It takes a special mind to find humor in everyday life situations. The one who has the ability to look at ordinary things from the prism of laughter can be considered a life hacker who managed to escape from their daily routine and create a new meaning for a certain subject or phenomenon. Sometimes laughter can show us that some things are not as meaningful or important as we thought they were and that makes life easier in a way.
If it's not that effortless for us to find comical aspects of habitual situations, we are lucky to have people that can pinpoint something that we find normal and usual and make us laugh at it. And one of those people is Jules Burton Suits. She is a cartoonist based in Texas and she draws minimalistic one-panel comics in which regular daily life situations have a funny aspect to them. We find these comics very relatable, what about you?
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It would take a tornado, literally, for me to get up when my cats are on me. It's just impossible!
The cat looks into the owners eyes. I got nine lives. I'm good.
How do cats know when we are going to get up second before we even thought about getting up? Because that's when my cat gets on my lap
If there is a tornado coming, shove that cat off of your lap. They always land on their feet anyway. They were perfectly designed to be shoved off your lap.
Jules is a Texas-based artist who stumbled into cartooning in 2006. The artist shared with Bored Panda that she has been a comic reader all her life, but never considered them something she would want to do herself. The New Yorker magazine cartoons were her favorites and she enjoyed them as soon as she could read. The artist found Sunday comics like Bushmiller's Nancy and Pogo fun and entertaining.
Jules grew up in an artistic environment: both her parents were professional painters and college professors. Her Bachelor of Fine Arts was in painting and classical Greek and her Master of Fine Arts was in sculpture.
The artist began cartooning as a lark. She was already a syndicated illustrator with Creators Syndicate, but carpal tunnel issues forced her to quit and work in a different sphere. When Jules began drawing comics, she set a challenge or "dare" for herself to see if she could get a cartoon published in The New Yorker. "I was a skilled illustrator but had no skills as a cartoonist. It's easier to understand a cartoon than to draw one."
Oh please. Can't send my wife out for groceries without at least three frantic phone calls from the store, and she still messes it up.
Load More Replies...Haha omg this is SOOOO on point! Never had a husband but literally anyone else who is getting me something- my mom, my step dad, a roommate- either totally 4get or they get the completely wrong thing! When I get something 4 someone I always make sure it's the exact thing they want by having them show me a pic or sending them a pic if I'm at the store and its not clear as 2 what they want- like when there are 20 different types of the thing they asked 4 and they didnt specify lol
We haven't been to a market since April 2020! Or was it March. I'm very grateful when anyone goes!
Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? There’s great food, but no atmosphere. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. How many apples grow on a tree? All of them. What do you call cheese that isn't yours? Nacho cheese. What did the grape do when he got stepped on? He let out a little wine.
Load More Replies...What's your favorite month? July. Why July? I didn't lie/ Did you see my new car? It is great! Cargo space? No. Car no do that. Car no fly/ When a door is not a door? When it is ajar...
I did not fully understand "Dad Jokes" until my maid turned 17 and started to date.
Jules' comics are fun and so felicitous we got curious where she finds inspiration for her illustrations. She revealed that she doesn't try to come up with ideas as much as have the ideas come to her.
"Laboring over a gag, for me, tends to lead to a result that seems forced. A random fragment of conversation or text may strike me as odd or funny in a unique way and I'll use that as a caption or as a starting point for a full-fledged gag. I'm so busy with non-cartoony activities that I just trust that ideas will drop in time for submission to the editors. I do rely on Twitter/IG, etc. to find idea germs in the random posts. Human nature is so fully exposed on social media and of course, that's what cartoons are all about."
Bigger mouse, more food. Smaller mouse, more skill and agility.
Load More Replies...I like the cartoon, but I'm fascinated by the quote. Wy have I never heard this before?
You can change your password, it's not carved in stone.
Load More Replies...It needs to be more than 8 characters long, have at least one number, one uppercase letter, and one symbol, and no more than 2 repeating characters in a row and it can't be your username, it can't be a known word, and so on
This made me genuinely LOL. Shame I was eating a sandwich at the time, but good luck I'm at home alone.
For Jules, making cartoons is a fun and healthy way to vent, to express fears and anxiety. She like that cartoons can entertain people and maybe make them feel less hopeless - "like we're in this life together all grappling with our own catalog of issues."
