Fall Business Forecast


Fall Business Forecast

In additional to cartooning, I’m also a stay-at-home dad to my two young children. This means I read a lot of children’s books. In fact, I read so many that I can rattle off rather lengthy impromptu Seuss-like verse on almost any subject. (Fun at parties!)

Mother Goose is especially great for cartoon inspiration because it’s something that everyone gets right away. You just have to say “Hey diddle diddle,” and not only does everyone fill in the rest, but you get great images of superpowered bovine and anthropomorphic flatware to play with.

So often when I’m reading to the kids, I’m on the lookout for cartoon ideas. The above cartoon came from one Mother Goose marathon where, for whatever reason, “great fall” suggested the season instead of an action to me, and the above cartoon was born.

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Mark Anderson, professional cartoonist

About the Author: Mark Anderson’s cartoons appear in publications including The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. Anderson is the creator of the popular cartoon website, Andertoons.com, where he licenses his cartoons for presentations, newsletters and other projects. He blogs at Andertoons cartoon blog.

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Mark Anderson Mark Anderson's cartoons appear in publications including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. His business cartoons are available for licensing at his website, Andertoons.com.

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  1. Martin Lindeskog

    Mark,

    You must have heard about Victor Borge… You are very good at playing with words.

    Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall… *bang* Falling down…

    It is time to fall back on the right track instead of spring forward to a new time era?! 😉 How about Greenwich Mean Time Zone, anyone?! 🙂

    Have a nice weekend!

  2. Anita Campbell

    Good play on words!

  3. Great reply Martin, love the word play Mark. Keep them coming.

  4. RedHotFranchises

    A server asked her customer who had half his sandwich still on his plate, “Do you want a box for that?”
    The customer replied, “No, but I’ll wrestle you for a cup of coffee.”

  5. “You know, it was a great fall” And there is a bar chart to prove it!!