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"According to the figures, one this is clear. I can't live on my salary."
"According to the figures, one this is clear. I can't live on my salary."

"According to the figures, one this is clear. I can't live on my salary."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1959
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 3/4 × 7 in. (22.2 × 17.8 cm) Sheet: 8 3/4 × 7 in. (22.2 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1314
"Before pronouncing sentence, may I say my salary is $27,500 a year and my total personal assets amount to $88,726.42. The court will now proceed...."
"Before pronouncing sentence, may I say my salary is $27,500 a year and my total personal assets amount to $88,726.42. The court will now proceed...."
Alan Dunn
1969
"I cud not understand why the doctors made so much fuss about my teeth but it is all clear now since I got some of the beef the army uses in beef stew."
"I cud not understand why the doctors made so much fuss about my teeth but it is all clear now since I got some of the beef the army uses in beef stew."
Alan Dunn
1941
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
Alan Dunn
1961
"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
"If this deal goes through I wouldn't hire him as an office boy. So - he keeps his $45,000 salary and becomes a member of the board."
"If this deal goes through I wouldn't hire him as an office boy. So - he keeps his $45,000 salary and becomes a member of the board."
Alan Dunn
1954
"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
"Doctor, he took one of those ten-day total -immersion courses in Italian, and now he can't speak English!"
"Doctor, he took one of those ten-day total -immersion courses in Italian, and now he can't speak English!"
Alan Dunn
1968
"Right out of a clear sky she gave me a latch key. I had quite unwittingly, awakened her love."
"Right out of a clear sky she gave me a latch key. I had quite unwittingly, awakened her love."
Alan Dunn
1933
"Well, all right. Just one more slice and then I must be getting on with my diet."
"Well, all right. Just one more slice and then I must be getting on with my diet."
Alan Dunn
1930
"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
"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
"This is where Ernestine used to live with Mr. Roberts. I sometimes wonder about poor, dear Mr. Roberts."
"This is where Ernestine used to live with Mr. Roberts. I sometimes wonder about poor, dear Mr. Roberts."
Alan Dunn
1930