Ugh if only this happened with the SMART tweets rather than the ones from mentally challenged presidents ordering their brain washed followers to commit treason by physically attacking our national leaders and trying to destroy democracy!!
and then theres the other one that sends the world into a free for all
"But first, let's leave tiny poop dots all over the newly-painted ceiling."
Wait what? U can SEE the poop from a fly? I always looked 4 it wondering why u could never see any left behind or any of that supposed barf they leave as soon as they land on something. I wanted 2 see it so id know where they landed in my house so I could disinfect anything they touched. I'm a bit of a germaphobe
Load More Replies...Superceded only by mosquitoes buzzing your ears in the dark
Load More Replies...i always tried hitting them on the ceiling regardless because they would just come back
The most challenging part of the creative process, for the artist, is starting: "changing gears from a morning of tennis or hiking into creating jokes is a sharp turn! And a blank piece of paper is never friendly. I have to warm up with mindless doodling. Many times an idea springs forth from the simplest of strokes. The other big challenge I have is reining myself from overworking a drawing. I want my cartoons to look loose and effortless; minimal and slightly messy. But most of them don't."
Rusty : "No...No... Jist.. Not willin to pass up bein right here... Unlike y'all.... Dave didn't you get hit by a truck last year cause you were walkin and textin? You should know how distracting it is."
The parents explode when the sheet is lifted.
Load More Replies...I might be over thinking this one, because I really don't get it.
I'm not sure but I think the mother will reveal the father herself instead of taking a paternity test because she knows, so the audience and the father will find out but no-one knows yet so that's why it's a big reveal
Load More Replies...Exactly! Then all of China wouldn't know it's a boy/girl!
Load More Replies...If you are passionate about drawing and cartooning and want to become a comics artist one day, Jules has advice for you: "trust your skills and the evolutionary process. Don't compare yourself with others. Persevere, yet give yourself plenty of time. Years, decades if you need to. Balance: Live a full life beyond the drawing board."
Lol. Covid had separated us from our family, friends and outside clothing choices.
Clothing choices: too many cookies as I stare longingly at my size 6s
Load More Replies...I'm retired and I have underlying health conditions, I have literally stayed home. I haven't worn a bra in almost 2 years. Or real shoes. I wear flip-flops to take the dog out.
..” don’t worry, we’ll be together, in this life or next”..(sadly close the wardrobe)…
I have so many clothes and shoes I forget I own them....and go buy MORE!!!
It's called "I blew the neighbor's Chihuahua halfway down the block - In A-Flat"
I usually see one side a v then the other side trying to attach a v
Load More Replies...Do you know why one side of the "V" formation is always longer than the other? Wait for it... Wait for it... Because there's more birds on that side. Hahahahaha
Birdwatcher here: The geese around here are weird enough, I wouldn't be surprised 😂
Load More Replies...i literally scrolled back up to see thiccness myself lol
Load More Replies...No. There are tons of jokes etched on the ruins from Rome and Pompeii. Humans don't really change
Load More Replies...That actually may not be the reality.... Large members were considered to be a sign of stupidity or simplicity so they would make them smaller.
Load More Replies..."...and make sure to write it in "British" because that's were it will end up for hundreds of years"
Lemmings don’t actually jump off cliffs. The whole things was faked, and production staff were literally yeeting lemmings.
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Except lemmings don't really do this, and never have. How this myth came about is the truly horrible part...
lemming:"..I know..heard about terminal velocity?..im just wondering..."
I mean.. you all know they still print newspapers right? You can read them for free at the library (shhh..we still have those too)
Load More Replies...He's feeling sedimental even though she was the most aggregating person he knew.
He was mortarly wounded, because she wouldn't cement the relationship.
Load More Replies...alright i know this is unrelated but i thought the bartender was naked except for a teeny apron...
You shouldn't be reading these without your glasses...
Load More Replies...Yeah, unless it's your favorite chair, then they'll sit in it and never get up.
Somehow, I don't like the idea of rubbing mayonnaise on my face either way.
I won't lie, just for a moment, a very very tiny moment I did think about it 🤦
Fascinator: a delicate, often frivolous head decoration worn on the hair, primarily by women.
Why not Fascinating Four? Is this a pun using the archaically spelled fashion?
Fascinator is the name for the type of elaborate headpieces they're wearing, with feathers etc, I'm not sure I get the joke entirely myself but hope this helps and apologies if I've misunderstood your question!
Load More Replies...The vultures are judging the look of their meal, like a cooking show judging.
