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"And then Tom and I had one of those 'meaninful talks' of ours - you know, about money."
"And then Tom and I had one of those 'meaninful talks' of ours - you know, about money."

"And then Tom and I had one of those 'meaninful talks' of ours - you know, about money."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1968
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 9 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (24.8 × 26.3 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (24.8 × 26.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1612
"Know something? The entire dialectic of Marxist revisionism can be reduced to one simple formula: Money talks."
"Know something? The entire dialectic of Marxist revisionism can be reduced to one simple formula: Money talks."
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
"And oh! The sweetest little pills! Three times a day in water - or was it six times? - I don't know. Anyway, I've got a rundown condition and an awful lot to talk with you about."
"And oh! The sweetest little pills! Three times a day in water - or was it six times? - I don't know. Anyway, I've got a rundown condition and an awful lot to talk with you about."
Kindl (Alan Dunn)
1931
"But Hubert, how will we know which is ours?", "Patience, dear, we shall plant a tree."
"But Hubert, how will we know which is ours?", "Patience, dear, we shall plant a tree."
Alan Dunn
1926
"I guess ours isn't the only planet having its troubles."
"I guess ours isn't the only planet having its troubles."
Alan Dunn
1960
"...in those days they just chucked a bundle at you and whatever you found inside you had to put on as a uniform, even if it was just a slip cover off a piano."
"...in those days they just chucked a bundle at you and whatever you found inside you had to put on as a uniform, even if it was just a slip cover off a piano."
Alan Dunn
1941
"I guess they're literary people. All they talk about..."
"I guess they're literary people. All they talk about..."
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
"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
"Claude, dearest, this is Sibyl again - I want you to tell me once more, beloved, those wonderful things you said about me last night at the Palm Gardens."
"Claude, dearest, this is Sibyl again - I want you to tell me once more, beloved, those wonderful things you said about me last night at the Palm Gardens."
Alan Dunn
1931
"I assure you, Madam, if any such creatures as you describe really existed, we would be the first to know about it."
"I assure you, Madam, if any such creatures as you describe really existed, we would be the first to know about it."
Alan Dunn
c 1966
"I repeat - I love everybody! And it is because of that great love that I am angered by the evil forces among us. Those who stand in our dedicated way are our enemies and must be exterminated! Who isn't for us is against us!"
"I repeat - I love everybody! And it is because of that great love that I am angered by the evil forces among us. Those who stand in our dedicated way are our enemies and must be exterminated! Who isn't for us is against us!"
Alan Dunn
1960