“It’s not a typo. We really do have ducking bad tech support.”

(Winning caption: “I’m afraid this whole experiment is about to go south.”)

The New Yorker initially posted the wrong cartoon for this contest …

“Frankly, my dear …”

My caption should have been: “I really miss Mankoff.”

The cartoonist’s caption: “You have something stuck between your teeth.”

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And here is the drawing the New Yorker intended for this contest,
and the caption I would have entered …

“I can change the water but first it has to really want to change.”

(Winning caption: “I can give you the tools, but you have to do the work yourself.”)

“Dramatic foreshadowing. Spears must be about to be invented.”

(Winning caption: “It will be worth even more when he’s extinct.”)

“The dessert list is on the billboard outside.”

(Winning caption: “Can I tell you about a few items that aren’t on the menu?”)

“Not much, just watering the Esmeralda.”

(Winning caption: “Like I would date a guy from Notre Dame.”)

“The ceiling headlamps are a nice touch.”

(Winning caption: “I didn’t get it at first, either. Then it hits you.”)

“Illegal aliens suck.”

(Winning caption: “I have a feeling they are going to treat us like dirt.”)

“Do me a favor, wish for more toaster strudel.”

(Winning caption: “Make a different wish—your bagel is really stuck.”)

“The refugees from hurricane Dolly are here.”

(Winning caption: “Hold on, the Senate Committee on Women’s Health is getting out.”)

“He suggested that we show tolerance for opposing ideas.”

(Winning caption: “You should probably pass if they offer stock options.”)

“I’m finally ready for commitment. Will you be my peloton?”

(Winning caption: “It was green when I went through it.”)

“Not mine. Might be Joseph’s.”

(Winning caption: “Not a commandment. Just a suggestion.”)

“Do you hear coconuts?”

(Winning caption: “Technically, I’m guarding two posts.”)

“Oh, alright. We’ll stand at the curb and cheer as you go by.”

(Winning caption: “This all started with the Fancy Feast.”)