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"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."

"It's probably not what Lady Bird had in mind, but it's nice."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1967
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 10 9/16 × 11 9/16 in. (26.8 × 29.3 cm) Sheet: 10 9/16 × 11 9/16 in. (26.8 × 29.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1584
"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
"But it's very easy to remember, lady, the one what, says 'hot' means cold and the one what says 'cold' also means cold."
"But it's very easy to remember, lady, the one what, says 'hot' means cold and the one what says 'cold' also means cold."
Alan Dunn
1931
"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
"It's nice to think that the unemployed are at least getting their ultra-violet, isn't it?"
"It's nice to think that the unemployed are at least getting their ultra-violet, isn't it?"
Alan Dunn
1928
"You are now on the celebrated Via Appia, oldest of the Roman consular roads. Started in 312 B.C. by Appius Claudius the Blind, it had it's beginning at the Porta Capena in the Servian Wall at Rome..."
"You are now on the celebrated Via Appia, oldest of the Roman consular roads. Started in 312 B.C. by Appius Claudius the Blind, it had it's beginning at the Porta Capena in the Servian Wall at Rome..."
Alan Dunn
1944
"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
"A bit off the beaten what?", "I don't like the set-up.", "I think it's extragalactic."
"A bit off the beaten what?", "I don't like the set-up.", "I think it's extragalactic."
Alan Dunn
1960
"Oh, George, you weren't supposed to see that yet! It's what you're giving me for Christmas."
"Oh, George, you weren't supposed to see that yet! It's what you're giving me for Christmas."
Alan Dunn
1941
"Well, I don't care what they say about it. It's home to me."
"Well, I don't care what they say about it. It's home to me."
Alan Dunn
1967
You'll also learn that money doesn't count here. It's what you are."
You'll also learn that money doesn't count here. It's what you are."
Alan Dunn
1967
"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