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Lazy cat cartoon. Cat owner asking cat to do some housework

Lazy cat cartoon
A cat lying on a chair – with its owner telling it to pull its weight and get up and do some household chores.
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Dressing cartoon – person putting on a sweat shirt the wrong way

Clothing cartoon
Person putting on a sweater by putting head and arms through the wrong holes.
The wrong way to put on clothes.
A cartoon about clothing, dressing, struggling, struggle, ineptitude, clumsiness, arm holes, jumpers, sweaters.
Cartoon reference number: jum710
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Optical illusion cartoon. The impossible cube as flat pack furniture

Optical illusion cartoon
Impossible object cartoon
The impossible cube as flat pack furnitureAn illustration showing someone assembling a piece of flat pack furniture, and finding that in the process he’s accidentally constructed an impossible cube (or irrational cube).
An impossible cube is an optical illusion in which a solid framework of bars that form a cube have their appearance manipulated so that beams at the back seem to cross in front of beams at the front and vise versa. The impossible cube was used by M C Escher.
(Because it’s a deliberate visual manipulation I’m not sure that the impossible cube is really an optical illusion in the strictest sense. In real optical illusions the eye and brain misinterpret an image because they can’t analyse them properly, such as the Necker cube, with no trickery involved)A cartoon about optical illusions, visual ambiguity, irrational cube, ikea, false perspective, impossible shapes
Original version drawn: 2009
Cartoon reference number: cub710
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Childcare cartoon – grandparents doing childminding

Child care cartoons
Grandparent childminding cartoon
Zimmer frame cartoon
A grandmother looking after a baby while the parents pursue other activities.
The grandmother is using a walking frame that also acts as a baby carrier.
A cartoon commenting on the way that in the early twenty-first century young professional couples are very reliant on childminding duties carried out by grandparents.
The fact that in the cartoon the parents are pursuing leisure activities implies that these particular parents are taking the grandparents for granted. This is meant to illustrate the ‘have it all’ self-fulfilment ethos of the age.
A cartoon about grandparents, extended families, family, old age, generations.
Drawn: 2011
Cartoon reference number: zim710
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Food intolerance cartoon

Food fad cartoon
Diet cartoon
A cartoon about gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance and food fad intoleranceA cartoon about food intolerance, showing a person who is gluten intolerant (and who is rejecting some bread), a person who is lactose intolerant (and who is rejecting some milk) and a person who is food fad intolerant (and who eating a plate full of food that is normally labelled as unhealthy)
A cartoon about food fads, health, dietary fads, ibs, irritable bowel syndrome, nutrition, allergies, allergy, allergic reactions, food scares
Cartoon drawn: 2011
Cartoon reference number: fod910
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Practical uses of philosophy – cartoon

Practical uses of philosophy cartoon
Philosophy in the kitchen cartoonA man ponders on a variation of Bishop George Berkley’s theory that if you can’t see something it doesn’t exist.
The caption reads: Who said philosophy had no practical uses?
The person is thinking: Because I can no longer see it, the washing up ceases to exist!
Bishop Berkley’s concept is known as idealism – the view that the external world does not exist independently of the mind. According to Berkeley all that exists are minds and their thoughts and sensations, with nothing to suggest that the external material world exists at allA cartoon about domestic philosophy, materialism, immaterialism, excuses, rationalism, irrationalism, rationalisation, home-spun philosophies, justifications
Cartoon drawn: 2002
Cartoon reference number: phi710
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Surrealist cookery cartoon. Absurdism in the kitchen

Cookery cartoon
Absurdist kitchen cartoonDadaist kitchen cartoon. A woman using weighing scales for which the weights are made of lightweight polystyrene, and are therefore huge
A cartoon about lifestyle, kitchens, gadgets, dada, surrealism, absurdity, absurdism
Original version drawn: 2001
Cartoon reference number: fod012
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Cookery cartoon. Too many kitchen gadgets – no room for food

Kitchen cartoon
Cookery cartoon
Too many kitchen gadgets – no room for food
A kitchen full of cookery gadgets so there’s no room on the work surfaces for any food.
A cartoon about the way that people acquire gadgets and devices that they don’t necessarily use (in this case because there’s no room for the things (food) that the gadgets are designed to be used with).
A cartoon about lifestyle, kitchens, gadgets, acquisitiveness, kitchen layout and design, food preparation.
Original version drawn: 2002
Cartoon reference number: fod-11
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Cooking and dieting cartoon. Getting exercise by mixing ingredients

