Herr Muller. If you just remember to change to the cross-town trolley ..."
Alan Dunn
1942
"I'm sure you'll have a very pleasant visit, as long as you don't rub Castro the wrong way."
"I'm sure you'll have a very pleasant visit, as long as you don't rub Castro the wrong way."
Alan Dunn
1960
"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
"I'm going to leave you alone with the new wallpaper a few minutes, dear."
"I'm going to leave you alone with the new wallpaper a few minutes, dear."
Alan Dunn
1930
"...and he has been brought up carefully. I'm sure you will find him responsive to kindness..."
"...and he has been brought up carefully. I'm sure you will find him responsive to kindness..."
Alan Dunn
1941
"Have you heard of our Pen-of-the-Month Club? Every month we send you our judges choice of the latest ball-point pens."
"Have you heard of our Pen-of-the-Month Club? Every month we send you our judges choice of the latest ball-point pens."
Alan Dunn
1946
"You can do what you want, but I'm socking mine away in gilt-edged securities. Crime waves don't last forever."
"You can do what you want, but I'm socking mine away in gilt-edged securities. Crime waves don't last forever."
Alan Dunn
1946
"I'm sure that people we know wouldn't want to belong to the Great Society."
"I'm sure that people we know wouldn't want to belong to the Great Society."
Alan Dunn
1964
"Let me get this straight. You want me to confess I was in error when I confessed I was in error before."
"Let me get this straight. You want me to confess I was in error when I confessed I was in error before."
Alan Dunn
1955
"Can you hurry, please? I'm triple-parked."
"Can you hurry, please? I'm triple-parked."
Alan Dunn
1957