“She’s ticked off.”
(Winning caption: “He was in for resisting a rest.” – Erik Brady)
Merry Christmas 2021
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #785
“Move along, stranger. This here’s a banjo town.”
(Winning caption: “Looks like somebody needs to be taught a lesson.” Mark Schaefer, Arvada, Colo.)
(2nd Place “Come out with your hands up, wrists straight, fingers gently curved!” Tyler Stradling, Mesa, Ariz. Yay Tyler! A fellow member of Beth’s Facebook Group.)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #784
“If you stay curled up here you’ll never get a head.”
(Winning caption: “Mind if I read over your shoulder? I have trouble turning pages.” – Jan Chambers, Chapel Hill, N.C.)
(Third Place: “I also love to unwind.” – Nicole Chrolavicius, Burlington, Ont. Yay Nicole! A fellow member of Beth’s Facebook group.)
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest #145
“Cancer is a liberal myth.”
(Winning caption: “Second-hand smoke is the least of your worries.” – Carol Lasky – Yay, Carol! A fellow member of Beth’s Facebook group.)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #783
“Imagine yourself as a tree and little kids as dinosaurs.”
(Winning caption: Not yet posted.)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #782
“We need to talk.”
(Winning caption: “Just pretend to give them your wallet.” – Samuel Lamoureux, Waukesha, Wis.)
Pandemic is Over
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest #144
“You’re nearing your ceiling in this position.”
(Winning caption: “Did I startle you?” – Corinne Sills)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #781
“I can’t imagine you being fired.”
(Winning caption: “I so rarely meet a person of your calibre.” – Bruce Nufer, Menusha, Wis.)
Happy Thanksgiving 2021
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #780
“Get him Covid-checked. He looks flushed.”
(Winning caption: “Apparently, I was mistaken. He’s not in over his head.” – Edmond Overbey, Oneonta, N.Y.)
(2nd Place: “He was skating on thin ice for some time” – Doug Seville, Chicago, Ill. – Yay Doug! A fellow member of Beth’s Facebook group.)
Admin Memo
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest #143
“My co-author identifies as Dick.”
(Winning caption: “I stand of the shoulders of Faulkner, Hemingway, and Marcia.” – Jesse Rifkin)
(2nd place: “I must admit, I was nervous entering a room full of fans.” – Vincent Coca – Yay Vincent! A fellow member of Beth’s Facebook group.)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #779
“It’s how I identify. From now on call me Wanda.”
(Winning caption: “Technically, the fish is still in the bowl.” – Rick Farber, West New York, N.J.)
Happy Veterans Day 2021
(encore – originally published 2017-11-11)
Happy Halloween 2021
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2021-10-27
“Steve stole my apple-in-the-garage idea. Little does he know future technology will be all about dates.”
(Winning caption: “I’ll have a juice box with a tiny umbrella.” – Richard G. Marcil – Yay Richard! A fellow member of Beth’s Facebook group.)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #778
“I disagree.”
(Winning caption: “Don’t sell him short. He did solve that crossing-the-road thing.” – Gary Daily, Terre Haute, Ind. )
Social Distancing
