Cartoons: Life’s Little Irritants

Telemarketers, road construction, commercials—our talented cartoonists know all about life’s little irritants.

Mar/Apr 1998
“Somebody’s having a bad day.”
From Jul/Aug 2002
from Jan/Feb 2007
“I got this feeling I know who’s gonna be the employee of the month.”
Jan/Feb 2007
from Jul/Aug 2002
“Of course I want to buy stocks from a complete stranger who interrupted my dinner.”
From Jul/Aug 2002
from Sept/Oct 2002
“I remember the good old days when all of the embarrassing TV commercials were about women.”
Sept/Oct 2002
from Sept/Oct 2010
“He’s clean … but do you think we should tell him about the enlarged prostate?”
Sept/Oct 2010
from Mar/Apr 1998
“It’s your turn to pick up the phone and say, ‘All our operators are busy: please stand by.’”
Mar/Apr 1998

Cartoons: Airline Travel

Lost luggage, lack of amenities, invasive screenings, and delays long enough to set up camp in a strange airport. Are we having fun yet?

“That's mistletoe. We like to give every passenger a chance to kiss their luggage good-bye.” - from November/December 2010

"That's mistletoe. We like to give every passenger a chance to kiss their luggage good-bye."
from November/December 2010

Finally, a year-round use for mistletoe.

“Arrivals, Departures, Bankruptcies” from November/December 2006

"Arrivals, Departures, Bankruptcies"
from November/December 2006

Always check the monitors to stay informed. Good to know if there’s a chance in Hades you’ll get home.

“We’d like to go to the same place you sent our luggage.” from September/October 2006

"We’d like to go to the same place you sent our luggage."
from September/October 2006

A perfectly reasonable request, but the next question is even more reasonable:

“Never mind my luggage—what the devil have you done with my wife?” from December 82

"Never mind my luggage—what the devil have you done with my wife?"
from December 1982

We hate when this happens.

”You're good to go, sir, but I would recommend keeping an eye on that cholesterol of yours. from “January/February 2008

"You're good to go, sir, but I would recommend keeping an eye on that cholesterol of yours."
from January/February 2008

At least she isn’t telling him about his enlarged prostate.

“This is the last time I fly discount” from November/December 2000

"This is the last time I fly discount."
from November/December 2000

You’ll be okay as long as you brought your own TP.