Underachievement
"God! Christmas is on me. The year's gone just like that! No personal milestones achiev...
Date: 2006
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0009162
Description: "Just Practising" cartoon strip. Shows Doctor Hal walking and reflecting on how the last year has gone so fast. He has achieved nothing and says that it is just like last year. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"John, you got 'E's for innovation application and achievement!" "What about the 'A' fo...
Date: 2010
From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]
Reference: DCDL-0013675
Description: Prime Minister John Key stands as a schoolboy in front of his mother who holds his school report and expresses her disappointment in his results for innovation application and achievement. He points out that he got an 'A' for popularity. Refers to the prime minister's continuing high polling in the popularity stakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Our coalition partner has started a campaign criticising the Prime Minister's achievem...
Date: 2010
From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0015654
Description: The minister is glad that he has never achieved anything and so can't be criticised for his achievements like the prime minister. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Here's my list of objectives and goals for 2006" "It looks strangely familiar" "Um... ...
Date: 2006
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0009139
Description: "Just Practising" cartoon strip. Shows Doctor Hal showing Dolly his New Years resolutions for 2006. Dolly says that they look familiar. Hal says that's because they are the same as last year because he didn't achieve anything. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Why should we feel like FAILURES if we don't win 46 medals? It's like being disappoint...
Date: 2006
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0008298
Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Debbie being frustrated with New Zealand because we feel like we failed at the Olympics because we didn't win 46 medals. That we shouldn't be so hard on ourselves and how lucky we are to live in this country with this number of people. Jaimee and Tony ignore her. Jaimee asks Tony whether Debbie is talking about sports. Tony says she is talking about existentialism. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).