"Of course you understand, Mr. Hawkes, when I say 'you' I mean the British Empire."

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"Of course you understand, Mr. Hawkes, when I say 'you' I mean the British Empire."

Artist Alan Dunn (American, 1900 - 1974)

Date1930

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon

DimensionsObject: 14 3/16 × 8 15/16 in. (36 × 22.7 cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 × 8 15/16 in. (36 × 22.7 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.1789

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"Why don't you lovely people come and live with us?" he says to the Marples. That's when I first discovered he was tight."

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"The way I understand it, it means that now we can plant all the wheat we want."

"The way I understand it, it means that now we can plant all the wheat we want."

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1963

"I am so happy that you are meeting so many nice boys but cannot understand why you ask me to send you a little money so often..."

"I am so happy that you are meeting so many nice boys but cannot understand why you ask me to send you a little money so often..."

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"Just to think, sugar, there was once a time when I thought I could never understand women."

"Just to think, sugar, there was once a time when I thought I could never understand women."

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"It's not that I don't like a Packard, you understand, but the Chrysler Eight's a mighty good car."

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"You understand, it isn't that I have any objections to Kennedys as such."

"You understand, it isn't that I have any objections to Kennedys as such."

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"Let me get this straight. You want me to confess I was in error when I confessed I was in error before."

"Let me get this straight. You want me to confess I was in error when I confessed I was in error before."

Alan Dunn

1955

"You'll laugh when I tell you what I paid for this."

"You'll laugh when I tell you what I paid for this."

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1950

"You'll laugh when I tell you what I paid for this."

"You'll laugh when I tell you what I paid for this."

Alan Dunn

1950

"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 - "

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1948

"Good morning, Colonel. While you overslept, you were ousted in a palace coup, and I must say your breakfast was delicious."

"Good morning, Colonel. While you overslept, you were ousted in a palace coup, and I must say your breakfast was delicious."

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