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A simple misunderstanding, an awkward conversation, or a perfectly ordinary situation can become a great joke when you look at it from the right angle. Dave Alan, the artist behind ZANYDAYZ, has a knack for finding those unexpected punchlines and turning them into colorful single-panel cartoons. His humor ranges from clever wordplay and relatable everyday frustrations to scenarios so absurd that you can't help but wonder how he came up with them.

What's particularly interesting is that Dave is still relatively new to sharing his cartoons online. He told Bored Panda that he only started posting his work on Instagram about four or five months ago, and it's currently the only platform where his creations can be found. Nevertheless, he's already built a solid collection of comics poking fun at relationships, office life, technology, human behavior, and just about anything else that might inspire an amusing idea. Sometimes, the punchline comes from a clever play on words; other times, it's the sheer ridiculousness of what's happening in the picture. Either way, Dave manages to fit an impressive amount of humor into a single frame.

Scroll down to see what he has come up with, let us know which cartoons made you laugh, and be sure to check out his Instagram page for more of his work!

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#1

Funny single-panel comic showing a confused man at an EV car dealership looking at a car with a giant extension cord.

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Rose the Cook
Community Member
4 hours ago (edited)

Many years ago before EVs became popular a woman I worked with seriously declared "That will never work the cords will have to be too long and will get tangled."

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    #2

    Funny single-panel comics showing a Business Management College building marked with a large Out Of Business sign.

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    panther
    Community Member
    20 minutes ago

    Wasn't that the name of trump university?

    #4

    Funny single-panel comic showing a scientist using complex equations on a blackboard to calculate golf handicap.

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    Ace
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    2 hours ago

    When you've done that, start work on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method for calculating a target score in an interrupted/shortened cricket match...

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    #9

    Funny single-panel comic featuring identical twins watching Mr. Rogers talk about being unique.

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 hours ago

    Don't identical twins need to hear that more than most

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    #13

    Funny single-panel comic featuring an elderly couple looking at a pronoun-filled restroom door.

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    Multa Nocte (she/her 8647)
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    4 hours ago

    In my part of France this is normal. I don't understand why some people fall apart because of this.

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    #16

    Funny single-panel comic featuring robotic arms talking at an office water cooler about unionizing.

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 hours ago

    Scutters of the world unite!

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    #20

    Funny single-panel comic displaying a restaurant named Sam & Ella's Pizza Co. closed for cleaning.

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    Elladine DesIsles
    Community Member
    3 hours ago (edited)

    When I was perhaps 8, spending summer vacation at a lakeside cottage and playing with a group of neighbourhood kids, we needed a code word to shout out for a wide game, which was chosen by one of the older girls. What I heard, and what I said, was "Sam 'n' Ella," and I kept wondering who Sam and Ella were, as nobody around had those names. It was much, much later, thinking back, that I finally put it together - we'd been catching frogs and little turtles in the creek, and had undoubtedly all been warned by our parents about washing our hands after touching them, so of course, that code word was actually "salmonella."

    #22

    Funny single-panel comic depicting a waiter offering leftover wine to a guest at a cheap restaurant.

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    Ace
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    2 hours ago

    Waiters' perks.

    #26

    Funny single-panel comic showing a commuter waiting for a bus labeled Hell and Back.

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    Multa Nocte (she/her 8647)
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    4 hours ago

    I used to ride that particular bus to work and back.

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    #30

    Funny single-panel comic showing a witch cooking her brew in a modern pressure cooker

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 hours ago

    Insta-Cauldron?