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"Just think of it, dear! This time last year we were living on the floor below."
"Just think of it, dear! This time last year we were living on the floor below."

"Just think of it, dear! This time last year we were living on the floor below."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1930
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink wash
DimensionsObject: 11 1/16 × 11 9/16 in. (28.1 × 29.3 cm) Sheet: 11 1/16 × 11 9/16 in. (28.1 × 29.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1787
"No, no, no, Dominique - Last year we were avoiding cholesterol - this year we're avoiding saturated fats!"
"No, no, no, Dominique - Last year we were avoiding cholesterol - this year we're avoiding saturated fats!"
Alan Dunn
1960
"We also think there should be an excalation clause to meet any cost-of-living increase that may result from the granting of our wage demands."
"We also think there should be an excalation clause to meet any cost-of-living increase that may result from the granting of our wage demands."
Alan Dunn
1951
"The way I see it, Russia thinks we think they think we're not willing to go to war."
"The way I see it, Russia thinks we think they think we're not willing to go to war."
Alan Dunn
1948
"Yes, we finally moved to the city. We're on the tenth [pub "fifteenth"] floor - Number 1579. Mother didn't want to be buried in the country."
"Yes, we finally moved to the city. We're on the tenth [pub "fifteenth"] floor - Number 1579. Mother didn't want to be buried in the country."
Alan Dunn
1926
"Oh, dear, we're just on our way out. I'm terribly sorry. I don't know any eight people we'd rather have seen."
"Oh, dear, we're just on our way out. I'm terribly sorry. I don't know any eight people we'd rather have seen."
Alan Dunn
1946
"During the academic year just closed, a situation arose which, were it to be permitted to continue, as I am sure it will not be, could be fraught only with..."
"During the academic year just closed, a situation arose which, were it to be permitted to continue, as I am sure it will not be, could be fraught only with..."
Alan Dunn
1959
No caption (WAC at home in living room on floor)
No caption (WAC at home in living room on floor)
Alan Dunn
1945
"Oh, we're reading, I'm O.K., You're O.K. and I guess we are O.K., but I thinks its because of the martinis not the book."
"Oh, we're reading, I'm O.K., You're O.K. and I guess we are O.K., but I thinks its because of the martinis not the book."
Alan Dunn
1972
"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
"Here's the latest dope. I just had a call from R.B. We're to rewrite the script, placing the action in Siam. It seems we have some blocked ticals there."
"Here's the latest dope. I just had a call from R.B. We're to rewrite the script, placing the action in Siam. It seems we have some blocked ticals there."
Alan Dunn
1950
"While we're at it, we might as well put up a couple more for Japan and Outer Mongolia just in case."
"While we're at it, we might as well put up a couple more for Japan and Outer Mongolia just in case."
Alan Dunn
1956
"Would it be too naive if we were to strike for just more money?"
"Would it be too naive if we were to strike for just more money?"
Alan Dunn
1963