In the 1950s, comedy writer Roger Price created 'Droodles' cartoons of simple, abstract images with absurd meanings. Try your hand and see if you can figure out what these are pictures of – the kookier, the better!
Solve these 'Droodles'
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In the 1950s, comedy writer Roger Price created ‘Droodles’ cartoons of simple, abstract images with absurd meanings. Try your hand and see if you can figure out what these are pictures of – the kookier, the better!
What is this a picture of?
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Answer: Piece of spaghetti – gift wrapped. We told you they were absurd! Read on for more quirky Droodles, and check out The Ultimate Droodles Compendium: The Absurdly Complete Collection of All the Classic Zany Creations of Roger Price for even more laugh-out-loud fun.
What’s coming out of that circle?
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Answer: An early bird who caught a very strong worm. This time, first come wasn’t served.
What’s this U-shaped thing for?
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Answer: Fire pole for false alarm. Maybe the cat found its way out of the tree.
What’s sticking up from the ground?
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Answer: Spider doing a handstand. But that’s nothing compared to the gymnastics work we do when jumping away from a spider.
Could this really be a dot-free question mark?
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Nope. Answer: Coat hanger for a nudist. Think of all the storage space they save!
What’s this scary-looking thing?
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Answer: Vicious circle. We do love a good pun.
Why is that curlicue there?
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Answer: Pig going around a barn. Bet you were sweating like a pig trying to think up that caption.
What are these dots, and where are they going?
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Answer: Germs avoiding friend who has caught penicillin.
How will this come in handy?
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Answer: Tic-tac-toe kit.
What’s this two-footed circle?
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Answer: Bubble gum champ. Don’t pretend you never wanted to look like that as a kid.
