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"I finally managed to get a telephone but I still can't find an apartment."
"I finally managed to get a telephone but I still can't find an apartment."

"I finally managed to get a telephone but I still can't find an apartment."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1945
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 1/4 × 8 in. (21 × 20.3 cm) Sheet: 8 1/4 × 8 in. (21 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0946
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Alan Dunn
1961
"I am now soar because I can't get right in there and battle them Rising Sons of you know what."
"I am now soar because I can't get right in there and battle them Rising Sons of you know what."
Alan Dunn
1942
"Get Mr. Wilson on the wire - I want to find out our unflinching policy in cases like this."
"Get Mr. Wilson on the wire - I want to find out our unflinching policy in cases like this."
Alan Dunn
1931
"I still can't tell 'em apart."
"I still can't tell 'em apart."
Alan Dunn
1942
"And, may I add, there are still a few desirable apartments available over the church, with free gas, electric refrigeration..."
"And, may I add, there are still a few desirable apartments available over the church, with free gas, electric refrigeration..."
Alan Dunn
1932
"I finally have it all worked out, and now you tell me not to seat a hawk next to a dove."
"I finally have it all worked out, and now you tell me not to seat a hawk next to a dove."
Alan Dunn
c 1966
"That's why I hate France - you can't get a decent cup o' coffee."
"That's why I hate France - you can't get a decent cup o' coffee."
Alan Dunn
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"Oh Annie, you must come over and see our new apartment! And don't be surprised to find us living over a church."
"Oh Annie, you must come over and see our new apartment! And don't be surprised to find us living over a church."
Alan Dunn
1930
"I think I'll skip breakfast and lunch, [Marie,] and just have a Martini - And, by the way, say 'Veuillez, madame?' and not 'Vaulez?' - I don't want people to think I can't afford to have you use the subjuntive - "
"I think I'll skip breakfast and lunch, [Marie,] and just have a Martini - And, by the way, say 'Veuillez, madame?' and not 'Vaulez?' - I don't want people to think I can't afford to have you use the subjuntive - "
Alan Dunn
1948
"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"
"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"
Alan Dunn
1959
"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"
"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"
Alan Dunn
1959
"I tell you it isn't growing bigger. It's just that we'ved moved into a smaller apartment."
"I tell you it isn't growing bigger. It's just that we'ved moved into a smaller apartment."
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