“It was bad enough when they pushed Timmy down the well.”
(Winning caption: “At least we’ll go in our sleep.” – Bob Shiffrar)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #652
“Oh, look. There goes your swarm.”
(Winning caption: “Tell them what happened in the lab, Harry.” Richard Hine, New York City)
Version Upgrade
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-02-20
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“My client plaids not guilty”
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“Objection! The jury and witnesses are floating heads with partial torsos.”
(Winning caption: Not yet posted.)
Multitask
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-02-13
“The neighborhood is a little sketchy.”
(Winning caption: “Granite throughout.” — Lori Saben-Madden)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #651
“You’re thinking about deserting me, aren’t you.”
(Winning caption: “I wish we’d seen that before we ate Dave.” Zak Snoderly, Boise, Idaho)
Repeat status
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-02-06
“That was the hard part. Now I just have to invent the inverted catenary.”
(Winning caption: “Don’t be ridiculous. If the wheels were round you’d never be able to stop.” – Carl Schmidt)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #650
“Rex is fine physically, but he seems to have some separation issues.”
(Winning caption: “Any tightness or difficulty breathing?” Chiaki Tampubolon, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Happy Groundhog Day 2019!
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-01-30
“Might be our guy. Name is Floyd, and he’s pretty, but we don’t know yet if he identifies as a boy.”
(Winning caption: “I know at least two people who will sleep easier with him behind bars.” – Mark Siegel)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #649
“Weight it out.”
(Winning caption: “We’ll pick this up next week.” – Keith Bollt, Potsdam, N.Y.)
U.S. made
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-01-23
“It should be safe to talk politics now.”
(Winning caption: “We worry more about deflation.” – Dave Anders)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #648
“I think I can.”
(Winning caption: “It all started when we adopted a highway.” Asma Latif, East Greenwich, R.I.)
Government Shutdown
My loser entry: Cartoon Collections caption contest 2019-01-16
“You kids with your fancy combine harvesters. I wouldn’t be caught dead without my scythe.”
(Winning caption: “Ironically, it’s sickle cell.” – Marc Siegel)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #647
“That’s the last of the Constitution. And now, I will make it the President’s fault.”
(Winning caption: “Watch as I transform this ordinary magician’s assistant into an accomplice to a federal crime.” – Max Nussenbaum, Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Career goals
