Cartoons: Foot-in-Mouth Epidemic

“Well, it was awfully nice having you drop in, Even if it was for such a long time.” July 2, 1949

“Well, it was awfully nice having you drop in,
Even if it was for such a long time.”
July 1949

“Tell me about your book, Mr. Shafer. I hate to spend four-fifty for it” October 5, 1957

“Tell me about your book, Mr. Shafer.
I hate to spend four-fifty for it.”
October 1957

“So she said she spent the afternoon at the beauty parlor . . . So I said, 'Didn't they wait on you?' She said . . ..” December 4, 1948

“So she said she spent the afternoon at the beauty parlor … So I said, ‘Didn’t they wait on you?’ She said …”
December 1948

“Why these are wonderful, Hilda. There's hardly any resemblance to you at all!” June 25, 1949

“Why these are wonderful, Hilda.
There’s hardly any resemblance to you at all!”
June 1949

“Here's a style that's popular with older women.” May 31, 1952

“Here’s a style that’s popular with older women.”
May 1952

“To realize how cute it is you should really see it on someone else.” August 2, 1952

“To realize how cute it is
you should really see it on someone else.”
August 1952