New Yorker Cartoon: "Either Cheer Up or Take Off the Hat" - Party Etiquette Humor #1216321 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white New Yorker cartoon by W. Steig shows six formally dressed guests seated around a dinner table adorned with wine bottles, glasses, and floral centerpiece, all wearing exaggerated party hats. One man raises his glass in toast while another, visibly unamused, receives the blunt directive: “Either cheer up or take off the hat.” The scene captures the tension between social performance and authentic emotion at celebratory gatherings.

Commonly used in articles about workplace culture, social anxiety, holiday stress, or satire in media; resonates with users seeking humor about forced positivity or etiquette dilemmas during events like New Year’s Eve or office parties.