Avoid Cartoons

"No, Thursday's out. How about never - is never good for you?"

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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CC25186
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business, office, meeting, meetings, business meeting, business meetings, appointment, appointments, reschedule, reschedules, rescheduling, never, avoid, avoids, avoiding, dodge, dodges, dodging, unwanted, unwanted appointment, unwanted appointments, phone call, phone calls, unwanted, uninterested, annoying, annoyance, annoyances, nuisance, nuisances, mankoff

"All I'm saying is now is the time to develop the technology to deflect an asteroid."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC39658
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prevent, preventative, preventative measures, prevention, risk, risk averse, risk aversion, avoid, avoidance, averse, asteroid, asteroids, dinosaur, dinosaurs, prehistory, prehistoric, palaeontology, palaeontologist, palaeolithic, primordial, meteor, meteorite, tech, technology, talking animals, talking animal, doomsday, doomsayer, action, proactive, proactively, problem solving, if not now when, if not now, extinction, extinct, extinction event

"Who's up for archery waivers?"

Artist:
Gregory, Alex
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CC124126
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waiver, waivers, archery, archer, archers, summer camp, summer camps, lawyer, lawyers, legal representation, legal representative, lawsuit, lawsuits, counselor, counselors, camp counselor, camp counselors, avoid, avoids, avoiding, danger, dangers, endanger, endangers, endangers, endangering, train, trains, training, law camp, law school, attorney, attorneys, file a motion, filing a motion

"I'm only going to the party because the suicide attempt failed."

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
CC121712
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suicide, suicides, death, suicide attempt, suicide attempts, attempted suicide, noose, rope, hang, depressed, depression, mental health, party, avoid, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, anti-social, antisocial, anti social, death wish, suicidal, introvert, introverted, introverts

"It's your grandparents, claiming their visitation rights."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC43264
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grandparent, grandparents, visitation, visitation rights, visitor, visitors, grandfather, grandfathers, divorce, divorces, divorce settlement, divorce settlements, extended family, avoid, avoids, avoiding, family reunion, holiday season, home for the holidays, never call, never write

The Procrastinatorium.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC133014
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procrastinator, procrastinators, procrastination, procrastinate, procrastinates, stall, stalls, stalling, avoid, avoids, avoiding, put off, puts off, putting off, lazy, laziness, delay, delays, delaying, slacker, slackers, slacking, slack off, slacks off, slacking off, aversion, aversions, hard work, work, working

Whatís that, boy? Youíre too tired for a walk and you just want to watch TV?

Artist:
Chitty, Tom
Search ID:
CC141993
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walk, walks, walking, lazy, laziness, lazy bones, bone idle, idle, idleness, dog, dogs, dog walking, dog walker, dog walk, dog walks, walkies, couch potato, couch potatoes, exercise, exercises, exercising, sloth, laze, laze around, lazing around, pet, pets, chill out, chills out, chilling out, misinterpret, misinterpretation, misinterpretations, deliberate misinterpretation, deliberate misinterpretations, watch tv, watching tv, watch television, watching television, aerobic activity, avoid, avoids, avoiding, avoidance

Black belts in the ancient art of avoidance

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC139698
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martial art, martial arts, karate, judo, sport, sports, black belt, black belts, ancient art, master, masters, expert, experts, pro, pros, avoid, avoidance, evasion, evade, prevent, escape, dodge, anti-social, antisocial, anxiety, anxious, nervous, nerves, social anxiety, deflect, deflection, excuse, excuses, sense, neurotic, invisible, invisibility, mental health

"Remember, son, keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and anyone who says 'Beer me' as far away as possible."

Artist:
Dator, Joe
Search ID:
CC135398
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father, fathers, fatherhood, dad, dads, life, life lessons, lessons, parental, parent, patriarch, teaching, life advice, counsel, father son, father and son, boss, mentor, mentoring, mentors, paternal, enemies, friend, friends, making friends, friendships, wise words, wisdom, words of wisdom, wise, modern life, beer, beers, beer me, avoid, annoying, irritating

The End Was Near.

Artist:
Kuper, Peter
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CC134733
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end is near, apocalypse, doom, doomsday, prophet, prophecies, end, end of world, end is nigh, avoid, avoided, 2012, dogmatic, stubborn, catastrophe, catastrophes, doomsayer, doomsayers, end was near, end, the end, repent, rapture, raptures

"We're good."

Artist:
Leighton, Robert
Search ID:
CC138327
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mobster, mobsters, organized crime, organised crime, gangster, gangsters, cement shoes, murder, murders, hit, hits, murderer, murderers, thug, thugs, assassin, assassins, assassination, assassinations, drown, drowns, drowning, grim, grims, grim reaper, grim reapers, reaper, reapers, angel of death, embodiment of death, cement shoes, hit, hits, mafia hit, mafia hits, avoid, avoids, avoiding, cheat, cheats, cheating

"It's been nice talking to you, but I should probably get back to staring blankly ahead."

Artist:
Gregory, Alex
Search ID:
CC122069
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commute, commuters, stranger, strangers, talking to strangers, passenger, passengers, social, socialising, airplane, airplanes, aeroplane, aeroplanes, airline passenger, airline passengers, airline, travel, travelling, converse, conversation, awkward conversation, anti-social, introvert, introverts, modern life, modern attitudes, blank stare, staring blankly, ignore, ignoring, impolite, talk, talking, modern times, avoid, eye contact, eye-contact, make eye contact, vacant stare

"Oh, for God's sake, smell the poor thing."

