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Life often looks much simpler in our heads than it does once reality gets involved. We make plans, buy things designed to make life easier, try to build healthier habits, and imagine how certain moments will play out, only to discover that there is usually a “but” waiting somewhere. That gap between expectation and reality is exactly where Anton Gudim finds the humor for his popular “Yes, But” comics. Using two contrasting images and almost no words, the artist turns familiar situations into clever visual observations about modern life. We've featured Gudim's work many times before, and his ability to spot these everyday contradictions still provides plenty of material.

In this new selection, Gudim takes aim at everything from technology and social media to exercise, work, entertainment, and the little contradictions hidden in our everyday choices. Technology provides especially fertile ground for these contradictions. Devices promise convenience and simplicity, yet they often introduce entirely new problems. Gudim captures that irony particularly well, showing how the tools designed to improve our lives can sometimes complicate them in ways we never anticipated. Gudim doesn't need lengthy setups or complicated dialogue. The first image establishes an idea, while the second adds the small detail that changes everything. The result is humor that readers can understand almost instantly, and often recognize from their own lives.

Scroll down to see the latest selection of “Yes, But” comics and discover how often a perfectly good “yes” comes with a very inconvenient “but.”

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#1

Yes, but comic of woman crying on social media versus private sadness

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Becca not Becky
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15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Crying videos are rarely received well

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    #3

    Yes but comic contrasting long black nails with inability to open soda can

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Side of the finger, easy. Don't need to use nails to open a pull tab unless you have larger fingers, which most dragon claw wielders do not.

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    #4

    Clever yes but comic showing complex password versus simple ATM pin code

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    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any half decent bank ought to reject a PIN that is the same number (that and ones like 0000, 1234, etc).

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    #6

    Yes, but comic contrasting film camera and low-quality phone recording

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    Ghostchaplain16
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think OP is referring to the large camera used and then viewed on a tiny phone screen. But I could be wrong.

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    #7

    Yes but comic of cars producing smoke and waiting at a traffic light

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    martymcmatrix
    Community Member
    23 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone's entitled to choose freely how to make me laugh...🤷🏽

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    #8

    Yes, but comic showing airplane seat with and without a passenger's hair

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Communication is an amazing skill that humans can apply for these situations :)

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    #9

    Yes but comic of fitness app with step count and food ordering on foldable phone

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    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 day ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In a recording studio. they spent $10,000 on a mixing console, $2000 on a microphone, $2000 on a computer, $500 on software to record the music, $2000 for a super clear amplifier with minimal distortion, $3000 for studio monitor speakers, $200 per hour for the recording engineer. And humans listen to the final product through earbuds from a device that has only 30 milliwatts of power.

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    #11

    Cartoon shows dog emotions contrasted with corgi's rear in clever Yes But comics

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Corgis have tails. If you have an apparently tailless Pembroke Corgi (Cardigan Corgis will have obvious tails), either you have the bobtail kind (common, which will demonstrate tail emotions as they have tails) or they have been docked (someone chopped off their tail).

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    #12

    Yes But comic of airport check-in showing passenger first in line but far back boarding the plane

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    gi ga
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or the plane can be on the other side, then she's first again. But why people want to get seated so quickly and then can't wait for the plane to come to a stop to get up again is a mystery

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    #14

    Smart Yes But comic shows person texting compliment then seeing own reflection

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one looks good at that angle in a phone screen reflection.

    #15

    Yes But comic showing a please drive carefully sign and a driver not driving carefully

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    Lillie Winebrinner
    Community Member
    10 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg I was literally telling my sister about the billboards on the highway the other day it's crazy how they say drive safe don't use your phone but oh pay attention to these big old highway signs kind of funny not really

    #16

    Yes but comic comparing comedy seat selection with tragedy seat taken

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    gi ga
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They just want a bit of companionship:) a little love

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    #17

    Yes but comic of relaxing music app disrupted by notifications on foldable phone

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People who have trouble sleeping can quite often have trouble waking once they do sleep.

    #19

    Yes But comic of a happy child with a minion cake then crying as cake is cut

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    MushroomHead22
    Community Member
    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    these used to be good, but man has this guy fallen off the board

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    #20

    Yes but comic showing short local bike ride versus long bike transport by car

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their home location might not be good for cyclists, I know mine isn't.

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    #23

    Yes, but comic showing belt incorrectly fastened around pants waist

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    LizzieBoredom
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these should be called 'Yes, but W*F?'.

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    #24

    Yes But comic with a woman at the gym and a man in underwear calling 911 on a flasher

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    gi ga
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, thats not true....men walk practically naked in our gym, upper body at least

    #25

    Yes But comic contrasts woman's floral tattoo with her stressed classroom tears

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    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's this saying? You'll fail college if you have a tattoo?

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