Anticipation Cartoons and Comics

"Damn it, Farrell, if you're going to blow the whistle, blow it!"

"Forgive me, Eddie, if I'm unable to contain the occasional squeal of anticipatory glee over the new 'Star Wars' movie."

Pure Adrenaline

Only eighty-six more days till summer!

Months on a calendar are against their relation to August.

A Pal Feeds a Pal on Time.

'Halloween, Thanksgiving, and at last it's really you...the Big Enchilada!'

"No, I don't want a glass of water, but I'm worried that I might want one."

"I'm inside the cake waiting to jump out."

'Tell me...what IS in the pipeline?'

"It's all about the energy in the room. The louder you clap, the more you'll enjoy my diagnosis."

'I'd fire you, but anticipating your next blunder really keeps the company jazzed.'

"I just get a little tense before everything."

'I've got a huge backlog right now.'

A subway train waits with people at the tracks.

"Are you as excited as I am?"

"I hate the snake park." "I love the snake park."

"I take it your vacation starts tomorrow?"

A vampire wakes up to find a bat in his stocking.

Fishing for sea monsters.

"Timing is everything. The moment they relax and stop waiting for the other shoe to drop, I let 'em have it!"

"I'd like to bounce a check."

'I know you're excited about the game, Norman, but is it really necessary to slam dunk your doughnut?'

Melvin K. Smith: Born, Dec. 14, 1940. The other shoe finally dropped, March 2, 2012.