Lecterns in cartoons

In cartoons a lectern usually is a prop notifying us the topic is a speech or lecture. See this Savage Chickens one from 2010 and this Bizarro one from 2013.

Yesterday’s F Minus cartoon had a character proclaiming:

“Now hold on young lady. I just want to talk to you before you go out. Don’t assume it’s going to be a lecture.”

Other times it’s different, like this 1995 Dilbert cartoon where Dogbert goes to heaven. None of the Dilbert cartoons are indexed under the keyword lectern; they all are found under podium.

The drawing of a lectern was adapted from one at the Library of Congress.