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"My first dollar. I suppose that, too, is a fake."
"My first dollar. I suppose that, too, is a fake."

"My first dollar. I suppose that, too, is a fake."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1967
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 9 1/2 × 10 7/8 in. (24.1 × 27.6 cm) Sheet: 9 1/2 × 10 7/8 in. (24.1 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1342
"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
"I suppose not many boys my age buy guns, do they?"
"I suppose not many boys my age buy guns, do they?"
Alan Dunn
1929
"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
"The usual two children - one Watson system and the other a Dalcroze - we wanted a Montessori too - you know the first semester consists of animal cracker and alphabet soup."
"The usual two children - one Watson system and the other a Dalcroze - we wanted a Montessori too - you know the first semester consists of animal cracker and alphabet soup."
Alan Dunn
1948
"You will be glad to know, my sweet, that I have given orders that in case of fire you are the first to be saved."
"You will be glad to know, my sweet, that I have given orders that in case of fire you are the first to be saved."
Alan Dunn
1936
"If they overhaul the world's monetary system, what happens to my eighty-two dollars and fifty seven cents?"
"If they overhaul the world's monetary system, what happens to my eighty-two dollars and fifty seven cents?"
Alan Dunn
1972
"Gascoigne! How do you like my new frock?", "Thumbs down, Eugenie; it's too damn feminine."
"Gascoigne! How do you like my new frock?", "Thumbs down, Eugenie; it's too damn feminine."
Alan Dunn
1927
"I suppose if anyone had come to me back in '31 and said, "Livermore, you will be the Metropolitan Junior Marbles Champion at eight," I would have laughed."
"I suppose if anyone had come to me back in '31 and said, "Livermore, you will be the Metropolitan Junior Marbles Champion at eight," I would have laughed."
Alan Dunn
1933
"I suppose you could call me an intellectual. I always keep asking myself why."
"I suppose you could call me an intellectual. I always keep asking myself why."
Alan Dunn
1967
"I suppose I'm something of a disappointment to the family."
"I suppose I'm something of a disappointment to the family."
Alan Dunn
1945
"I suppose in some neighborhoods you get nothing but the Journal American."
"I suppose in some neighborhoods you get nothing but the Journal American."
Alan Dunn
1944
"I suppose your feet adjust to the angle."
"I suppose your feet adjust to the angle."
Alan Dunn
1959