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"Your office won't take 'the general malaise' as an excuse."
"Your office won't take 'the general malaise' as an excuse."

"Your office won't take 'the general malaise' as an excuse."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1968
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (24 × 27.7 cm) Sheet: 9 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (24 × 27.7 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1602
"You'll have to excuse Donald, Mrs. Crumm. He had such a hard day at the office."
"You'll have to excuse Donald, Mrs. Crumm. He had such a hard day at the office."
Alan Dunn
1928
"Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me...."
"Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me...."
Alan Dunn
1964
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"Then, your Royal Highness, after presenting my credentials to Secretary-General U Thant, proceeded to Pier 74, at Thirty-Fourth Street, and the Hudson River, to reclaim my limousene.."
"Then, your Royal Highness, after presenting my credentials to Secretary-General U Thant, proceeded to Pier 74, at Thirty-Fourth Street, and the Hudson River, to reclaim my limousene.."
Alan Dunn
1967
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
Alan Dunn
1948
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
Alan Dunn
1948
"Excuse me, Mr. President, this button opens Boulder Dam - that button is Mr. McIntyre"
"Excuse me, Mr. President, this button opens Boulder Dam - that button is Mr. McIntyre"
Alan Dunn
1936
"I'm afraid, Miss Woods, we'll have to discharge you. The president is getting a machine to take your place."
"I'm afraid, Miss Woods, we'll have to discharge you. The president is getting a machine to take your place."
Alan Dunn
1930
"Quick! Get in and take it up again before you lose your nerve."
"Quick! Get in and take it up again before you lose your nerve."
Alan Dunn
1941
"I figure we're a good two years ahead - America won't have brain-washing until 1957."
"I figure we're a good two years ahead - America won't have brain-washing until 1957."
Alan Dunn
1955
"It won't be as though we're starting from scratch. You already have a torso."
"It won't be as though we're starting from scratch. You already have a torso."
Alan Dunn
1953