Artist:
Wilson, Gahan
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men, man, living room, marriage, marriages, married life, married, married couples, old married couple, bicker, bickering, attention, attentive, husband, husbands and wives, husband and wife, husbands, wife, wives, smell, plant, plants, house plant, house plants, indoor plant, indoor plants, lean, leaning, avoid, avoiding

"But I'm not here to talk about bowling."

Artist:
Mueller, P. S.
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bowl, bowls, bowling, bowling ball, bowling balls, bowling alley, bowling alleys, talk show, talk shows, celebrity, celebrities, interview, interviews, interviewing, deflect, deflects, deflecting, question, questions, questioning, inquire, inquires, inquiring, television, television show, television shows, avoidance, avoid, avoids, avoiding, avoidant

"I hate calling her—she always picks up."

Artist:
Crawford, Michael
Search ID:
CC131510
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call, calls, calling, caller, callers, phone, phones, phone call, phone calls, voicemail, voicemails, avoid, avoids, avoiding, avoidance, answering machine, answering machines, message, messages, phone message, phone messages, inconsiderate, inconsideration, impersonal, telephone, telephones

"O.K., let's compromise: First we'll talk about baseball and then we'll talk about our relationship!"

Artist:
Sipress, David
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husband, husbands, wife, wives, relationship, relationships, couple, couples, spouses, spouse, marriage, married, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriend, girlfriends, dating, compromise, compromises, avoiding, avoid, avoiding the question, dodging the question, men, man, woman, women

"Row faster, Manny- I just spotted my ex."

Artist:
Crawford, Michael
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CC142236
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rowing, rowing boat, rowing boats, stalker, stalkers, stalking, ex, exes, ex boyfriend, ex boyfriends, ex-boyfriend, ex-boyfriends, avoid, avoiding, avoidance, creep, creep, creeping, hide, hiding, obsessed, obsessive, obsessives, obsessing, intrude, intrusive, intrusion, intruding, rowboat, rowboats

Crowded Ice Fishing

Artist:
Steed, Edward
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CC141292
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ice, ice fishing, fishing, ice fish, crowded, crowds, crowding, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, crowding, beach, beaches, loner, loners, alone, off season, tourist, tourism, tourists, tourist season, tourist traps, seasonal, grumpy, avoid, avoiding the crowd, avoiding the crowds, winter, frozen, weather, cold weather, fishing, in peace, peaceful

"And what are you trying to put out of your mind these days?"

Artist:
Richter, Mischa
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CC38135
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party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail parties, small talk, discussion, discussions, put out of mind, forget, forgetting, trying to forget, avoiding, avoidance, avoid, selective amnesia, impolite, bad manners, rude

"Damnit, when you have bad news just give me the bad news."

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
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CX303759
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withholding information, bad news, news, executive, executives, office, offices, business, businesses, businessmen, businessman, beating around the bush, delay, delaying, avoid, avoiding, stalling, waste of time, wasting time, nervous, anxious, anxiety

"Avoid financial ventures—your credit line is very short."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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CX300406
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fortune-telling, fortunetelling, fortune, fortunes, fortune-teller, fortune-tellers, fortuneteller, fortunetellers, fortune teller, fortune tellers, psychic, psychics, future, prediction, predictions, predicting, client, clients, customer, customers, chiromancy, palm reading, palm readings, palm reader, palm readers, palmistry, palmist, palmists, see the future, seeing the future, divination, seer, seers, occult, supernatural, advice, money, finances, financial advice, financial venture, financial ventures, credit line, credit lines, line of credit, loan, loans, bank, banks, banking, debt, debts, credit, investment, investments, investing, investor, investors, businessman, businessmen, business, line, lines, avoid, warning, warnings

"I got a bit involved with her last spring; fortunately I was able to settle out of church."

Artist:
Dedini, Eldon
Search ID:
EQ100215
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play on words, word play, word-play, settle out of, out of court, marriage, married, fling, flings, romance, romantic, romantically, date, dates, avoid, avoided, avoiding, casual, no strings attached, couple, couples, old fashioned, old fashioned ideals, old world

"I don't want to take up too much more of your time, so let me transfer you to someone who will."

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
BA500143
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businessman, businessmen, exec, execs, executive, executives, career, careers, big business, corporate, corporation, corporations, day job, offices, office job, office drone, office drones, cubicles, cubicle, offices, office building, office ecology, office politics, modern life, modern world, working life, working world, desk job, desk jockey, transfer, receptionist, phone, telephone, telephones, avoid, avoiding, avoidance, polite, politeness, not my problem, dodge, dodging, responsibility, management, manager, managers

"Has it occurred to you that you occasionally feign a lack of understanding?" "What the hell does that mean?"

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
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CX301792
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therapy, therapist, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, psychiatry, shrink, shrinks, mental health, analyst, analysts, psychotherapy, psychology, psychoanalysis, client, clients, patient, patients, therapy session, therapy sessions, denial, deny, avoidance, avoid, avoidance, coping, coping mechanism, coping mechanisms, defense, defenses, defense, mechanism, defense mechanisms, mental patient, mental patients

"Oh, great, there are the Cardwells. Bet you they try to talk to us about their levitating cube."

Artist:
Hankin, Charlie
Search ID:
CC139645
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dinner party, dinner parties, party, parties, cocktail, cocktails, cocktail parties, surreal, surrealism, surrealist, show off, showing off, show-off, gossip, gossiping, gossips, strange, strange image, absurd, avoid, avoiding, couple, couples, married life, marriage, married, cube, levitating cube, one up, one upmanship, one-up, wine, wines, wino, drink, drinking, drunk, drunks, friend, friends, friendly, friendship