Unhelpful Cartoons

Too many coxes.

Artist:
Miller, Warren
Search ID:
CC30814
High Res:
2768x1688 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
cox, coxed, coxes, coxswain, coxswains, row, rowing, rows, rowed, single, sculling, scull, sculled, unhelpful, useless, pace, pacing, paces, instruction, instructions, steer, steering, steered, confusing, confused, exercise, fitness, hobbies, sport, sports, shout, shouting, megaphone, megaphones, order, orders

"We're encouraging people to become involved in their own rescue."

Artist:
Twohy, Mike
Search ID:
CC29837
High Res:
2047x1612 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
rescue, rescuing, life guard, life guards, independence, independent, self reliant, irresponsible, cliche, inappropriate, beach, seaside, lifeguard, lifeguards, lifeguarding, rescues, cliches, unhelpful, not helpful, risk, risky, shore, beaches, public services, search and rescue

"Want to know what I think?"

Artist:
Patterson, Jason
Search ID:
CC123850
High Res:
3290x2625 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
baseball, baseballs, huddle, team huddle, team, wrong team, side, sides, switch sides, batter, bat, batting, pitch, pitcher, pitcher's mound, mound, team meeting, opinion, opinionated, unwanted, unwanted opinion, input, unwanted input, unsolicited, inappropriate, eavesdrop, eavesdropping, unhelpful, not helping, sport, sports, live sport, sporting, bad sport, unsolicited advice, bad advice, unwanted advice, patronise, patronising, patronised, patronize, patronizing, patronized, talk down

"Please stay on the line. All of our customer-service representatives are kidding around and throwing paper airplanes at each other."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC42341
High Res:
1850x2294 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
paper airplanes, paper airplane, customer-service, poor, bad, weak, on hold, telephones, telephone, customer service, customer-service representative, customer service representatives, complaints, complaining, help, helping, customer help, unhelpful, awful

"We've decided to build a little cubicle around you and your desk, Harris."

Artist:
Wilson, Gahan
Search ID:
CC29750
High Res:
2217x1853 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
desk, desks, offices, cubicle, cubicles, workplace, working, panel, panels, box, boxing, boss, bosses, management, annoy, annoying, unneeded, unhelpful, modern, modern work, business, businesses, boxed in, boxed-in

"So how's everything going?"

Artist:
Wilson, Gahan
Search ID:
CC23778
High Res:
1417x1417 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
sarcasm, sarcastic, sale, selling, flog, flogging, debt, debts, money, repossess, repossessing, foreclose, foreclosed, annoy, annoying, annoys, annoyed, sales, sell, sold, poor, poverty, owed, owing, unhelpful, irritate, irritating, irritates

"Maybe the unseen hand of the market will change the diaper."

Artist:
Flake, Emily
Search ID:
CC131388
High Res:
2658x2005 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
market, markets, husband, husbands, sexist, diaper, diapers, nappy, nappies, childcare, economy, adam smith, invisible hand, unseen hand, wife, wives, father, fathers, dad, dads, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, sexism, free market, arbitrage, married, marriage, marriages, couple, couples, unpaid labour, unpaid labor, housework, economics, economic, unhelpful, lazy

"Well, now that you have it, you can stop worrying about getting it."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC120752
High Res:
2000x1713 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
doctor, doctors, consolation, unhelpful, medicine, medical, diagnose, diagnosis, worry, worries, patient, patients, worrying, contract, contracted, worried, not helpful, counterproductive, unprofessional, bad, bad medicine, worries, fear, fearful, fears, doctors office, prognosis, treatment, treatments

"I'll throw in a few extra pinstripes."

Artist:
Twohy, Mike
Search ID:
CC32672
High Res:
2140x1503 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
fashion, fashions, fashionista, suit, suits, jacket, jackets, outfit, outfits, outfitting, sell, selling, sells, pinstriped suit, pinstripes, separate, separately, extra, extras, useless, unhelpful, consumerism, shopping, shops, clothes, clothes shops, clothes shop, fitting, sales, sale, tailor, tailors

Tipping the I.R.S.

Artist:
Twohy, Mike
Search ID:
CC29691
High Res:
2056x1676 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
tax, taxes, taxing, taxed, tax return, tax returns, internal revenue service, irs, i.r.s., hmrc, her majesty's revenue and customs, her majestys revenue and customs, hm revenue and customs, tax collecting, tax collector, tax man, taxman, service, tip, tips, tipping, hopeful, unhelpful, disliked, government, governments, money, monies, law, laws, return, returns, unusual, unlikely, bribe, bribes, bribery, corruption, corrupt

"I don't need good beach reading, Ma. I need good prison reading."

Artist:
Dernavich, Drew
Search ID:
CC124038
High Res:
6426x5054 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
beach read, beach reads, beach reading, read, reads, reader, readers, reading, prison, prisons, prisoner, prisoners, inmate, inmates, incarcerated, incarcerate, incarcerates, incarcerating, good read, good reads, book recommendation, book recommendations, recommend, recommends, visitor, visitors, visiting hour, visiting hours, inappropriate, literature, critic, critics, critique, critiques, reject, rejects, rejecting, rejection, rejections, unhelpful

Go Sign on an empty road.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC35997
High Res:
2335x2217 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
go, sign, signs, go sign, road, roads, car, cars, auto, autos, vacant, empty, pointless, unhelpful, desolate, desolated, speed, speeding, speed, speed limit, speed limits, speed restriction, speed restrictions, highway, highways, ironic, irony, law, laws, roadsign, roadsigns, road signs, road sign, rural, country, countryside

