Humor

Dot Matrix Printer: Please Help

By Mark Anderson - Aug 31, 2012 - 2 Comments

At one of my earlier jobs we had some really old tech. Green on black monitors, mainframes in the back and the gigantic old dot matrix printer that, if you didn't know better, you'd suspect was somehow steam powered. Everyday it chugged and wheezed and printed purchase orders, checks, and … Read More

We Have A Mission Statement, Credo and Mantra!

By Mark Anderson - Aug 24, 2012 - 5 Comments

I worked at a company for a while whose mission statement was apparently "We strive to find a decent mission statement." It was decided that we needed one for our upcoming QS-9000 audit thingy, and for a good 3 months we received a new mission almost weekly. All of the other paperwork and … Read More

Office Talk Over Coffee

By Mark Anderson - Aug 17, 2012 - 1 Comment

I like cartoons where something big and silly is happening. Talking animals, explosions, robots… all fun. But sometimes it's the quieter moment that hit me funniest. Take this cartoon for instance. Apparently this guy was some sort of frog prince. And after what I must assume is some time … Read More

Taking Business Baby Steps

By Mark Anderson - Aug 10, 2012 - 2 Comments

This cartoon was a freebie from a meeting I was actually in. The manager was rolling out some new strategy and it was a fairly big change. "…so we're going to be taking baby steps for a while," she said. Immediately my brain kicks out "then we should order some booties" and I raised my hand … Read More

Let Me Do All The Talking

By Mark Anderson - Aug 3, 2012 - 1 Comment

This is a pretty good joke. Not great, not bad, but pretty good. You've got your standard phrase with a funny scene and sort of a "well, of course" gag. And it sells, which in the end is really what you're looking for. But it's also one of those cartoons where I like to imagine the scene … Read More

Stamp Of . . Err, Let’s Wait And See

By Mark Anderson - Jul 27, 2012 - 2 Comments

I had a manager who could never make a decision: "So, what do you think?" I'd say. "I'll get back to you," he'd respond. "Is that OK?" I'd ask. "I'll let you know," he'd say. "How about it?" I'd inquire. "Let me think about it," he'd reply. After each exchange, he'd scuttle off to his … Read More

Been Working My Way Up

By Mark Anderson - Jul 20, 2012 - Leave a Comment

Normally, when I talk about a cartoon I explain where it came from, what inspired it, or what was happening when I thought of it. But for today's cartoon, I'm going to point out a tiny but significant detail in the background that you probably didn't even really see. Look out the window behind … Read More

Sales: They Bounce Like That

By Mark Anderson - Jul 13, 2012 - 2 Comments

I conceived this cartoon while inking another with a precipitous sales drop. After drawing the line for the steep decline, I thought it might be fun if it had picked up some momentum. I drew the three little bounces and a quick approximation of this caption on the side of the paper and … Read More

My Reputation Usually Precedes Me

By Mark Anderson - Jul 6, 2012 - 1 Comment

"Your reputation precedes you" is one of those phrases you don't really give a lot of thought. Usually, it surfaces when a person is meeting another and is clearly impressed and maybe a little nervous. But it's more conversational filler than meaningful dialogue and it's that quality that … Read More

Times Are Tough

By Mark Anderson - Jun 29, 2012 - 2 Comments

When I had a day job, few things bugged me more than painfully obvious corporate waste. Instead of hiring a service to come in twice weekly to water the plants, maybe you could have someone at the company do that. Or maybe we didn't need to fly the whole company down for the weekend to show … Read More

Yay, Nay: Err. . .Purr, Hiss

By Mark Anderson - Jun 22, 2012 - 2 Comments

You look at this cartoon and it's pretty easy, right? Instead of the yeas and nays of people voting, you get purrs and hisses of these cats. Except that it's not really so easy. You've got to draw an odd number of cats so the vote can work. You've got to draw a good portion of the cats from … Read More

GymnatiCorp’s Stock: Tumbled Again

By Mark Anderson - Jun 15, 2012 - Leave a Comment

People who know I'm a cartoonist often say: "I bet your kids give you a lot of material!" Normally, I just agree and nod and laugh politely, but very little of what my kids say makes it into my work. (Although my daughter calling an incubator an "egg-inator" is almost too good to pass up. … Read More