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"Don't just sit there. Maximize something!"
"Don't just sit there. Maximize something!"

"Don't just sit there. Maximize something!"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1967
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 3/8 × 11 7/8 in. (21.3 × 30.2 cm) Sheet: 8 3/8 × 11 7/8 in. (21.3 × 30.2 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1594
"Don't just stand around - go out and confiscate something!"
"Don't just stand around - go out and confiscate something!"
Alan Dunn
1960
"Not only is it a hedge against inflation, but it's something to sit on in the meantime."
"Not only is it a hedge against inflation, but it's something to sit on in the meantime."
Alan Dunn
c 1966
"Just a minute - that isn't much fun for Mrs. Mayhew. Mr. Mayhew, will you sit over here, please?"
"Just a minute - that isn't much fun for Mrs. Mayhew. Mr. Mayhew, will you sit over here, please?"
Alan Dunn
1930
"Isn't this something we don't believe in?", "It's one Hell of a mess.", "Cheer up, there's a light ahead.", "Don't they know who we are?"
"Isn't this something we don't believe in?", "It's one Hell of a mess.", "Cheer up, there's a light ahead.", "Don't they know who we are?"
Alan Dunn
1960
"There must be some Supreme Intelligence - you and me couldn't just 'happen'.", " And sometimes it is my mood to crush something frail and lovely.", "20 to 1 and no lemon peel.", "-she came from a good family and never went back."
"There must be some Supreme Intelligence - you and me couldn't just 'happen'.", " And sometimes it is my mood to crush something frail and lovely.", "20 to 1 and no lemon peel.", "-she came from a good family and never went back."
Alan Dunn
1960
"Don't forbid them, darling. Suggest something else."
"Don't forbid them, darling. Suggest something else."
Alan Dunn
1945
"So you don't want any part of the world my generation has made? Well, I think I can do something about that, son."
"So you don't want any part of the world my generation has made? Well, I think I can do something about that, son."
Alan Dunn
1966
"I just heard Herbert say 'Ergo'. That means if we don't do something we won't get out of here till two o'clock."
"I just heard Herbert say 'Ergo'. That means if we don't do something we won't get out of here till two o'clock."
Mary Petty
1936
"Don't worry. It's perfectly safe if used as directed. Just don't breathe the vapor or spraymist, avoid contact with the skin, keep the mist from your eyes, do not spray near a fire or open flame, store under a hundred and twenty degrees and out of the sun's rays, keep the can out of reach of children, and do not incinerate or puncture."
"Don't worry. It's perfectly safe if used as directed. Just don't breathe the vapor or spraymist, avoid contact with the skin, keep the mist from your eyes, do not spray near a fire or open flame, store under a hundred and twenty degrees and out of the sun's rays, keep the can out of reach of children, and do not incinerate or puncture."
Alan Dunn
c 1966
"Oh, Rud, come quick! Here's something I don't understand."
"Oh, Rud, come quick! Here's something I don't understand."
Alan Dunn
1927
"It's not a demotion, Bill. Cresap, McCormick and Paget just don't think our controller should be handling public relations."
"It's not a demotion, Bill. Cresap, McCormick and Paget just don't think our controller should be handling public relations."
Alan Dunn
1955
"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