Cartoons: Vacation Fixation

Whether it’s the beach or your bed, a holiday might be just the thing.

Man rushes to the end of the pier with his fishing rod.

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Man eagerly holding onto his surf board as he and his wife travel to their vacation spot.
“You just don’t know how much my husband’s been looking forward to this vacation.”
Bob Schroeter
April 14, 1956

 

Couple drove to L.A. so fast that the snow from their home hasn't melted from their car yet.
“Of course I’m glad to be here. But I still say you drove too fast!”
Bill Harrison
December 29, 1956

 

Vacationing couple has been away from home for so long that by the time they came back, it is snowing.
“Been Away?”
John Gallagher
December 15, 1956

 

A man disoriented from waking up is marched off a pier by his wife.
“A brisk, early-morning walk should have you awake in no time.”
Joseph Zeis
August 4, 1956

 

Man is shocked by the price of his hotel room.
“$70 a day! Look, I’m just on vacation…not skipping with company funds!”
Chon Day
July 27, 1957

 

man greets an exhausted couple as they return from their trip.
“How was the vacation?
Brad Anderson
July 21, 1956

 

Man rushes to the end of the pier with his fishing rod.
“This is Fred’s first vacation in six years.”
Vahan Shirvanian
June 9, 1956

 

Man sleeps his vacation away.
“At first we thought he was just joking about spending his whole two weeks’ vacation in bed.”
Al Johns
June 7, 1952

 

Man grumbles about the cost of the vacation.
“How do you expect me to enjoy myself if you just sit there mumbling, ‘$37.00 a day’!”
Bill King
May 8, 1954

 

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Comments

  1. I guess the top one on the train is my favorite, but they’re all equally great. In number 9 at the bottom, the husband may have good reason to complain. $37 per day in ’54 is what almost $360 would be in 2021. For a week, $2,520. I guess it depends on where you’re going and $ situation. If they were staying at Disney World, it would probably be that much per day now!

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