Every once in a very long while the planets align just right or something, and fortune falls remarkably in my favor. One example happened in August 2019. I won the new Yorker Caption Contest!
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-10-23
“Here’s a scary thought, let’s work together to serve the people.”
(Winning caption: “There’s a child in the White House, too.” – Steve Hampson)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #683
“They want to tell us about their new invention, the timeshare.”
(Winning caption: “I guarantee he brings up the whole discovering-fire thing within the first five minutes.” Theo Gresh, Washington, D.C.)
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-10-16
“When Dad wasn’t drinking we just called him Moby.”
(Winning caption: “Maybe being white isn’t so great after all.” – James McGeever)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #682
“I pictured retirement differently.”
(Winning caption: “It’s not you. It’s November.” – David Sadow, Richboro, Pa.)
Universal Help
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-10-09
“He’s fine, just needed to pull himself together.”
(Winning caption: “Tell the chalk guy it was funny the first time.” – Rich Wolf)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #681
“I forgot butter.”
(Winning caption: “You pinch me one more time and you’re going to find yourself in hot water.” – Janet Doherty, Isleton, Calif.)
Offensive Language
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-10-02
“Maybe we’re overcompensating for having no balls.”
(Winning caption: “Or you could try the reset button.” – Geoffrey Rowan)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #680
“You’re out of ice?”
(Winning caption: “Well, don’t put it on the menu if you can’t catch one.” – Liam Cornwell, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Twitter Feed
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-09-25
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“Even worse, their landing craft look like porta-potties.”
(Winning caption: “Down boy, it’s Halloween.” – Jay Fogarty)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #679
“Barbarians are raiding the royal garden. We caught them red-handed.”
(Winning caption: “Well, after you beheaded the groundskeeper, we had to go with something low-maintenance.” – Kyle Johnson, Eureka, Ill.)
Cancel Project
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-09-18
“That was a long time ago. Now I’m Sabrina the grumpy middle-age witch.”
(Winning caption: “Try splashing me now.” – Tamara Stanley)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #678
“Are you sure this is how they do it on the Discovery Channel?”
(Winning caption: “I always knew we’d wind up together.” – Adam Wagner, Santa Monica, Calif.)
Responsibility
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-09-11
“Try turning yourself off then back on.”
(Winning caption: “Boooooooo…p.” – Spencer Katz)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #677
“Must refurbish counter top in tuck-n-roll, not granite.”
(Winning caption: “The ahi. Not the canned.” – Jeffrey Karoff, Los Angeles, Calif.)
