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"Sicily must be wonderful since the Americans came. I understand the trains don't even run on time any more."
"Sicily must be wonderful since the Americans came. I understand the trains don't even run on time any more."

"Sicily must be wonderful since the Americans came. I understand the trains don't even run on time any more."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1943
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (23.5 × 29.9 cm) Sheet: 9 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (23.5 × 29.9 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0880
"I don't even try to understand them any more."
"I don't even try to understand them any more."
Mary Petty
1936
American and South Vietnamese units are beginning to work together more often — but some think the result is an even greater dependence on U.S. troops, with no gain in Vietnamese efficiency. The Vietnamese are unwilling to give up a fraction of their command. One U.S. adviser said recently: “All I do now is settle disputes between them (Vietnamese) and the Americans.” Shown here is a combined operation between Vietnamese Rangers and the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade on the edge of the Mekong Delta
American and South Vietnamese units are beginning to work together more often — but some think the result is an even greater dependence on U.S. troops, with no gain in Vietnamese efficiency. The Vietnamese are unwilling to give up a fraction of their command. One U.S. adviser said recently: “All I do now is settle disputes between them (Vietnamese) and the Americans.” Shown here is a combined operation between Vietnamese Rangers and the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade on the edge of the Mekong Delta
Peter Arnett
1967
"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
"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
"I cud not understand why the doctors made so much fuss about my teeth but it is all clear now since I got some of the beef the army uses in beef stew."
"I cud not understand why the doctors made so much fuss about my teeth but it is all clear now since I got some of the beef the army uses in beef stew."
Alan Dunn
1941
"Firmness, curtness, a brusque tone now and then, yes, perhaps even a touch of aloofness, but no more than that for the time being. So far, this is only a localized war."
"Firmness, curtness, a brusque tone now and then, yes, perhaps even a touch of aloofness, but no more than that for the time being. So far, this is only a localized war."
Alan Dunn
1950
"Certainly we have trains to Litchfield, bicycle, camera, railroad, fan, fold-boat, or ski in season."
"Certainly we have trains to Litchfield, bicycle, camera, railroad, fan, fold-boat, or ski in season."
Alan Dunn
1937
"You understand, it isn't that I have any objections to Kennedys as such."
"You understand, it isn't that I have any objections to Kennedys as such."
Alan Dunn
1963
"Claude, dearest, this is Sibyl again - I want you to tell me once more, beloved, those wonderful things you said about me last night at the Palm Gardens."
"Claude, dearest, this is Sibyl again - I want you to tell me once more, beloved, those wonderful things you said about me last night at the Palm Gardens."
Alan Dunn
1931
"But isn't it rather peremptory to say, 'Don't leave any more milk until further notice'? It sounds so imperious. And there's 'Dear sir...'-No, that isn't right either..."
"But isn't it rather peremptory to say, 'Don't leave any more milk until further notice'? It sounds so imperious. And there's 'Dear sir...'-No, that isn't right either..."
Alan Dunn
1948
"But isn't it rather peremptory to say, 'Don't leave any more milk until further notice'? It sounds so imperious. And there's 'Dear sir...'-No, that isn't right either..."
"But isn't it rather peremptory to say, 'Don't leave any more milk until further notice'? It sounds so imperious. And there's 'Dear sir...'-No, that isn't right either..."
Alan Dunn
1948
"I don't obey the law even when I do agree with it."
"I don't obey the law even when I do agree with it."
Alan Dunn
c 1966