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"I can't say I like the way Sergeant Smith is teaching the South Vietnamese to take over!"
"I can't say I like the way Sergeant Smith is teaching the South Vietnamese to take over!"

"I can't say I like the way Sergeant Smith is teaching the South Vietnamese to take over!"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1968
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 12 1/16 × 12 3/16 in. (30.6 × 30.9 cm) Sheet: 12 1/16 × 12 3/16 in. (30.6 × 30.9 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1644
"I think I'll skip breakfast and lunch, [Marie,] and just have a Martini - And, by the way, say 'Veuillez, madame?' and not 'Vaulez?' - I don't want people to think I can't afford to have you use the subjuntive - "
"I think I'll skip breakfast and lunch, [Marie,] and just have a Martini - And, by the way, say 'Veuillez, madame?' and not 'Vaulez?' - I don't want people to think I can't afford to have you use the subjuntive - "
Alan Dunn
1948
“Sergeant Mooney says not to worry as it is none of my business where I am.”
“Sergeant Mooney says not to worry as it is none of my business where I am.”
Alan Dunn
1942
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
Alan Dunn
1943
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
“By the way, Smith, do you mind if I give you a little tip?”
Alan Dunn
1943
"She says she can't make up her mind whether to go on after her M.A. or take up spot welding."
"She says she can't make up her mind whether to go on after her M.A. or take up spot welding."
Alan Dunn
1942
"I can't take the Voice of America much longer. All day, all night - nag, nag, nag!"
"I can't take the Voice of America much longer. All day, all night - nag, nag, nag!"
Alan Dunn
1955
"No, it isn't taupe I want. I don't like beige and I can't abide egge. For God's sake, name some colors!"
"No, it isn't taupe I want. I don't like beige and I can't abide egge. For God's sake, name some colors!"
Alan Dunn
1929
"Poison - that's the considerate way - It's gas I don't like - refrigerator switch sets it off and it blows - injures maybe fifty people - And jumping, that's messy - No, give me poison cases any day."
"Poison - that's the considerate way - It's gas I don't like - refrigerator switch sets it off and it blows - injures maybe fifty people - And jumping, that's messy - No, give me poison cases any day."
Alan Dunn
1948
"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."
"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."
Alan Dunn
1960
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
Alan Dunn
1961
American and South Vietnamese units are beginning to work together more often — but some think the result is an even greater dependence on U.S. troops, with no gain in Vietnamese efficiency. The Vietnamese are unwilling to give up a fraction of their command. One U.S. adviser said recently: “All I do now is settle disputes between them (Vietnamese) and the Americans.” Shown here is a combined operation between Vietnamese Rangers and the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade on the edge of the Mekong Delta
American and South Vietnamese units are beginning to work together more often — but some think the result is an even greater dependence on U.S. troops, with no gain in Vietnamese efficiency. The Vietnamese are unwilling to give up a fraction of their command. One U.S. adviser said recently: “All I do now is settle disputes between them (Vietnamese) and the Americans.” Shown here is a combined operation between Vietnamese Rangers and the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade on the edge of the Mekong Delta
Peter Arnett
1967
Do I have to understand it? Can’t I just enjoy it?”
Do I have to understand it? Can’t I just enjoy it?”
Alan Dunn
1959