- Uncle Ed: Doggone this dang blasted depression. Who started it anyway?
- Horace Taylor: Nobody knows. It's all a mystery. Some say financing the war by borrowing from the people caused it. Some say lack of confidence. Others say buying on credit did it. Still others blame our generosity to Europe. The Republicans blame the Democrats. The Democrats blame the Republicans. Management blames labour and labour blames management. Only one thing we're sure of. We're all broke.
- Waldo 'Bill' Williams: Rembrandt is right. This one ought to make me immortal.
- Francine Taylor: Well, you'd better eat while you're still mortal.
- Eph - Editor of 'The Bugle': A dollar won't do much for a person these days.
- Uncle Ed: That's because a person won't do much for a dollar these days.
- Eph - Editor of 'The Bugle': What do you think of the political situation?
- Uncle Ed: Whatever it is, I'm agin it.