Load More Replies...good night moon is one of my favorite asmrists
Load More Replies...My son does that. Says good night to everything in the room. Red light on tv. Good night light hello dark. One night he said there was a man at the foot of the bed I just said shhh shhh go back to sleep
How funny, I told him the same thing! (A joke, in case anyone is worried)
Load More Replies...In the original Good Night Moon the brown and pink blanket on the bed, is the exact same blanked I’ve has since birth!
By the time you're finished typing your goodnights, you glance out the window and see the sun rise... Thereby triggering the 'good morning' world portion of the brain and begin the cycle yet again.
My life as electromagnetic person being zapped on the most innocuous bs know knows...😬
What if you could not ground out and just continuously build a charge, would you be able to act like a stun gun for one brief shock?
When I was a kid I wanted to be a lawyer until I did research and found out what the job is really about. No thanks.
He looks like my ex....who did almost exactly that. (Doctor instead of lawyer)
vulture2:"patience my friend, did you forget about your cholesterol level?..."
Psychlumber for hire. If you average the cost per hour, it's lower.
The gods already thought of that. Every bite you eat grows back by the next day. You'll never finish the sushi. Wait, never ending sushi? Perhaps all that separates heaven and hell is a matter of perspective...
Load More Replies...My shelter dog thinks we've taken it and thrown it far away from her because she wasn't supposed to have it. Instant sad eyes.
That made me laugh harder than all the comic strips.
Load More Replies...Oh! I'm reading a tale of two cities now... I think I would like this more though.
The "Tale" was one classic that I had to force myself to finish. I think I would like the kitties version better too. ;)
Load More Replies...They were the best of cats, they were the worst of cats. They destroyed the Christmas tree.
He was the best of cats, he was the worst of cats. He had times of cuteness, and he had times of madness, he was the bringer of purrs, and he was the bringer of scratches, he was the Light of my house, and he was my Disaster...
Yesssss!! oh tell me you don't know someone who needs that haha
Load More Replies...If I’m getting a bagel in a restaurant someone has failed.
Load More Replies...They either living on another planet, or a moon of another planet. Probably a moon is Jupiter.
Load More Replies...oh i thought this was a joke about Internet Explorer and could not figure it out...
They either living on another planet, or a moon of another planet. Probably a moon is Jupiter.
Load More Replies...They either living on another planet, or a moon of another planet. Probably a moon is Jupiter.
Has to be worth inheriting. At least that's what I tell myself when I am on my 14th hour of gameplay!
Load More Replies...Interesting topic... What happens to your social media after you die? Can you, like, write in your testament that you want them deleted, kept as they are forever and ever, or bequathed?
Many accounts get deleted automatically after 5 years of dormancy. Give someone you trust a notebook of username and passwords. And make sure they pretend to be you as a ghost and update your profiles periodically. "Hell really isn't as bad as they claimed. Hitler isn't here so he must've repented last second."
Load More Replies...Ha! My dad worked for the government and wouldn't ever tough a poppy seed. He has a slight addiction to them now thay he's retired.
Load More Replies...Be realistic, guys. It's gonna be a lot easier to just pack the coffee and donuts back to the truck.
When I was in my 20's I had a boyfriend who put on my shorts and they fit him. I wanted to kill myself.
You have no idea how sexy my partner looked in my sport bra
Load More Replies...They aren't for laying on. These are the ones you remove before sitting on the couch.
And the couch. Meet the couch. This is the lamp here, say hello to the lamp...
Well..say goodbye to those actually looking good and serving their purpose if u ever have children.
Lemon juice to keep the avocados from turning brown so quickly
Load More Replies...I get the joke..but a better topic...even a different item.... would have been better.
" I could get a coke and candy bar for a dime." They're not gonna be around much longer. Cherish it.
Load More Replies...An ideas about planning to plan a planning meeting meeting
Load More Replies...He'll with the spatula. Use the frying pan!
Load More Replies...Agree, but kinder than Far Side, I think, and therefore preferable for me.
Load More Replies...These are wonderful. So witty and not too dark. I like the stylized drawings too. New fan!
This is very high-quality work from a fine imagination. I hope JBS is getting published AND paid.
Agree, but kinder than Far Side, I think, and therefore preferable for me.
Load More Replies...These are wonderful. So witty and not too dark. I like the stylized drawings too. New fan!
This is very high-quality work from a fine imagination. I hope JBS is getting published AND paid.
