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"Darling, is the economic slowdown something I should know about?"
"Darling, is the economic slowdown something I should know about?"

"Darling, is the economic slowdown something I should know about?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1970
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 3/4 × 9 7/8 in. (22.3 × 25.1 cm) Sheet: 8 3/4 × 9 7/8 in. (22.3 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1648
"There's nothing really complicated about it: if you live in a strategic-base area you come under the supervision of the World Security Council and its military staff, where as if you live in a trusteeship area you are governed by a trusteeship council which, like the economic and social council, serves under the authority of the General Assembly."
"There's nothing really complicated about it: if you live in a strategic-base area you come under the supervision of the World Security Council and its military staff, where as if you live in a trusteeship area you are governed by a trusteeship council which, like the economic and social council, serves under the authority of the General Assembly."
Alan Dunn
1945
"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 wouldn't call it a slowdown, Boss. It just so happens that none of us feel up to scratch."
"I wouldn't call it a slowdown, Boss. It just so happens that none of us feel up to scratch."
Alan Dunn
1968
"I was wondering if you might be interested in staking me to a research grant on the economics of marginal subsistence."
"I was wondering if you might be interested in staking me to a research grant on the economics of marginal subsistence."
Alan Dunn
1964
"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."
Alan Dunn
1968
"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."
"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."
Alan Dunn
1944
"Really! What I don't know about history would fill a library!"
"Really! What I don't know about history would fill a library!"
Alan Dunn
1967
"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
"Isn't it about time that we issued some new guidelines for something?"
"Isn't it about time that we issued some new guidelines for something?"
Alan Dunn
1968
"I say, Mildred, have you finished telling Vera about - you know - about life yet?"
"I say, Mildred, have you finished telling Vera about - you know - about life yet?"
Alan Dunn
1927
"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