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"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?"

"I say, Mildred, have you finished telling Vera about - you know - about life yet?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1927
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 10 3/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25.8 × 19.5 cm) Sheet: 10 3/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25.8 × 19.5 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1713
"Psst! Have you told Junior about - er - you know - the facts, yet?"
"Psst! Have you told Junior about - er - you know - the facts, yet?"
Alan Dunn
1930
"Now, men, do you all remember what I was telling you about Japanese booby traps?"
"Now, men, do you all remember what I was telling you about Japanese booby traps?"
Alan Dunn
1943
"Have you told the captain about your yawl yet, dear?"
"Have you told the captain about your yawl yet, dear?"
Alan Dunn
1931
"You told her, Gus - Don't bore Sylvia and eat your potatoes! Naomi, I ought to warn you there's ice cream - wine, dear, Naomi and George have no wine - I must apologize about the plumbing - I do wish the neighbors wouldn't go to the john while I'm giving a dinner - more limas, dear? - Limas, Sylvia? - Gus, more limas? - Duffy, do go on about Perry and what were his rubbers doing in the ice box -."
"You told her, Gus - Don't bore Sylvia and eat your potatoes! Naomi, I ought to warn you there's ice cream - wine, dear, Naomi and George have no wine - I must apologize about the plumbing - I do wish the neighbors wouldn't go to the john while I'm giving a dinner - more limas, dear? - Limas, Sylvia? - Gus, more limas? - Duffy, do go on about Perry and what were his rubbers doing in the ice box -."
Alan Dunn
1948
"Now pull yourself together, love. I haven't told the Mater and Dad anything about you yet except that you're perfect."
"Now pull yourself together, love. I haven't told the Mater and Dad anything about you yet except that you're perfect."
Alan Dunn
1933
"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
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"Aren't you sorry now you didn't go in for football?", "Yes, Mildred, but any indulgence in athletics would have interfered with my scholastic standing.", "How you must suffer, Edmund!"
Alan Dunn
1926
"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
"You know, ever since I heard the truth about Santa Claus I've been simply mad to get the lowdown on Easter."
"You know, ever since I heard the truth about Santa Claus I've been simply mad to get the lowdown on Easter."
Alan Dunn
1930
"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
"I was talking to the soda clerk about it, Leonard, and he says maybe you and I don't have enough interests."
"I was talking to the soda clerk about it, Leonard, and he says maybe you and I don't have enough interests."
Mary Petty
1929
"Instead of telling my child about the flowers, the governess told him all about me and that Mr. Liggett!"
"Instead of telling my child about the flowers, the governess told him all about me and that Mr. Liggett!"
Alan Dunn
1933