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"Another feature - it's cordless."
"Another feature - it's cordless."

"Another feature - it's cordless."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1965
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 1/8 × 8 1/2 in. (23.1 × 21.6 cm) Sheet: 9 1/8 × 8 1/2 in. (23.1 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1551
"Oh, come on, Louise! It's April. It's Paris. To hell with the gold balance! Let's blow ourselves to another aperitif!"
"Oh, come on, Louise! It's April. It's Paris. To hell with the gold balance! Let's blow ourselves to another aperitif!"
Alan Dunn
c 1965
"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
"You can kill two birds with this one. It's good literature and it's dirty."
"You can kill two birds with this one. It's good literature and it's dirty."
Alan Dunn
1959
"Its a nice little retreat in the Adirondacks where the local power company has kilowatts running out of its ears."
"Its a nice little retreat in the Adirondacks where the local power company has kilowatts running out of its ears."
Alan Dunn
1973
"It's probably not what Lady Bird had in mind, but it's nice."
"It's probably not what Lady Bird had in mind, but it's nice."
Alan Dunn
1967
"And then a new eyebrow grows in to take its place. It's Nature's way of carrying on."
"And then a new eyebrow grows in to take its place. It's Nature's way of carrying on."
Alan Dunn
1933
"It's for you, sir."
"It's for you, sir."
Alan Dunn
1943
"It's Sonny again, and he's in desparate need of certitude. He says ten dollars would help."
"It's Sonny again, and he's in desparate need of certitude. He says ten dollars would help."
Alan Dunn
1968
"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
"Frankly, it's people under thirty we're worried about."
"Frankly, it's people under thirty we're worried about."
Alan Dunn
1968
“But how do I know it’s authentic?”
“But how do I know it’s authentic?”
Alan Dunn
1967
"In the name of the legitimate passengers on this plane, I'm here to hijack it to its scheduled destination."
"In the name of the legitimate passengers on this plane, I'm here to hijack it to its scheduled destination."
Alan Dunn
1970