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Reference Cartoons
Reference cartoon 1 of 65
"When it's over, I'll explain all the pop culture references you didn't get and you can explain all the pop culture references I didn't get."
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pop culture, pop culture reference, reference, references, movie, movies, film, films, cinema, cinemas, audience, audiences, culture, popular culture, cultured, cultures, explain, explained, explanation, child, childish, childhood, nostalgic, nostalgia, generation, generations, generation gap, out of date, outdated, dad, dads, father, fathers, fatherhood, parent, parents, parenting, parentalReference cartoon 2 of 65
"I keep my core beliefs written on my palm for easy reference."
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politics, political, politician, politicians, hand, hands, writing, written, palm, reference, refer, washington, washington dc, washington d.c, washington dc, capitol hill, capitol, executive, executives, ethic, ethical, ethics, moral, morals, morality, belief, beliefs, value, values, memory, remember, forget, forgetful, forgetfulness, absent, absent minded, absentminded, absent mindedness, core belief, campaign platform, campaign platforms, core beliefsReference cartoon 3 of 65
The Meeting of the Mothers of Toulouse-Lautrec and Whistler
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irony, ironic, artist, artists, art, paint, painter, painting, paints, modernism, modernist, modernists, classic art, classical art, art classics, fame, famed, famous, technique, famous figures, famous, fame, inspiration, inspired, inspirational, inspire, inspires, muse, muses, parody, parodies, parodied, art history, new art, turn of the century, late modern, modernity, innovation, reference, referential, mcneill whistler, james mcneill whistler, arrangement in grey and black, whistler's mother, james whistler, mother, mothers, toulouse, toulouse-lautrec, french, french art, portrait, portraits, portraitureReference cartoon 4 of 65
"Mr. Total Recall"
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memory, remember, remembered, good memory, perfect memory, photographic, photographic memory, forget, forgetful, never forgets, never forget, introduction, old friends, reunion, reunions, old friend, pun, puns, play on words, word play, pop culture, pop, culture, reference, references, referential, film, films, movie, movies, classic cinema, cinema, literal, literal joke, literally, literal humor, literal humour, nice to meet you, meeting, meets, meet, menReference cartoon 5 of 65
"Then what happened?"
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then what, art, arts, arts and culture, cultured, cultural, cultural reference, reference, classic, classics, classical art, modern art, modernism, rousseau, artist, artists, painting, painter, painted, paint, paints, symbol, symbols, symbolism, symbolist, symbolists, gallery, galleries, museum, museum, mother, mom, mum, mums, moms, kid, kids, curious, precocious, interest, interested, mother, mothers, parentingReference cartoon 6 of 65
"Godot says, 'Running late, frowny face, winky face.' "
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literature, literary, lit, lit major, lit majors, minimalism, minimalist, books, book lover, book, book lovers, bookish, book worm, book worms, reference, references, cultural, culture, cultural reference, cultural references, cable, cable guy, existentialism, existential, nihilism, nihilistic, text, texting, communication, communicate, emoji, emojis, emoticon, emoticons, cell, cells, cell phone, mobile, mobiles, mobile phone, phone, phones, tech, technological, gadget, gadgetsReference cartoon 7 of 65
"The yellow ones need to be signed, but the pink ones only require initials."
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war, wars, military, death, dead, die, died, gunman, gun, guns, firing, firing line, historical, reference, references, referential, troop, troops, army, armies, private, martial, martial law, historically, referential, paper, papers, paperwork, sentence, sentences, receipt, receipts, document, documents, documentation, red tape, red-tapeReference cartoon 8 of 65
"You realize, of course, it's not what you are that counts. It's who you know. Who do you know?
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success, successful, accomplishment, accomplishments, achievement, achievements, prosperity, who, networking, contacts, business, businessman, businessmen, career, careers, job, jobs, working, friend, friends, acquaintance, acquaintances, getting ahead, who you know, reference, references, professional, social, relationship, relationships, climbing the ladder, corporate world, office life, office, offices, modern lifeReference cartoon 9 of 65
"J'amuse!"
