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"I gess the general is planning to use me for general housework in this war."
"I gess the general is planning to use me for general housework in this war."

"I gess the general is planning to use me for general housework in this war."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1941
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 12 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (31.7 × 24.3 cm) Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (31.7 × 24.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1424
"Tell me frankly, General, do you think I ought to..."
"Tell me frankly, General, do you think I ought to..."
Alan Dunn
1948
"...and while I am no Buffalo Bill I gess I could hit an enemy if he was well bunched and did not come at me zigg-zagg."
"...and while I am no Buffalo Bill I gess I could hit an enemy if he was well bunched and did not come at me zigg-zagg."
Alan Dunn
1941
"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
"That's just Mrs. Clarey from next door. She asked me if she could use our bathroom while hers is being fixed. I meant to tell you -"
"That's just Mrs. Clarey from next door. She asked me if she could use our bathroom while hers is being fixed. I meant to tell you -"
Alan Dunn
1948
"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
Image Not Available for "but I gess Gerneral Grant didn't wear them so the Army don't recognize them yet."
"but I gess Gerneral Grant didn't wear them so the Army don't recognize them yet."
Alan Dunn
1941
"I gess you think that maps are just things put out by the Standard Oil Company for advertising."
"I gess you think that maps are just things put out by the Standard Oil Company for advertising."
Alan Dunn
1941
"Oh dear! It's the what's-their-names. General Motors Pavilion, '65."
"Oh dear! It's the what's-their-names. General Motors Pavilion, '65."
Alan Dunn
1967
"Your office won't take 'the general malaise' as an excuse."
"Your office won't take 'the general malaise' as an excuse."
Alan Dunn
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No caption (General Motors plant in an old mill)
No caption (General Motors plant in an old mill)
Alan Dunn
1944
"There's nothing really complicated about it: if you live in a strategic-base area you come under the supervision of the World Security Council and its military staff, where as if you live in a trusteeship area you are governed by a trusteeship council which, like the economic and social council, serves under the authority of the General Assembly."
"There's nothing really complicated about it: if you live in a strategic-base area you come under the supervision of the World Security Council and its military staff, where as if you live in a trusteeship area you are governed by a trusteeship council which, like the economic and social council, serves under the authority of the General Assembly."
Alan Dunn
1945
"General Dolby wants to know if you're running an apartment house or a deep freeze."
"General Dolby wants to know if you're running an apartment house or a deep freeze."
Alan Dunn
1948