South Bay Auctions offered up an original New Yorker cartoon on Wednesday, one that was quite fashion forward:
So which sounds better: "Hold all calls" or "Please hold my calls?" Gahan Wilson's cartoon from the issue of September 15, 1997, had its caption edited from the former to the latter. I think it sounds better this way, more like the way people really talk—although maybe not Wilson's people.
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| Gahan Wilson's signature and detail of the beginning of the caption |
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| Detail of the end of the caption |
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| Verso with The New Yorker's bar code sticker |
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| The wrapper with the printed cartoon affixed |
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| Gahan Wilson South Bay Auctions, Inc., listing accessed April 13, 2025 |
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| Gahan Wilson South Bay Auctions, Inc., item description |
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| Gahan Wilson South Bay Auctions, Inc., listing accessed April 13, 2025 |
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| "Please hold my calls for the next fifteen minutes, Miss Hammish." Gahan Wilson The New Yorker, September 15, 1997, p. 78 |
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| With a cartoon by Gahan Wilson |
Note: Attempted Bloggery is here to promote all manner of original Gahan Wilson art. Please write if you have something to show off. I also like to post original cartoons about sacrificing cute little animals.
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