How One Cartoonist's Mind Works by T. McCracken   Buzz Word #8, Water Quality Standards Who really needs clean water? People. Nothing funny coming from that association. Fish. Fish need water. Aha.   The pan handler with a sign is one of the most common cartoon clichés out there, so you'd think you'd never sell a gag based on it, but sell they do. Remember, the cartooning universe s not based on logic. Buzz Word #9, Casual Friday Being a cartoonist, I dress pretty casual all the time. Frequently I'm in a bathrobe. Can't get much more casual than that. Or can you? Taking a concept to an extreme and absurd conclusion is another way I come up with ideas. An extremely Casual Friday? What would the opposite of casual Friday be? Formal Friday. Have the work place be somewhere where it would be absurd to be formal--some place like a car garage, a fishing boat or a farm--and it's even funnier. 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 <<<Back . . . . . Next>>> How To Cartoon Cartoons That Can be seen a Page 10   Environment Cartoon 7030: A salmon panhandling wears a sign: "Will work for clean water."   Fashion Cartoon 7194: Everyone in an office are either wearing bathrobes or are nude: "Our casual Fridays may have gone too far."   Fashion Cartoon 6649: "Formal Friday day at the sheep ranch." The hands wear tuxedos. Want to use any of these cartoons? Want to get any of these cartoons on T-shirts & other stuff? Cartoon Index   email   HOME of www.mchumor.com