My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #819
“I knew I would have to answer for my past, and these are the only fireproof pants I own.”
(Winning caption: “I only knew about the moral code.” Susan Sturm, Springfield, Ill.)
Privacy Violation
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #818
“My batons are up here.”
(Winning caption: “Your downstairs neighbors sent us.” – Steve Helland, Minneapolis, Minn.)
Happy Labor Day 2022
My finalist entry! New Yorker caption contest #817
“If three wise, angry men come by, you haven’t seen me.” (Second place)
(Winning caption: “You just don’t see stars like this in the city.” – Brett Morris, St. Paul, Minn.)
(Third place: “Stop asking for the moon.” – Nicole Chrolavicius, Burlington, Ont. – Yay Nicole!)
Broke Program
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #816
“You’ve had work done.”
(Winning caption: “Do you mind if I bounce something off you?” – Amy Harr, Riverside, Conn.)
Treating Employees Like Family
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #815
“So many questions – let’s grill them.”
(Winning caption: “Elbows on the table. Another reason I don’t like broccoli.” – Barry Hodges, Cashmere, Wash. – Yay Barry! Another win for Beth’s FB group members.)
UX
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #814
“Are you just stringing me along?”
(Winning caption: “I haven’t heard from you since we were kids!” – Edgar Grove, Bristol, Conn.)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #813
“Never get into a land war in Russia, but much more importantly do not test my patience.”
(Winning caption: “I will give you no quarter.” – Timmy Booth, Seattle, Wash.)
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My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #812
“Woof.”
(Winning caption: “You wouldn’t understand. I need people to like me.” – Lawrence Wood, Chicago, Ill. – Larry’s eighth win!)
(Second place: “This is the only place I’m allowed on the couch.” – Beth Lawler, Montclair, N.J. – Yay Beth!)
Memo Truth
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #811
When no whale-watchers are watching.
(Winning caption: “A few more years, and all this will be ours.” – Dustin Charles, Washington, D.C.)
(Third place: “And you wanted to go to the mountains.” – Paul Nesja, Mount Horeb, Wis. – Paul’s sixth finalist entry!)
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