I have a great many funny images hiding int he back of my hard drive, from bizarre error messages to entertaining infographics and a set of totally bizarre subway service announcements. I’ve been meaning to spread the joy and share the numerous and hilarious charts and graphs I’ve run across in my time, but until a recent round of flowcharts reminded me that even charts and graphs can be funny, I daresay it had slipped my mind. So now, I pay hommage to the hilarity of the flowchart, in what will surely be a long string of hilarious informational and data driven graphics to come whose sole purpose is not to inform, but to leave you in stitches. And so, let it begin.

1. The Unemployment Flowchart
This one is actually terrifying because it’s real. That’s right, the smarties over at the Mint blog have provided an easy flowchart to show just how many hoops you need to jump through to qualify as unemployed, or rather, how often you can wind up as neither unemployed or employed regardless of your employment status. Who know bizarre limbo-land was so easy to get lost in?

2. The Panflute Dilemma
The panflute dilemma, while an age-old and often confounding dilemma, is easily solved with the use of a modern-day flowchart. It’s hilarity lies in its simplicity.

3. Sara Palin’s Debate Tactics
If you’re planning on entering a vice presidential debate and still want to scrape by, or if your name is Sara Palin, follow this flow chart and perhaps the public will forget they’re watching a debate. Whether you agree with the political view behind the chart, you can’t deny it’s at least a little bit clever.

4. The iPhone Etiquette Guide
Should you pull your iPhone out right now? When is it appropriate to whip your fanciest gadget out? Will your girlfriend mind? All these questions put to rest with a flowchart meant to narrow your decision down.

Should You Use Your iPhone Right Now?

5. The True Identity of Your Online Girlfriend
Click the link below to view the only flowchart with the power to reveal the true identity of your online girlfriend. You’re just a few simple boxes and arrows away from knowing the truth!

Who Is Your Online Girlfriend, Really>

6. Thanksgiving, Predicted
Think your Thanksgiving night plans were original? Think again. Under the right conditions, everyone’s holiday always ends up the same, and here’s the flowchart to prove it.

How Will Your Thanksgiving Pan Out?

7. What To Eat, Drink, and Munch
What exhibition on funny flowcharts would be complete without a trifecta of flowcharts helping you decide what to drink based on your gender and fashion choices, what to eat based on your hunger situation, and what cereal to ingest without having to leave the apartment? It’s these three flowcharts. Click the links to find out.

What Will I Drink?
Where Will I Eat?
What Will I Eat?