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"I'll never forget that November alert. I walked right into the Sherry - Netherland."
"I'll never forget that November alert. I walked right into the Sherry - Netherland."

"I'll never forget that November alert. I walked right into the Sherry - Netherland."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1952
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (24.8 × 21.6 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (24.8 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1205
"Men, we're all a part of the greatest amphibious operation in history, and, believe me, this is a scene we here topside will never forget. I wish you fellows could see it - the sky dark with planes, our planes, and the water dotted to the horizon with craft of every description..."
"Men, we're all a part of the greatest amphibious operation in history, and, believe me, this is a scene we here topside will never forget. I wish you fellows could see it - the sky dark with planes, our planes, and the water dotted to the horizon with craft of every description..."
Alan Dunn
1944
"One thing I try never to forget - it's my bread and butter."
"One thing I try never to forget - it's my bread and butter."
Alan Dunn
c 1965
"All right. Muskie's craggy, too, but I bet he never split rails."
"All right. Muskie's craggy, too, but I bet he never split rails."
Alan Dunn
1971
"All right - all right! I'll shut up - sick as I am -"
"All right - all right! I'll shut up - sick as I am -"
Alan Dunn
1930
"I'll be right down. I'm just putting on my hat."
"I'll be right down. I'm just putting on my hat."
Alan Dunn
1946
"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
"Now, hush, Gladys! Another word about my morals and I'll send you right home."
"Now, hush, Gladys! Another word about my morals and I'll send you right home."
Alan Dunn
1927
"You know, I never thought I'd live to see the day when I'd have to add General de Gaulle to my list of worries."
"You know, I never thought I'd live to see the day when I'd have to add General de Gaulle to my list of worries."
Alan Dunn
1964
"You know, I never thought I'd live to see the day the Dow-Jones Industrial average broke eight hundred."
"You know, I never thought I'd live to see the day the Dow-Jones Industrial average broke eight hundred."
Alan Dunn
1964
"...and don't believe that stuff about this being a machine war as I have never seen so much walking done in peace or war."
"...and don't believe that stuff about this being a machine war as I have never seen so much walking done in peace or war."
Alan Dunn
1941
"Let's forget business for a moment and just visit."
"Let's forget business for a moment and just visit."
Alan Dunn
1957
"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