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"You're probably wondering why is this guy coming on so strong to me, right?"

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"You're probably wondering why is this guy coming on so strong to me, right?"

Artist Frank Modell (1917 - 2016)

DateApril 7, 1980

MediumInk on paper

DimensionsSheet Dimension: 13 1/8 × 15 in. (33.3 × 38.1 cm)

Credit LineGift from the Estate of Franklyn B. Modell

Object number2020.5.16LIC

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"So! If it's good, it's Mister Coffee. If it's bad, it's me!"

"So! If it's good, it's Mister Coffee. If it's bad, it's me!"

Frank Modell

May 31, 1976

"Oh dear! You're probably not in the mood for canard a l'orange."

"Oh dear! You're probably not in the mood for canard a l'orange."

Frank Modell

April 19, 1969

"Right away I spotted you as a hard nut to crack."

"Right away I spotted you as a hard nut to crack."

Frank Modell

April 20, 1987

"Oh, they're an interesting bunch, all right. They just don't happen to interest me."

"Oh, they're an interesting bunch, all right. They just don't happen to interest me."

Frank Modell

July 25, 1983

"Do you have one that can help me decide which is the one for me?"

"Do you have one that can help me decide which is the one for me?"

Frank Modell

December 29, 1980

"You're going to laugh when I say this, but I think you're very, very human."

"You're going to laugh when I say this, but I think you're very, very human."

Frank Modell

December 12, 1977

"You know what you have? You have awfully good taste, Marvin. I really mean it!"

"You know what you have? You have awfully good taste, Marvin. I really mean it!"

Frank Modell

October 10, 1970

"Hi! This is a recording. Please leave your name and number right after you hear my impersonation of Al Jolson singing 'Swanee.'"

"Hi! This is a recording. Please leave your name and number right after you hear my impersonation of Al Jolson singing 'Swanee.'"

Frank Modell

August 5, 1974

"Then she began picking on the long-distance phone company I chose."

"Then she began picking on the long-distance phone company I chose."

Frank Modell

July 9,1984

"Your trouble is you're asocial."

"Your trouble is you're asocial."

Frank Modell

March 9, 1957

"We already gave on our other phone."

"We already gave on our other phone."

Frank Modell

August 14, 1989

"If you don't mind, sports fan, I'd like to interrupt right here for an announcement or two myself."

"If you don't mind, sports fan, I'd like to interrupt right here for an announcement or two myself."

Frank Modell

October 25, 1976