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"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!"

"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!"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1929
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 9 7/16 × 10 1/2 in. (23.9 × 26.7 cm) Sheet: 9 7/16 × 10 1/2 in. (23.9 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1764
"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
"I want my name left out of this, please."
"I want my name left out of this, please."
Alan Dunn
1933
"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!"
Alan Dunn
1968
"Shut up! When I ask myself a rhetorical question I don't want an answer!"
"Shut up! When I ask myself a rhetorical question I don't want an answer!"
Alan Dunn
1948
"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
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
"A Mrs. Clavicle, sounds like, wants to talk with you on the office phone. Shall I give her your private number or do you want to come down and talk with here on the office phone?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"Don't deliver it too early. I don't want to take the edge off his Christmas."
"Don't deliver it too early. I don't want to take the edge off his Christmas."
Alan Dunn
1956
"A bit off the beaten what?", "I don't like the set-up.", "I think it's extragalactic."
"A bit off the beaten what?", "I don't like the set-up.", "I think it's extragalactic."
Alan Dunn
1960
"And now, if you don't mind, I would like to reassess my position on the firm stand I took in my previous reassessment."
"And now, if you don't mind, I would like to reassess my position on the firm stand I took in my previous reassessment."
Alan Dunn
1968
"Get Mr. Wilson on the wire - I want to find out our unflinching policy in cases like this."
"Get Mr. Wilson on the wire - I want to find out our unflinching policy in cases like this."
Alan Dunn
1931
"I want copies of "Green Mansions", "Green Laurels", "Green Pastures", "Green Margins", "Green Hell" and "Green Light", and don't ask me why"
"I want copies of "Green Mansions", "Green Laurels", "Green Pastures", "Green Margins", "Green Hell" and "Green Light", and don't ask me why"
Alan Dunn
1936