Saturday, March 7, 2026

One of my top three New Yorker cartoons of all time













The reason I love it so much — and have had it on my fridge ever since I first saw it in the magazine and cut it out — is because it perfectly captures what I call my pathological patience.

Back in the day I would remain on hold for a really, really long time: I'm talking an hour or more.

Have you ever remained on hold for an hour or more?

Didn't think so.

FunFact: My mother was a New Yorker subscriber from as far back as I can remember and I read it cover to cover as soon as I could.

I started subscribing when I was in college and continued for about 50 years, dropping it around 2015.

1 comment:

  1. New version: I have a theory that, if you don’t choose to give them a call-back # but continue to hold, your call will never be answered.

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