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emile, emile zola, zola, french, france, french literature, literature, literary, lit, lit major, pop, pop culture, culture, cultural reference, cultural, reference, references, referential, book, books, bookish, book lover, accuse, accused, accusation, accusing, accusations, word play, play on words, clown, clowning, clowns, judicial, law, laws, lawyer, lawyers, jury, juries, court, courts, courtroom, courtroomsReference cartoon 10 of 65
"Some Debussy, Igor."
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stereotype, stereotypical, soundtrack, soundtracks, music, musically, musician, musicians, atmosphere, atmospheric, clash, clashed, clashing, debussy, classical, classical music, classic, classics, experiment, experimenting, experiments, experimental, doctor, doctors, inventor, invent, invents, invention, frankenstein, doctor frankenstein, monster, monsters, frankenstein's monster, igor, mad, insane, scientist, scientists, mad scientist, literature, literary, book, books, book lover, book lovers, bookish, culture, cultured, cultural, reference, referential, pianist, piano, unlikely, irony, ironic, dramatic ironyReference cartoon 11 of 65
"Tell me about your last accounting job."
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interview, interviews, interviewing, employed, employee, employees, employer, working world, world of work, modern life, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, cookie from the cookie jar, cookie, cookies, cookie jar, cookie jars, account, accounts, accounting, accountant, accountants, fraud, frauds, fraudulent, caught, caught red-handed, caught redhanded, red-handed, bad reference, reference, references, fired, fire, fires, firing, laid off, lay-off, lay off, lay-offs, lay offsReference cartoon 12 of 65
"M. Duchamp, 1912"
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irony, ironic, artist, artists, art, paint, painter, painting, paints, modernism, modernist, modernists, cubist, cubism, cubists, classic art, classical art, art classics, fame, famed, famous, technique, marcel, duchamp, famous figures, famous, fame, inspiration, inspired, inspirational, inspire, inspires, muse, muses, stair, stairs, stairway, parody, parodies, parodied, art history, new art, turn of the century, late modern, modernity, innovation, reference, referentialReference cartoon 13 of 65
"Were you referred to us by your doctor or publicist?"
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rehab, rehab clinic, hollywood, movie star, movie stars, film star, film stars, celebrity, celebrities, clinic, rehabilitation, addict, addicts, addiction, addictions, revolving door, diva, divas, publicist, publicists, doctor, doctors, seek help, seeking help, alcoholic, alcoholics, alcoholism, drug addict, drug addicts, reference, references, healthcareReference cartoon 14 of 65
Waiting For Godot And The Cable Guy
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literature, literary, lit, lit major, lit majors, minimalism, minimalist, books, book lover, book, book lovers, bookish, book worm, book worms, reference, references, cultural, culture, cultural reference, cultural references, cable, cable guy, existentialism, existential, nihilism, nihilistic, tv, television, cable installation, installation, beckett, samuel beckett, waiting for godot, godot, cable guy, eternity, long wait, waiting room, waiting, waits, didi, tragicomedy, theater, theatre, play, plays, playwright, theatrical, stage, stages, show, showsReference cartoon 15 of 65
"In the first place, it isn't "maddening crowd.' It's 'madding crowd.' "
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worms, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, mistake, mistakes, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, reference, cliche, cliches, madding crowd, husbands, husband, married life, misquote, quote, quoting, correction, correcting, correctedReference cartoon 16 of 65
"Larry couldn't be here today, but representing him is the scene from 'The Shawshank Redemption' that he quotes from every time."
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quote, quoting, quotes, reference, references, referencing, refer, refers, represent, representing, predictable, predict, predicts, executive, executives, meeting, meetings, meet, apologies, send apologies, corporate culture, executive culture, movie, movies, movie references, repeat, repetitiveReference cartoon 17 of 65
"I'm not sure. Fat compared to what?"
