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T. McCracken
Disease Cartoons 6737
Clichés, Stale Jokes & Puns that, if penned in an English class would result in a C or D, are, if given enough of a twist, perfectly acceptable in cartooning.
Bike Cartoon 6724
Make a list of clichés, and mix and match. For instance combine,
"Elephants never forget"
with
"You never forget how to ride a bicycle"
and you get this cartoon.
Chicken Cartoon 7385
Pose the riddle, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" to anyone older than five, and you'll probably get a groan . . . unless that person fell on her head when she was two because she'll change the expected out come. Everyone expects you to say, "Because the chicken wanted to cross the road, but what if the chicken didn't want to cross the road? Now THAT might be funny.
Water Skiing Cartoon 7656
And there's always puns, the lowest form of humor next to dead baby jokes, but one of the easiest ways of getting a laugh . . . or a groan.
Fire Cartoon 1754
 Pose another childhood riddle: "Why did the fireman wear red suspenders? Because they held up his pants." Taking that phrase too literally can make it funny. What happens if the suspenders are some other color?

 

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