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Article created by: irina blok

As 2020 comes to an end, it feels exhausting with a never-ending cycle of bad news and endless doomscrolling. It's been a difficult year for all of us and my way to cope has been cooking and drawing cartoons. I work during the day as a designer, and in my spare time, I started drawing the series that I called Covid Life that I originally posted on Bored Panda.

I've also started another series called Pretty Bad Puns that's more lighthearted and not related to corona. It's a collection of silly "dad jokes," as my daughter calls them, just making fun of words in English. I get inspired by everyday objects—such as a coffee mug, bagel, clock, and others. Sometimes when I read the news, all of a sudden, I see some words like "salad dressing" and imagine that salad is actually dressing in clothes. If I have the idea, I grab the iPad and draw it really quick.

Some puns are pretty cringeworthy, but some are so bad they might be actually good.

I had fun drawing these, hope you enjoy these too!

More info: Instagram | irinablok.com

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Microwave

Cartoon waves with a pun labeling a wave as microwave, illustrating bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    Sock Drawer

    Illustration of a sock painting on a canvas with palette, representing a pun on everyday objects and bad puns.

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    Mug Shot

    Illustration of an angry mug in a police lineup, a funny bad pun based on everyday objects featuring a mug shot.

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    Soap Opera

    Cartoon of a singing bar of soap with the pun soap opera, illustrating bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    #5

    Dirty Dishes

    Illustration of two plates hugging with the words dirty dishes, a pun based on everyday objects and bad puns.

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    Time Consuming

    Illustration of a character eating a clock with the pun time consuming, featuring bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    Tired

    Illustration of a tired tire with legs and a face, representing a bad pun based on everyday objects.

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    Running Water

    Cartoon of three blue water drops with legs running, illustrating bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    #9

    Boxer Shorts

    Two cartoon boxer shorts wearing boxing gloves, depicting a pun on everyday objects and bad puns.

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    #10

    Strong Coffee

    Purple coffee cup with arms lifting weights in a pun illustration about everyday objects and bad puns.

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    #11

    Minds

    Illustrations of different types of minds as bad puns based on everyday objects, showcasing creative humor and wordplay.

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    #12

    Tree Bark

    Cartoon of a tree making a dog bark sound as a pun on everyday objects and bad puns.

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    Straight As

    Illustration of two letter As holding hands with the caption straight As, featuring bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    50% Off Sale

    Illustration of everyday objects with bite marks, representing bad puns based on everyday objects and a 50% off offer.

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    #15

    Guinea Pig

    Illustration of a guinea pig next to a Guinea flag, a playful pun based on everyday objects and animals.

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    Soft Drink

    Illustration of a crushed soda can representing a soft drink pun based on everyday objects and bad puns.

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    #17

    Salad Dressing

    Illustration of a salad bowl with tomato slices and lettuce, personified with a smiling face, pun on salad dressing.

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    #18

    Huge Shoe Sale

    Illustration of a man looking at a giant shoe with the caption huge shoe sale, featuring bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    #19

    Active Yeast

    Illustration of a yeast packet with arms and legs riding a bicycle, representing a pun on active yeast and everyday objects.

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    #20

    Football Fan

    Illustration of a football fan pun showing a fan with footballs as blades spinning, representing bad puns on everyday objects.

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    #21

    Quick Question

    Cartoon of a running question mark with arms and legs, illustrating a bad pun based on everyday objects and wordplay.

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    #22

    Sharp Knife

    Cartoon of a knife wearing glasses and reading a book, illustrating one of the best bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    #23

    Honeycomb

    Illustration of a honey dripping from a comb, a visual pun based on everyday objects and bad puns.

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    #24

    Jump On A Call

    Illustration of a person jumping on a smartphone with the pun jump on a call, featuring bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    #25

    Happy Pills

    Two cartoon pills with smiling faces and raised arms on a pink background, illustrating bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    #26

    Self-Help Book

    Illustration of a self-help book in water holding a lifebuoy, representing a pun on everyday objects and bad puns.

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    Save $20

    A hand-drawn pun showing a twenty-dollar bill sinking in water with a caption save 20, related to bad puns everyday objects.

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    Shop Till You Drop

    Illustration of a person on a couch with a phone and vacuum, showing bad puns based on everyday objects.

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    Bagel With Lox

    Illustration of a bagel with multiple locks, a visual pun based on everyday objects and bad puns.

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