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"I thought this time it was the real thing, but he was only after my proxy."
"I thought this time it was the real thing, but he was only after my proxy."

"I thought this time it was the real thing, but he was only after my proxy."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1954
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 1/4 × 10 in. (23.5 × 25.4 cm) Sheet: 9 1/4 × 10 in. (23.5 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1241
"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
"It's the real thing with me this time--money."
"It's the real thing with me this time--money."
Alan Dunn
1943
"It's the real thing this time -- sex."
"It's the real thing this time -- sex."
Alan Dunn
1948
"It's the real thing between me and Ozzie this time. From just a yen it blossomed into a fixation."
"It's the real thing between me and Ozzie this time. From just a yen it blossomed into a fixation."
Alan Dunn
1935
"I have no real friends - only people that amuse me."
"I have no real friends - only people that amuse me."
Alan Dunn
1931
"Well, I wouldn't be doing things like this if my husband were home. He always has to know the answer to everything."
"Well, I wouldn't be doing things like this if my husband were home. He always has to know the answer to everything."
Alan Dunn
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Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Alan Dunn
1959
"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
"Just to think, sugar, there was once a time when I thought I could never understand women."
"Just to think, sugar, there was once a time when I thought I could never understand women."
Alan Dunn
1927
"The most common reason for a raider's success is management's unwillingness to put real time and money into the fight."
"The most common reason for a raider's success is management's unwillingness to put real time and money into the fight."
Alan Dunn
1955
"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
"Let there be no mistake about it my friends, on these things I stand foursquare. International Understanding! Honest Government! Racial Equality! Legalized Bingo!"
"Let there be no mistake about it my friends, on these things I stand foursquare. International Understanding! Honest Government! Racial Equality! Legalized Bingo!"
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