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"Never mind, Drummond-we've decided to grab a bite on the way."
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"Never mind, Drummond-we've decided to grab a bite on the way."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1939
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumink crayon
DimensionsObject: 15 1/2 × 13 7/16 in. (39.3 × 34.2 cm) Sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 3/4 in. (43 × 35 cm)
Object number1982.277
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"Come, come, Prince, Mrs. Pittinger isn't going to bite you."
"Come, come, Prince, Mrs. Pittinger isn't going to bite you."
Mary Petty
1933
"Please don't bite your nails, dear. You're all I have left."
"Please don't bite your nails, dear. You're all I have left."
Mary Petty
1931
"You know, Mater, I decided it would be nice if you went to Germany and took some baths."
"You know, Mater, I decided it would be nice if you went to Germany and took some baths."
Mary Petty
1931
"I've finally decided to go to college. All you lose is four years."
"I've finally decided to go to college. All you lose is four years."
Mary Petty
1936
"Sorry, sir. We've decided it's a lost art."
"Sorry, sir. We've decided it's a lost art."
Alan Dunn
1936
"Good heavens! And we never sent them anything."
"Good heavens! And we never sent them anything."
Mary Petty
1933
"Don't go. I may never be like this again."
"Don't go. I may never be like this again."
Mary Petty
1934
"That's what I first liked about her-the way she hit out at life."
"That's what I first liked about her-the way she hit out at life."
Mary Petty
1936
"I'd love to visit with you but I'm on my way to discuss 'Strange Interlude'."
"I'd love to visit with you but I'm on my way to discuss 'Strange Interlude'."
Mary Petty
1928
"I think Dr. Winkel felt my liver was the biggest thing that ever came his way."
"I think Dr. Winkel felt my liver was the biggest thing that ever came his way."
Mary Petty
1932
"The doctor says it's wonderful the way I hold on to my teeth."
"The doctor says it's wonderful the way I hold on to my teeth."
Mary Petty
1934
"It seems the X-ray camera was pointed the wrong way, and took the doctor's stomach."
"It seems the X-ray camera was pointed the wrong way, and took the doctor's stomach."
Mary Petty
1934
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