Life in Venn Diagrams
Twelve silly Venn diagrams of everyday things, with two or three overlapping categories and a surprising item in the middle: raccoons, fortune cookies, carpets, ice hockey.
Content note: Panel 2 mentions alcohol (and antifreeze); panel 6 jokes about Trump tweets; panel 9 names Hugh Hefner.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-01-18-life-in-venn-diagrams/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[1] Awake all night · Always going through people's garbage · Black circles around their eyes → spies, new parents, street urchins; center: raccoons
[2] Gets you through the winter ∩ Kids shouldn't drink it: alcohol, antifreeze
[3] Very short attention span · Passable substitute for dog · Talented swimmer → boyfriend, Ryan Lochte, another dog; center: fish
[4] Once considered Satanic ∩ Now just seen as a funny noise people can't help making: rock and roll, sneezing
[5] Interesting patterns · Look soft and nice to touch · Lie on the floor all day → clouds, dust piles, lazy dogs; center: carpets
[6] Harmless · Questionable grammar · Cryptic wisdom → kids' stories, horoscopes, Trump tweets; center: fortune cookies
[7] Very long ∩ Full of depressing truths about the human condition: Tolstoy novels, DMV visits
[8] Humans wish they could do it · Planes do it · Birds do it → skip airport security, attract mates through song, jettison poop from the sky; center: fly
[9] Dressed in bathrobe ∩ Admired by many: Hugh Hefner, Yoda
[10] Loved by Canadians · Physically punishing · May cost you your teeth → Canada, donuts, bad dentistry; center: ice hockey
[11] Beloved by children · Corporate products · Lack the gift of speech → Disney princesses, hamsters, Roombas; center: a Minion
[12] Integral to Mario's life · Hard to beat · Inherently suspicious → castles, mushrooms, abandoned mansions; center: a green warp pipe