George Gershwin, Psychiatrist

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC43268
High Res:
1538x1567 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
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, counterproductive

Desert island 'Help' cards

Artist:
Miller, Warren
Search ID:
CC31700
High Res:
1867x2318 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
marooned, stranded, desert island, desert islands, lost at sea, help card, help cards, greetings card, greetings cards, brochures, brochure, holiday brochures, holiday brochures, tourist, tourists, tourism, consumerism, consumerist, consumer, consumer, modern life, modern attitudes, money making, money making scheme, castaway, castaways, abandoned, abandonment, excess information, unhelpful, unhelpful information, useless information, useless, false hope, let down

"We've enjoyed our little visit, son, but we'd better leave—I think they're getting ready to fire."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC43096
High Res:
1901x2621 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
firing squad, death, execution, dying, dies, died, execute, post, fires, shoot, shooting, parent, parents, unhelpful, visit, visiting, gun, guns, prison, prisoners, capital punishment, capital punishments, family, families, military, firing squads, court marshal, court marshals, mum, mums, mom, moms, mother, mothers, father, fathers, dad, dads

"Geez, you're the worst focus group I've ever seen."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC40555
High Res:
3000x2100 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
incompetent, polls, meetings, business, psychology, focus, focuses, out of focus, focus group, focus groups, opinion, opinions, opinion survey, opinion surveys, defocus, defocuses, defocussing, unhelpful, media consultant, media consultants, mankoff

Snow White and the Seven Concern Trolls

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC134537
High Res:
2899x2230 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
concern troll, concern trolls, concern trolling, internet troll, internet trolls, trolling, trolls, social media, social network, social networks, social networking, fake friend, feign, feigns, feigning, concern, concerns, metoo, #metoo, feminist, feminists, feminism, fairy tale, fairy tales, snow white, unhelpful, ally, allies, allyship, comments section, comments sections, argue, argues, arguing, argument, arguments, devil's advocate, playing devil's advocate

"I'll tell you how I got here - hours and hours of hard visualization."

Artist:
Smaller, Barbara
Search ID:
CC137891
High Res:
4643x4160 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
boss, bosses, leader, leaders, advice, advising, adviser, visualise, visualize, visualizing, visualising, goal, goals, cliche, cliches, psychology, psychological, success, secret to success, self help, self-help, useless, useless, trick, tricks, hard work, hard working, psychologist, psychologist, life coach, life coaching, life-coach, life-coaching, unhelpful, visualize your goals, business, businessman, businesses, ceo, chief executive officer, chief executive officers, c.e.o., success, successful

"No, Rick, I'm not hiding. Guess again."

Artist:
Finck, Liana
Search ID:
CC143313
High Res:
3088x1798 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
rock, rocks, boulder, boulders, trap, trapped, traps, crush, crushed, crushes, under, underneath, friend, friends, bystander, by stander, by-stander, watch, onlooker, on-looker, help, unhelpful, hide, hiding, hide and seek, silly question, stupid question, question, ask a stupid question get a stupid answer, visual gag, sight gag, visual joke, sight joke

"If you're willing to wait, the soup is always better on the second day."

Artist:
Dernavich, Drew
Search ID:
CC143042
High Res:
5700x4702 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
restaurants, restaurant, cook, cooking, serve, service, waiter, waiters, waitress, waitresses, better tomorrow, soup, soups, wait, waiting, unhelpful, waits, better the next day, better the second day, cooks, unrealistic, food, foods, dine, dinner, dining, starter, starters, cliche, saying, saying

The Blame Game 5 to 7

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
CC121496
High Res:
3500x2849 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
blame game, blaming, blames, the blame game, blaming others, bar, bars, pub, pubs, happy hour, business, jargon, responsibility, taking responsibility, owning, ownership, owner, owners, drink, drinking, drunk, drunkard, chat, chatting, chats, unhelpful

"Thank you for neglecting your work long enough to listen to my thoughts on efficiency."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC141792
High Res:
3023x3330 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
managers, management, managing, micromanage, unhelpful, useless, unhelpful, pointless, pointlessness, neglect, neglecting, efficiency, boss, bosses, manager, warehouse, warehouses, managers, administration, organizing, organising, organization, supervisor, supervisors, supervising, futile, unproductive, worker, workers

"Maybe my argument will make more sense if I run it through some of these sick effects pedals."

Artist:
Flake, Emily
Search ID:
CC143998
High Res:
2211x2277 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
argue, argument, row, rows, rowing, effect, effects, amp, amps, amplifier, effect pedals, effect-pedals, slang, slangs, unhelpful, annoying, annoying, patronising, patronizing, patronize, sing, singing, microphone, microphones, mic, mics, produce, producing, annoy, annoying, unhelpful, partner, partners, relationship, relationships

Underwear Swings.

Artist:
Duffy, J. C.
Search ID:
CC41950
High Res:
1880x1741 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
underwear, pants, pants, brief, briefs, knickers, invention, inventing, inventors, inventions, swing, swings, playground, playgrounds, fashion, fashions, modern, child, children, dressed, dressing, kid, kids, getting dressed, useless, pointless, unhelpful

"Here - I've no use for spreadsheets where I'm going."

Artist:
Katz, Farley
Search ID:
CC139516
High Res:
3006x2448 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
escape, run away, running away, escapes, unwanted, sewer, sewers, live in the sewers, folder, spreadsheets, spreadsheet, folders, dossier, useless, unhelpful, use, using, business, businesses, businessman, corporate, corporation, flee, demonised, getaway, run, running, hide, hiding, make your escape, crash, financial, crisis