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"We ought to do something-we can't leave everything to the Red Army, you know."
"We ought to do something-we can't leave everything to the Red Army, you know."

"We ought to do something-we can't leave everything to the Red Army, you know."

Artist (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1942
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 16 9/16 × 12 1/2 in. (42 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1969.990
"I just heard Herbert say 'Ergo'. That means if we don't do something we won't get out of here till two o'clock."
"I just heard Herbert say 'Ergo'. That means if we don't do something we won't get out of here till two o'clock."
Mary Petty
1936
"Once there was a time, my dear, when we had something that could make each other laugh."
"Once there was a time, my dear, when we had something that could make each other laugh."
Mary Petty
1933
"We might go over and leave cards at that new house that has the chute-the-chutes."
"We might go over and leave cards at that new house that has the chute-the-chutes."
Mary Petty
1933
"Listen, Basil, I'm at 125th Street - what ought I to do?"
"Listen, Basil, I'm at 125th Street - what ought I to do?"
Mary Petty
1928
"You see, we have to build our navy up to what the other nations said they would build theirs up to, if we built ours up."
"You see, we have to build our navy up to what the other nations said they would build theirs up to, if we built ours up."
Mary Petty
1934
"Can't I Kiss you without going through all this red tape?"
"Can't I Kiss you without going through all this red tape?"
Mary Petty
1935
"Isn't this something we don't believe in?", "It's one Hell of a mess.", "Cheer up, there's a light ahead.", "Don't they know who we are?"
"Isn't this something we don't believe in?", "It's one Hell of a mess.", "Cheer up, there's a light ahead.", "Don't they know who we are?"
Alan Dunn
1960
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
"Now look - International has a net quick of $15 per share. Its market price is $10, book is $36.65. Our net quick is $8; our book is$22, and at market we are selling for $25. So to start with we offer them one share of ours for two of theirs. That's five bucks premium. Can they turn it down? So they turn it down. Then we say, O.K., we'll buy the assets. We'll give you $1 million for your plant, which stands at $3,900,000 net. That wipes out all the water, gives them a fine tax carry-back. Then we give them 80 per cent of net inventory and accounts receivable - that's another $4 million. Another nice tax loss for them. So we pay 'em $5 million. There's nothing complicated about this except - say, where do we get the turn-around money"
Alan Dunn
1954
"We get it in the army so do not send no more of it in cans."
"We get it in the army so do not send no more of it in cans."
Alan Dunn
1942
"I suppose I ought to be ashamed of myself for resorting to the obvious appeal."
"I suppose I ought to be ashamed of myself for resorting to the obvious appeal."
Mary Petty
1935
"Look how fast they go! I guess they're not a student tour like we are."
"Look how fast they go! I guess they're not a student tour like we are."
Mary Petty
1930
"Good heavens! And we never sent them anything."
"Good heavens! And we never sent them anything."
Mary Petty
1933