"It's time you faced facts, Rodney."

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"It's time you faced facts, Rodney."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1939

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon ink

DimensionsObject: 15 3/16 × 12 13/16 in. (38.6 × 32.5 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1969.989

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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?"

Alan Dunn

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"It's simply a question of geography whether I marry you or not. Do I want to live in Cleveland?"

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Mary Petty

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"It used to take a woman to make a home, but here in the Rodney it's all done by the Corporation."

"It used to take a woman to make a home, but here in the Rodney it's all done by the Corporation."

Alan Dunn

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"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."

"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."

Mary Petty

1937

"Everything considered he preaches a remarkably good sermon. It's so hard to avoid offending people like us."

"Everything considered he preaches a remarkably good sermon. It's so hard to avoid offending people like us."

Mary Petty

1934

"Why it's Wilson Metcalfe! And me thinking all my lecherous friends were dead!"

"Why it's Wilson Metcalfe! And me thinking all my lecherous friends were dead!"

Mary Petty

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"It's her third husband and fifth baby, or maybe her fifth husband and third baby. Anyway, she's in the hospital."

"It's her third husband and fifth baby, or maybe her fifth husband and third baby. Anyway, she's in the hospital."

Mary Petty

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"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

"Yes, it's a pretty hat, but it solves no problem."

"Yes, it's a pretty hat, but it solves no problem."

Mary Petty

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"It's a hat that can take a lot of punishment."

"It's a hat that can take a lot of punishment."

Mary Petty

1935

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

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

Mary Petty

1933

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