Bob's Cartoon Lounge

While “Death by PowerPoint” is, as far as I know, apocryphal, as a metaphor, it must have more than a grain of truth in it, or this cartoon wouldn’t still be funny. BUY THIS CARTOON I say still because the cartoon was done by Alex Gregory back in 2003 when PowerPoint had already been in…
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You’re here, so you probably already have a fairly well-developed sense of humor. You enjoy cartoons, especially smart cartoons. You already know that humor has value and that being funny makes you more likable. But why does humor make you more likable? Research shows that humor helps lower stress levels. It relaxes people. Think about…
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A shot in the arm is a metaphor for something that gives you instant energy and renewed enthusiasm. I literally got a shot in the arm last week with the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. It didn’t do anything for my energy, but it certainly made me more enthusiastic about the year to come—and…
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I’ve been a cartoonist for more than forty years and a Jew my whole life. Truth be told, I observe Judaism from afar. Religion’s not my thing. Humor is, and, in that respect, being Jewish is definitely a plus. You don’t have to be Jewish to be funny, but, hey, it doesn’t hurt. Although I…
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“It’s funny because it’s true….” We’ve all heard that – but is it true? Certainly, there are things that are funny, and there are things that are true, and sometimes, there are things that are both. Here’s a prime example of exactly that, and everyone past a certain age can relate to it. BUY THIS…
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Read any good textbooks lately? My guess is they’re probably not crowding your nightstand. Even a good textbook is not what I’d call a real page-turner. And yet, it might surprise you to know that many textbooks sort of double as cartoon anthologies, using cartoons to provide comic relief naturally while reinforcing and making memorable…
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