“The Rolls Royce of Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles” -Smithsonian Magazine, 1990
Gürbüz Dogan Eksioglu is a Turkish cartoonist and graphics designer. He was born in Mesudiye in Ordu Province, Turkey in 1954. He studied graphics at the State College of Fine Arts in Istanbul, where he is still teaching as an assistant professor. Eksioglu has been drawing cartoons since 1977 and holds a total of 64 awards. He participated in many national and international collective displays and had nine solo exhibitions. His cartoons and illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, such as Forbes, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.
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Requires extra concentration |
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Requires extra concentration & patience |
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Requires extra concentration, patience & aspirin |
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Requires extra concentration, patience, aspirin & Valium |
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Hors d'oeuvres-taste Stave shenanigans. |
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Faint of heart? This may be your limit? |
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Be prepared to do battle. |
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If they made Pepto Bismol for the brain, this is when you would need it. |
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What part of 'impossible' don't you understand? |
| Tormentors | |
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You’re feeling like a genius! |
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You start to strain your brain! |
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Frustration creeps in! |
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The real agony begins! |
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Hair pulling, expletives, and screaming ensue! Get the POINT?! |
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If you haven't gotten the POINT yet... ☠️ |
| Troublemakers | |
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Holy Smokes! You did it! |
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You feel feverish as your temperature begins to rise. |
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Requires you to loosen your collar and let out some steam. |
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Be prepared for an eruption, you might as well throw yourself into an inferno! |
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Good for your heart. |
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Gets your heart racing. |
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Your heart might skip a beat. |
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Time to monitor your heart rate. |