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"Know What? I think he's letting me float against the dollar."
"Know What? I think he's letting me float against the dollar."

"Know What? I think he's letting me float against the dollar."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1973
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumink crayon
DimensionsObject: 11 × 10 1/4 in. (28 × 26 cm) Sheet: 11 7/16 × 10 7/16 in. (29.1 × 26.5 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1987.001
“It’s against his principles to fight, but he’s going to tell them he’s willing to combat erosion.”
“It’s against his principles to fight, but he’s going to tell them he’s willing to combat erosion.”
Alan Dunn
1940
"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
"Here's the record Chief. He's a member of the Sons of Democracy, the American Friends of Worldwide Democracy, the Guardians of the American Heritage, the People's League for Good Citizenship, the Friends of Freedom, the Conference for the Furtherance of Costitutional Government, the League for the Preservation of American Freedom, the Sentinels of Democracy, the Golden Rule Association, the Society for the Support of the Constitution of the United States, the International Congress for the Furtherance of Democracy, the Conference for the Observance of the Ten Commandments and the Society for the Preservation of North American Wild Life. We think he's a Commie."
"Here's the record Chief. He's a member of the Sons of Democracy, the American Friends of Worldwide Democracy, the Guardians of the American Heritage, the People's League for Good Citizenship, the Friends of Freedom, the Conference for the Furtherance of Costitutional Government, the League for the Preservation of American Freedom, the Sentinels of Democracy, the Golden Rule Association, the Society for the Support of the Constitution of the United States, the International Congress for the Furtherance of Democracy, the Conference for the Observance of the Ten Commandments and the Society for the Preservation of North American Wild Life. We think he's a Commie."
Alan Dunn
1947
"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
"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."
"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."
Alan Dunn
1944
"Just think of it - the specialist said he has a mental age of ten weeks and he's only a month."
"Just think of it - the specialist said he has a mental age of ten weeks and he's only a month."
Alan Dunn
1928
"I don't know whether this has any bearing on the case, Doctor, but he's allergic to Philadelphia scrapple."
"I don't know whether this has any bearing on the case, Doctor, but he's allergic to Philadelphia scrapple."
Mary Petty
1937
"We're not to wait. He's just had a meat-and-potatoes conference with some nuts-and-bolts people, and he's in no mood for dinner."
"We're not to wait. He's just had a meat-and-potatoes conference with some nuts-and-bolts people, and he's in no mood for dinner."
Alan Dunn
1969
"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
"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
"I am now soar because I can't get right in there and battle them Rising Sons of you know what."
"I am now soar because I can't get right in there and battle them Rising Sons of you know what."
Alan Dunn
1942
"They never said what they had against it."
"They never said what they had against it."
Alan Dunn
1947