My Cartoon Collection (#17)

Repetition is funny. This one plays off one of the biggie rules of comedy—Humor Comes In Groups of Three—in an unexpected way. First I read the sign, STOP AND THINK. Second, I read the caption about stopping and thinking. Third, I think, Did this cartoon trick me into reading the same thing twice? This makes me stop and think.

This also makes my cartoon collection because it’s a big-bold-all-capital-letters dumb joke. I mean, come on.

Two men in suits stand before a large STOP AND THINK sign. One man says, “It sort of makes you stop and think, doesn’t it.”

Go see more of Sam Gross's funnies on this New Yorker page (especially if you could use a chuckle) or buy stuff with this cartoon on it.

Comments

Shelly said…
I came over from Boobs, Injuries and Dr. Pepper, she cracks me up. I think I found another favorite. Thanks for the laugh.
Shelly
August 10, 2007
P.L. Frederick said…
Thanks, Shelly! Any comparison to Boobs, Injuries, and Dr. Pepper—positive or negative—is a feather in my cap. Or is that, a bee in my bonnet? A toad in my soup?

P.L. Frederick
SMALL & big
August 10, 2007
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