"The doctor says it's wonderful the way I hold on to my teeth."

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"The doctor says it's wonderful the way I hold on to my teeth."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1934

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumink crayon

DimensionsObject: 9 × 10 3/16 in. (22.9 × 25.9 cm) Sheet: 10 11/16 × 11 1/16 in. (27.2 × 28.1 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1986.236

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"I was talking to the soda clerk about it, Leonard, and he says maybe you and I don't have enough interests."

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"Of course, it's none of my business."

Mary Petty

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"I don't say I don't like it, my dear, even if you do look kind of buttony."

"I don't say I don't like it, my dear, even if you do look kind of buttony."

Mary Petty

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"But it's very easy to remember, lady, the one what, says 'hot' means cold and the one what says 'cold' also means cold."

"But it's very easy to remember, lady, the one what, says 'hot' means cold and the one what says 'cold' also means cold."

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"It's Sonny again, and he's in desparate need of certitude. He says ten dollars would help."

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"You should see Henry Atherton. He's acquired the most heavenly second teeth during the summer!"

"You should see Henry Atherton. He's acquired the most heavenly second teeth during the summer!"

Mary Petty

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