Diet and cookery cartoon
Does mixing ingredients count as ‘exercise’?Cooking and dieting cartoon
A woman vigorously mixing the ingredients of a cake, deceiving herself that this counts as healthy exerciseA cartoon about health, healthy eating, lifestyle, unhealthy recipes, self deception, wishful thinking
Cartoon drawn: 2005
Cartoon reference number: fod010
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Diet cartoon: how to reduce the weight of fattening ingredients in recipes

Diet cartoon
Cookery cartoonCartoon about dieting showing a young woman pushing up on the bottom of food weighing scales to deceive herself into thinking that she’s reducing the weight of unhealthy ingredients in a recipe
A cartoon about dieting, cooking, low fat food, reducing carbohydrates intake, health, healthy eating, lifestyle, unhealthy recipes
Original version drawn: 2002
Cartoon reference number: fod009
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Barbecue cartoon. Outdoor cooking cartoon

Barbecues cartoon
Outdoor cooking cartoonA cartoon about cooking en plein air,showing a kitchen cooker in a garden in place of a barbecue, as though it was a new fashion in al fresco cooking
A cartoon about food fashions, trends, eating, leisure, outdoor lifestyle, barby, barbie, barbies, summer cookery, cooking culture
Cartoon drawn: 2005
Cartoon reference number: fod008
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Food imports cartoon. The opposite to locally sourced food

Imported food cartoon
Locally sourced foodFood unnecessarily imported when it can be grown locally.
A cartoon about air miles, food miles, locally sourced produce, seasonal vegetables, environmental impact.
Drawn: 2008
Cartoon reference number: fod007
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Wendy house with wind turbine cartoon – converting a Wendy house into an eco-house

Wind turbine cartoon
A Wendy house fitted with a child’s windmill as a wind turbine to supply electricity and to convert the house to an eco-house
A cartoon about sustainability, electricity generation, power generation, alternative energy, sustainable development, fuel supply, environment friendly power, eco-friendly design, environmental architecture
Cartoon reference number: env3110
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A cartoon about apathy about learning and education
A child who is not interested in learning anything
Cartoon showing a boy who has no sense of wonder or curiosity about the world, and who isn’t interested in learning anything about how the world works.
The cartoon shows someone trying to impart knowledge to him about how the moon orbits the earth.
The cartoon was drawn in the 1990s, but is relevant in the 2020s due to the rise of ‘post truth’ attitudes where knowledge is not valued.
A cartoon about intellectual apathy, ignorance, dumbing down, under achievement, illiteracy, low attainment, knowledge, teaching, inspiring teachers, scientific literacy.
Cartoon reference number: uni001
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Christmas cartoon – Santa’s reindeer eating garden plants

Christmas cartoon
Gardening cartoonA man looking out of his bedroom window on Christmas morning, to see Santa’s reindeer eating his Brussels sprouts in his vegetable garden
An illustration suitable for a Christmas card for gardening enthusiasts
Cartoon drawn: 2009
Cartoon reference number: xms008
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Cooking cartoons: using a recipe book as a table mat for hot dishes

Kitchen cartoon, food cartoon, cookery cartoon.
People often own recipe books that they never use – here’s a way to ‘recycle’ them
Using an unused recipe book as a table mat for hot dishes on the dining table
Original version: 2002
Cartoon reference number: fd006
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Cookery cartoon – men in the kitchen
Food preparation cartoon
Kitchen cartoonA man preparing a meal and throwing scraps of food into a kitchen bin. Most of the scraps end up on the kitchen floor.
Possibly an illustration of gender roles in the kitchen and towards housework and chores and in gender differences in general
Cartoon drawn: 2009
Cartoon reference number: fd005
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Obesity cartoon: an obese or overweight person compulsively trying to eat more food.

Illustration: diet cartoon or obesity cartoon
Possible cartoon title: Reach for the pie.A cartoon about obesity, over eating, compulsive eating, bad habits, compulsion
An obese or overweight person compulsively trying to eat more food
Cartoon reference number: fd004
Cooking cartoon. Kitchen cartoon

Cookery cartoon or kitchen cartoon
A man looking at a saucepan in a kitchen that’s full of gadgets, wondering what the saucepan is used for
He’s saying “What’s this gadget used for?”
A cartoon about gender differences, about deskilling, and about changes in food preparation methods
Cartoon drawn: 2002
Cartoon reference number: fd003
Cookery cartoon or kitchen cartoon: a kitchen full of utensils, of which only the tin opener is ever used

Cookery cartoon or kitchen cartoon
Cooking utensils cartoon
A kitchen full of utensils and food preparation gadgets, of which only the tin opener is ever used
The caption of this cartoon reads ” I have all these kitchen utensils – but the only one I ever use is the tin opener.”
Drawn: 2002
Cartoon reference number: fd002
Garden design cartoons: garden driveway to garage, with paving shaped like jigsaw pieces












