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"That only leaves me ten dollars for the permanent, so hadn't I better take the step-ins?"
"That only leaves me ten dollars for the permanent, so hadn't I better take the step-ins?"

"That only leaves me ten dollars for the permanent, so hadn't I better take the step-ins?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1928
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 10 1/4 × 7 1/16 in. (26 × 18 cm) Sheet: 10 1/4 × 7 1/16 in. (26 × 18 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1748
"Bloomers, panties, step-ins, or teddies?"
"Bloomers, panties, step-ins, or teddies?"
Mary Petty
1929
"If I promise not to let it go any further, tell me, how much is one million dollars in real money?"
"If I promise not to let it go any further, tell me, how much is one million dollars in real money?"
Alan Dunn
1969
"It's Sonny again, and he's in desparate need of certitude. He says ten dollars would help."
"It's Sonny again, and he's in desparate need of certitude. He says ten dollars would help."
Alan Dunn
1968
"Best think tank in the country, and their conclusion after two years, thousands of dollars, and millions of words is "God only knows!"
"Best think tank in the country, and their conclusion after two years, thousands of dollars, and millions of words is "God only knows!"
Alan Dunn
1968
"Tell me, exactly how much is one million dollars in real money?"
"Tell me, exactly how much is one million dollars in real money?"
Alan Dunn
1969
"Then his father paid me ten thousand dollars never to see him again. It sort of gives you back your faith in men, don't it?"
"Then his father paid me ten thousand dollars never to see him again. It sort of gives you back your faith in men, don't it?"
Mary Petty
1931
"He'll sell us the car for six hundred dollars, but he wants twelve hundred dollars for the furniture."
"He'll sell us the car for six hundred dollars, but he wants twelve hundred dollars for the furniture."
Alan Dunn
1946
"May I suggest Senator, that perhaps we should offer the whole five and a half billion dollars to Mr. Stalin to buy off Communism itself?"
"May I suggest Senator, that perhaps we should offer the whole five and a half billion dollars to Mr. Stalin to buy off Communism itself?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"But a molded leaves so little.", "peau de soie unsaid!"
"But a molded leaves so little.", "peau de soie unsaid!"
Alan Dunn
1960
"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
"Gargoyles! Great guns, Mr. Sims, what do you expect for five million dollars!"
"Gargoyles! Great guns, Mr. Sims, what do you expect for five million dollars!"
Alan Dunn
1931