Operator Cartoons
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Operator Cartoons

Operator cartoon 1 of 12

operator cartoon

"Sorry. Full."

Artist:

Mankoff, Bob

Search ID:

CC89645

High Res:

3610x3369 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

elevator, elevators, lift, lifts, operator, operators, full, crowded, too full, waiting, winter, wintertime, fashion, winter clothing, winter clothes, winter jacket, winter coat, winter jackets, winter coats, winter gear, parka, parkas, bulky, heavy, awkward, down jacket, down jackets, inconvenient, season, seasons, seasonal, weather, passenger, passengers, limited space, modern life, problem, problems
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Operator cartoon 2 of 12

operator cartoon

"I'll check and see if he's available."

Artist:

Wilson, Gahan

Search ID:

CC69213

High Res:

2011x2000 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, operator, operators, phone operator, phone operators, office manager, office managers, gatekeeper, gatekeepers, ouija board, ouija boars, ouija, spirit, spirits, ghost, ghosts, talking to the dead, dead, death, executive assistant, executive assistants, assistant, assistants, administrative assistant, administrative assistants, office life, office culture, office, offices, unavailable, hold my calls, avoid, avoiding, avoidance, call screener, call screening
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Operator cartoon 3 of 12

operator cartoon

"Sorry. I think I just pressed 'shuffle.' "

Artist:

Dernavich, Drew

Search ID:

CC121771

High Res:

4004x5000 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

shuffle, shuffles, jukebox, jukeboxes, smartphone, smartphones, smart device, smart devices, mp3 player, mp3 players, mp3, mp3s, elevator, elevators, elevator operator, elevator operators, lift, lifts, operator, operators, careless, carelessness, accident, accidents, accidental, incompetent, incompetence, wrong button, wrong buttons, faux pas
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Operator cartoon 4 of 12

operator cartoon

"I'm sorry, sir, but if you weren't wearing clean underwear we automatically deny your claim."

Artist:

Flake, Emily

Search ID:

CC136000

High Res:

2992x3026 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

medical, denied, deny, denies, claim, claims, insurance, void, voided, voids, loop hole, loop holes, loop-hole, loop-holes, loophole, loopholes, insured, insurances, medical insurance, operator, call centre, call center, accident, accidents, underwear, dodge, dodged, legal, legality, fine print, fineprint, health insurance, health, accidental, doctor, doctors, hospital, hospitals, bureaucrat, bureaucracy, bureaucratic, phone, phones, enquiry, inquire
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Operator cartoon 5 of 12

operator cartoon

"I tried 911. They're only accepting the seventh caller."

Artist:

Twohy, Mike

Search ID:

CC28458

High Res:

1752x1956 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, phone call, phone calls, telephone call, telephone calls, 911, calling 911, 9-1-1, 999, calling 999, 9-9-9, caller, callers, accepting, seventh caller, 7th caller, radio, radio show, radio shows, entertainment, calling in, calling-in, call-in, call in, competition, competitions, contest, contests, operator, operators, calling the police, calling the cops, emergency, emergencies, emergency call, emergency calls
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Operator cartoon 6 of 12

operator cartoon

"Operator, get me my hair!"

Artist:

Mankoff, Bob

Search ID:

CC30067

High Res:

1623x1721 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

telephones, hair, phone, phones, telephone operator, telephone operators, operator, operators, comb, combs, bald, balds, balding, male pattern baldness, mankoff
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Operator cartoon 7 of 12

operator cartoon

"I hope you don't think that music while I waited soothed me."

Artist:

Barsotti, Charles

Search ID:

CC132149

High Res:

3119x2984 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

on hold, hold, hold the line, please hold, left on hold, wait, waiting, hold music, music, musical, soothe, soothing, calm, calming, calm down, cell, cells, cellphone, cell phone, cell phones, cellphones, mobile, mobiles, mobile phone, mobile phones, phone, phones, telephone, operator, operators, muzak, long wait, please wait, waiting room, patience, impatient, patient
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Operator cartoon 8 of 12

operator cartoon

"Operator, I'd like to make a person-to-person call, and I'd like to reverse the roles."

Artist:

Stevens, Mick

Search ID:

CC30195

High Res:

1781x1963 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

call, calls, calling, role reversal, role reversals, operator, telephone operator, telephone operators, telephone, telephones, psychology, reverse the charges, reverses the charges, reversing the charges, reversal, reversals, nonsense
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Operator cartoon 9 of 12

operator cartoon

"Sorry, Ma'am. Down only."

Artist:

Levin, Arnie

Search ID:

CC43260

High Res:

1411x1536 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

pun, puns, visual pun, coat, coats, down, down coat, jacket, jackets, down jacket, down jackets, fur coat, fur, fur coats, fur jacket, fur jackets, elevator, elevators, lift, lifts, going down, going up, down-coated, fur-coat, down-coat, feather, feathers, duck, geese, ducks, goose, porter, porters, operator
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Operator cartoon 10 of 12

operator cartoon

"To speak to an operator, go back in time to 1965."

Artist:

di Chiarro, Joe

Search ID:

WJ900488

High Res:

1623x2100 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

operator, operators, operate, operates, operating, operated, history, behind the times, old-fashioned, telephone, telephones, telephone line, telephone lines, connect, connected, connects, connection, connections, connecting, dated, outdated, speak, speaks, spoke, modern time, modern era, modern days, modern age
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Operator cartoon 11 of 12

operator cartoon

"We are experiencing unusually high call volumes. Your estimated wait time is twenty minutes."

Artist:

Hafeez, Kaamran

Search ID:

CX906588

High Res:

2292x2616 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

beach, beaches, sea shell, sea shells, shell, shells, customer service, customer services, call centre, call centres, busy, busier, wait, waiting, wait time, waits, waited, wait times, call centre operator, call centre operators, operator, operators, call centre advisor, call centre advisors, patient, patience, impatient, impatience, listening to the shells, sound of the oceans, crowded ocean, crowded oceans
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Operator cartoon 12 of 12

operator cartoon

"I only appear to be goofing off. In actuality I'm an operator and I'm standing by."

Artist:

Caldwell, John

Search ID:

WJ500521

High Res:

1098x798 (unwatermarked)

Tags:

goofing off, goof off, slacking, slacker, slackers, standing by, stand by, standby, telephone operator, telephone operators, operator, operators, boss, bosses, employee, employees, coworker, coworkers
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