Cartoons: The Things Grown-ups Say!

Remember being a kid and wondering if an adult was serious or just yanking your chain? These cartoonists know the answer!

 “Behave yourself or I'll tell your mother you have talent." from November/December 2011

“Behave yourself or I’ll tell your mother you have talent.”
November/December 2011

 

“It was delicious.” from November 19, 1960

“It was delicious.”
November 19, 1960

 

 “A Frank Sinatra cassette and a little too much wine. That's where babies come from!” from January/February 1996

“A Frank Sinatra cassette and a little too much wine. That’s where babies come from!”
January/February 1996

 

 “While many disagree as to when life really begins, most feel it's after work.” from Janruary/February 2009

“While many disagree as to when life really begins, most feel it’s after work.”
January/February 2009

 

 “If we can’t find a man, we give him two small boys”. from April 15, 1961

“If we can’t find a man, we give him two small boys.”
April 15, 1961

 

“Zip up your jacket and put on your hat…your mother's cold.” from January/February 1999

“Zip up your jacket and put on your hat…your mother’s cold.”
January/February 1999

 

Cartoons: Stuff Dad Says

“You’ve going to school like that? When I was a kid, I used to have nightmares about showing up at school in my underwear.”  May/June 06

“You’re going to school like that? When I was a kid,
I used to have nightmares about showing up at school in my underwear.”
May/June 2006

“What happened to Lester? I liked Lester!”  November 17, 1951

“What happened to Lester? I liked Lester!”
November 1951

“It wasn’t exactly a thrilling rescue, but I DID save your mother once…she was about to become an old maid …” November 25, 1950

“It wasn’t exactly a thrilling rescue, but I DID save your mother once. … She was about to become an old maid.”
November 1950

"Zip." March 15, 1952

“Zip.”
March 1952

“A Frank Sinatra cassette and a little too much wine. That’s where babies come from.” January/February 1996

“A Frank Sinatra cassette and a little too much wine. That’s where babies come from.”
January/February 1996

 “No more horror movies and that’s final.” November 14, 1959

“No more horror movies and that’s final.”
November 1959