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"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?"

"Will you hold the line a minute, darling, while I pass a truck?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1946
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 7 × 12 1/8 in. (17.8 × 30.8 cm) Sheet: 7 × 12 1/8 in. (17.8 × 30.8 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1032
"Now remember your signals! The date of the passing of Victorian culture in England is a forward pass!" [pub - "Now remember - the minute I give the date of Shelley's birth, Benton drops back for a kick."]
"Now remember your signals! The date of the passing of Victorian culture in England is a forward pass!" [pub - "Now remember - the minute I give the date of Shelley's birth, Benton drops back for a kick."]
Alan Dunn
1928
"Peter darling, you can come back just as soon as I finish dressing."
"Peter darling, you can come back just as soon as I finish dressing."
Alan Dunn
1930
"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
"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
"Pass.", "One spade.", "I pass."
"Pass.", "One spade.", "I pass."
Alan Dunn
1948
"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
"What have I done, darling? This evening you are like a muted gong."
"What have I done, darling? This evening you are like a muted gong."
Alan Dunn
1933
"Just a minute - that isn't much fun for Mrs. Mayhew. Mr. Mayhew, will you sit over here, please?"
"Just a minute - that isn't much fun for Mrs. Mayhew. Mr. Mayhew, will you sit over here, please?"
Alan Dunn
1930
"...and then at the last minute you bring two hundred and fifty extra people in for dinner."
"...and then at the last minute you bring two hundred and fifty extra people in for dinner."
Alan Dunn
1944
"Darling, is the economic slowdown something I should know about?"
"Darling, is the economic slowdown something I should know about?"
Alan Dunn
1970
"Could I wash my hands while you compound my interest?"
"Could I wash my hands while you compound my interest?"
Alan Dunn
1937
"Don't just stand there, get the pass-key! I leaned over to pick up the papers and..."
"Don't just stand there, get the pass-key! I leaned over to pick up the papers and..."
Alan Dunn
1948