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adam, eve, fat, fats, look, looks, body, bodies, tone, toning, comparing, comparison, reference, reference point, garden of eden, eden, genesis, bible, bibles, old testament, old testaments, book of genesis, parody, relationship, relationships, health, healthy, beauty, appearance, appearances, appear, vanity, self conscious, self-consciousReference cartoon 18 of 65
The Location, Location, Location Arms
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real estate, location, good location, urban, urban planning, metropolitan, metropolis, city, city planning, city life, urban life, living, rent, rental, rentals, house hunting, house hunt, realtor, realtors, money, wealth, cliche, play on words, word play, word, words, reference, references, pop, pop culture, hotel, hotels, doorman, door man, prime locationReference cartoon 19 of 65
George Gershwin, Psychiatrist
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therapy, therapies, psychologist, psychologists, psychology, shrink, shrinks, therapist, therapists, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, counselor, counselors, unhelpful, summertime, sam cook, song, songs, lyric, lyrics, reference, references, george gershwin, composer, composers, useless, counterproductiveReference cartoon 20 of 65
"Could I get a single perfect olive branch?"
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metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, symbol, symbols, symbolism, symbolic, symbolically, flower, flowers, florist, florists, peace, peaceful, peace treaty, extend, olive branch, branch, perfect olive branch, sign, a sign, break up, break ups, argue, arguing, argument, married life, marriage, reconciliation, reconcile, reconciles, reconciled, couple, couples, word play, play on words, word-play, referential, referenceReference cartoon 21 of 65
A Sisyphean Workout At The Gym
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sisyphus, myth of sisyphus, myth, myths, mythical, mythological, mythology, boulder, boulders, punished, cycle, cyclical, vicious cycle, vicious circle, camus, mythology, mythological, greek mythology, culture, cultural, reference, pop culture, legend, legends, philosophy, philosophical, pun, puns, visual gag, gym, gyms, artificial, artificial incline, fitness, fit, fitter, exercise, exercises, circuit, circuits, training, old school, modern life, modern world, working worldReference cartoon 22 of 65
"Stop referring to you and me as 'we'!"
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, partner, partners, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriends, dating, upset, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, divorce, divorces, divorcing, split, splits, splitting, separation, separations, separating, breakup, breakups, breaking up, break up, break ups, break-up, break-ups, together, we, us, collective, referring, reference, references, psychology, languageReference cartoon 23 of 65
Waiting for Godot, Summer of '96; They Do Not Move.
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literature, literary, lit, lit major, lit majors, minimalism, minimalist, books, book lover, book, book lovers, bookish, book worm, book worms, reference, references, cultural, culture, cultural reference, cultural references, existentialism, existential, nihilism, nihilistic, 90s, 90s kids, only 90s kids will remember this, skater, skaters, skateboarding, skateboard, skateboards, youth, youths, hip, hip and happening, hip hopReference cartoon 24 of 65
Dog Formerly Known as Prince
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name, names, dog, dogs, pet, pets, doghouse, domestic, kennel, kennels, formerly known, formerly known as, dog house, word play, play on words, word-play, music, musicians, famous, famous musicians, reference, referential, pop culture, pop, classic pop, pop classics, pop hits, pet name, pet names, pet naming, naming a pet, celebrities, celebrity, pretentious, disgruntled, disgruntle, annoyed, annoyReference cartoon 25 of 65
Sisyphus Pushes A Giant Bowling Ball
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sisyphus, myth of sisyphus, myth, myths, mythical, mythological, mythology, boulder, boulders, punished, cycle, cyclical, vicious cycle, vicious circle, camus, mythology, mythological, greek mythology, culture, cultural, reference, pop culture, legend, legends, philosophy, philosophical, bowling, bowling ball, bowling alley, strikeMore cartoons with the keyword 'reference'