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A Bad Start in Life
A Bad Start in Life

A Bad Start in Life

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1919
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumink
DimensionsObject: 7 1/8 × 5 5/8 in. (18.1 × 14.3 cm) Sheet: 7 1/8 × 5 5/8 in. (18.1 × 14.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1356
"O.K., men, hop to it! The sooner we start, the sooner we start, the sooner we finish."
"O.K., men, hop to it! The sooner we start, the sooner we start, the sooner we finish."
Alan Dunn
1951
“Sergeant Mooney who seemed to be in bad shape made a very swift recovery.”
“Sergeant Mooney who seemed to be in bad shape made a very swift recovery.”
Alan Dunn
1942
"I was reading a history and I found out General Grant got to be a general from obscurity as bad as mine."
"I was reading a history and I found out General Grant got to be a general from obscurity as bad as mine."
Alan Dunn
1941
"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."
Alan Dunn
1957
"I'm sick and tired of all this nonsense about the bad effects of too much T.V. viewing."
"I'm sick and tired of all this nonsense about the bad effects of too much T.V. viewing."
Alan Dunn
1961
"Too bad! In all other respects, he's as good a secret service man as she could ask for."
"Too bad! In all other respects, he's as good a secret service man as she could ask for."
Alan Dunn
1963
"One of McAuliffe's boys - He wants his loan to start a nut shop."
"One of McAuliffe's boys - He wants his loan to start a nut shop."
Alan Dunn
1945
"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
"O.K., men, hop to it! The sooner we start, the sooner we finish."
"O.K., men, hop to it! The sooner we start, the sooner we finish."
Alan Dunn
1951
"Somehow I didn't connect with his world of experience -", "Why not start the day with a degreaser.", "That's a lot to ask from royal jelly.", "And who did I see coming out of Slenderella."
"Somehow I didn't connect with his world of experience -", "Why not start the day with a degreaser.", "That's a lot to ask from royal jelly.", "And who did I see coming out of Slenderella."
Alan Dunn
1960
No caption (boy scouts using boat motor to start fire with out matches )
No caption (boy scouts using boat motor to start fire with out matches )
Alan Dunn
1952
"Suppose we start by skipping the Acropolis."
"Suppose we start by skipping the Acropolis."
Alan Dunn
1964