My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #750
“I count eight, but we’re supposed to round them up, so ten.”
(Winning caption: “Every night, when I try to sleep, I can’t stop thinking about work.” – Christopher Klassen, Goshen, Ind.)
Essential Teamwork
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2021-03-24
“Spare me.”
“Split.”
“I’ve been framed.”
(Winning caption: “It’s still a lame superpower.” – Jim George.)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #749
“They’re distracted. Begin next phase of operation All-Our-Cars-Magically-Disappeared.”
(Winning caption: “See? And you said you couldn’t work from home.” – Herb Wasserberg, West Barnstable, Mass.)
Perks
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2021-03-17
“Tell me about the rabbits. Are the rabbits with you now?”
“Somewhere Freud is feeling validated.”
“Hoop dreams are a common symptom of March Madness.”
(Winning caption: “At least the act is making some progress.” – Joel Butler)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #748
“You forgot wasabi too?”
(Winning caption: “Not the return to inside dining I was expecting.” – Amy Thomas, Centerville, Mass.)
Risk Taking
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2021-03-10
“Maybe if we wore Let Us In shirts.”
“I need to be held. I wish I was an anchovy.”
“Go fish upon a star.”
(Winning caption: “That’s the sushi bar.” – Anne Kondo)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #747
“‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy.”
(Winning caption: “I’m always afraid he will drop in unexpectedly.” – Dan Rose, San Francisco, Calif.)
Taking Work Home
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2021-03-03
“Make sure China gets no blame. And forget WHO I represent. “
(Winning caption: “Make it look like Fauci did it.” – Tom Bryant)
(2nd place: “You get one shot. Maybe two.” – Beth Lawler – Yay Beth!)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #746
“I love the way it aligns perfectly with the sunrise on the vernal equinox. That’ll keep ’em guessing.”
(Winning caption: “So that’s where all the furniture went.” – Andrew Gray, Jackson, Tenn.)
(Third Place Winner: “Just as I thought. There’s nothing going on upstairs.” – Carol Lasky, Boston, Mass. Yay Carol – a fellow member of Beth’s Facebook group.)
Risk Empowered
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2021-02-24
“I’m sorry, but the results are conclusive. I’m completely healthy.”
“If you could be any requiem, what requiem would you be?”
(Winning caption: “Sorry I didn’t keep you waiting.” – Kurt Rossetti)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #745
“We’re going to need enough beer to fill an Olympic swimming pool.
Also, we should do something about that snail.”
(Winning caption: “I told you we should have salted the roads.” – Luke Stancil, Orem, Utah)
Toxic Masculinity
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2021-02-17
“The Higgs boson, now this, and still no sign of my G spot.”
“Now if only I could find my moral compass.”
“He was with that Carmen Sandiego slut the whole time.”
(Winning caption: “He’s even harder to lose.” – Elizabeth Stein)
Trolls
