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"More bad news, gentlemen. The Sheik of El Quisaiba has turned in one of his Cadillacs for a Zis."
"More bad news, gentlemen. The Sheik of El Quisaiba has turned in one of his Cadillacs for a Zis."

"More bad news, gentlemen. The Sheik of El Quisaiba has turned in one of his Cadillacs for a Zis."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1957
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 × 10 5/8 in. (22.9 × 27 cm) Sheet: 9 × 10 5/8 in. (22.9 × 27 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1285
"A telegram from Captain Markham, sir. His reconnaissance party has reached Atlantic City, and he asks for more expense money."
"A telegram from Captain Markham, sir. His reconnaissance party has reached Atlantic City, and he asks for more expense money."
Alan Dunn
1941
"This is Glub, sitting in for Tom Dunn on the 'Eleven O'Clock News', and I wish to announce that there has been a rather suddne and sweeping change in your government.
"This is Glub, sitting in for Tom Dunn on the 'Eleven O'Clock News', and I wish to announce that there has been a rather suddne and sweeping change in your government.
Alan Dunn
1968
"This one's thirty cents more, it has more "up"."
"This one's thirty cents more, it has more "up"."
Alan Dunn
1939
“I will volunteer for no more innoculations unless the germ has been tried on an elephant and it has lived.”
“I will volunteer for no more innoculations unless the germ has been tried on an elephant and it has lived.”
Alan Dunn
1942
"He has no faults whatsoever to find with the administration, he approves the conduct of the war without reservations, he likes the OPA and the way they do things, he thinks the WPB and the OWI are O.K., he made out his income tax with no difficulty..."
"He has no faults whatsoever to find with the administration, he approves the conduct of the war without reservations, he likes the OPA and the way they do things, he thinks the WPB and the OWI are O.K., he made out his income tax with no difficulty..."
Alan Dunn
1944
"I must say it'll be good to get back to Gramercy Park, where one has one's own key."
"I must say it'll be good to get back to Gramercy Park, where one has one's own key."
Alan Dunn
1963
"Now this one has more go."
"Now this one has more go."
Mary Petty
1937
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
Alan Dunn
1954
"Siena, elevation 1,050 feet, 52,652 inhabitants, situated on three hills between the Arbia and the Elsa is after Florence, the Tuscan town most rich in works of art and the one which, of all Italian towns, has best conserved the spirit and appearance of the Middle Ages. Siena was first an Etruscan..."
"Siena, elevation 1,050 feet, 52,652 inhabitants, situated on three hills between the Arbia and the Elsa is after Florence, the Tuscan town most rich in works of art and the one which, of all Italian towns, has best conserved the spirit and appearance of the Middle Ages. Siena was first an Etruscan..."
Alan Dunn
1959
"Isn't it wonderful what the new Empire State Tower has done for Kate Smith?"
"Isn't it wonderful what the new Empire State Tower has done for Kate Smith?"
Alan Dunn
1951
"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
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
Alan Dunn
1943