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1992: A contradiction

People who seize a radio station are not likely to be moderate.

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1988: Packed like sardines

This joke depends on the theory that commuters are so used to sharing small spaces that they will do even when they are not commuting. This strikes me as unlikely. They are however seeing a psychiatrist…

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1952: True to type

Anton shows Mrs Henderson living up to her compulsion. It’s hardly a tendency. When he looks up the psychiatrist will inevitably catch her out.

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1984: He knows his limitations

The missing text reads:

There’s nothing I can do for you. You ARE a duck.

Other problems occur when human patients think they are ducks.

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1965: Self Analysis

The missing text under the picture reads as follows:

It all stems from the time I discovered that The Consumers Association despises everything that I possess.

At that time, I remember The Consumers Association was the main source of unbiassed opinion about all the products that we used to buy. Nowadays the Internet provides that and much more speedily.

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1986: The miracle cure

The missing text reads:

You’re right Doc. It is a miracle cure. I’ll have another.

Works faster than all that tedious analysis.

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1969: On the psychiatrist’s couch

The missing text reads:

Basically you’re not bad, it’s just that everybody expects you to be bad, and that makes you bad.

This cartoon is getting at psycho-babble.

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1982: Unspoken message

There is no missing text from this picture. We are forced to deduce that the dog is indicating to his owner that he regards the tree as a mere substitute for the chair.