“A father carries pictures where his money used to be”

“A father carries pictures where his money used to be” is a jocular line of unknown authorship. “A father is someone who carries his children’s pictures where his money used to be” was cited in a 1969 newspaper column as “overheard.” “Father—someone who carries pictures where his money used to be” was published in many newspapers in 1974 as “Today’s Chuckle.”
 
   
15 November 1969, Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette Telegraph, “Bradley Broadly” by Wes Bradley, pg. 10-C, col. 4:
OVERHEARD: (...) A father is someone who carries his children’s pictures where his money used to be.
 
22 January 1974, The Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, MT), “Today’s Chuckle,” pg. 1, col. 5:
Father—someone who carries pictures where his money used to be.
 
9 February 1974, Springfield (MA) Union, “Today’s Chuckle,” pg. 1, col. 8:
Father—someone who carries pictures where his money used to be.
   
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13 October 1975, Florence Times-Tri-Cities Daily (Florence, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, AL), pg. 14, col. 6 ad:
The Light Touch
By TOM JONES
Father; someone who carries pictures where his money used to be.
(Tom Jones Insurance.—ed.)
   
Google Books
Quote Unquote
By Lloyd Cory
Wheaton, IL: Victor Books
1977
Pg. 114:
A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be.
(LION)
 
Google Books
The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes
By Geoff Tibballs
London: Constable & Robinson Ltd.
2004
Pg. ?:
A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be.
     
Google Books
1,500 Greetings And Quotes For All Occasions. Sayings, Phrases And Best Wishes For Birthday, Mother’s Day, Easter, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Wedding, Thanksgiving And More
By Emmie Marina Brunswick
Media Verlag GmbH
2014
Pg. ?:
A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
Author Unknown
 
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12:15 PM - 16 Aug 2014