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"Psst! Have you told Junior about - er - you know - the facts, yet?"
"Psst! Have you told Junior about - er - you know - the facts, yet?"

"Psst! Have you told Junior about - er - you know - the facts, yet?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1930
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 11 3/4 × 7 1/16 in. (29.8 × 18 cm) Sheet: 11 3/4 × 7 1/16 in. (29.8 × 18 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1818
"Have you told the captain about your yawl yet, dear?"
"Have you told the captain about your yawl yet, dear?"
Alan Dunn
1931
"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
"Confidence that the stockholders will support us when they know the facts' ranks high among Famous Last Words in American Business."
"Confidence that the stockholders will support us when they know the facts' ranks high among Famous Last Words in American Business."
Alan Dunn
1955
"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
"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
"It's time you faced facts, Rodney."
"It's time you faced facts, Rodney."
Mary Petty
1939
"I suppose if anyone had come to me back in '31 and said, "Livermore, you will be the Metropolitan Junior Marbles Champion at eight," I would have laughed."
"I suppose if anyone had come to me back in '31 and said, "Livermore, you will be the Metropolitan Junior Marbles Champion at eight," I would have laughed."
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
"You might stress the fact that there is absolutely no charge for admission."
"You might stress the fact that there is absolutely no charge for admission."
Alan Dunn
1944
"You will be glad to know, my sweet, that I have given orders that in case of fire you are the first to be saved."
"You will be glad to know, my sweet, that I have given orders that in case of fire you are the first to be saved."
Alan Dunn
1936
"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