April Fools Day 2024
When Easter falls on March 31
Easter Egg Hunt
Happy Easter 2024
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #891
“Did you fumble away the memo? We’re sticking with football metaphors.”
(Winning caption: “I’ll listen to four pitches and then I’m walking.” – Susan Murray, Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Spring Equinox 2024
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #890
“You have a celestial body.”
(Winning caption: “You could have mentioned that those photos were from thirteen billion years ago.” – Jake Phillips, Washington, D.C.)
St. Patrick’s Day 2024
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #889
“The unicorns sleep with the fishes.”
(Winning caption: “You say ‘flood’ like it’s a bad thing.” – Doug Haslam, Newton, Mass.)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #888
“I’m still not going to hug you.”
(Winning caption: “It doesn’t make you any less of a cactus.” – Matt Cowhey, Beesley’s Point, N.J.)
Spring Forward 2024
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #887
“This is your third and final opportunity to extend your lamp warranty.”
(Winning caption: “Your wish may be granted within three to five business days.” – Colin Beasor, Albany, N.Y.)
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #886
“I’m sorry, I haven’t seen your lost shaker of salt.”
(Winning caption: “It’s not the sound of gentle waves kissing the shore, Walter. It’s the dishwasher.” – Kate Lohman, Providence, R.I.)
President’s Day 2024
Happy Valentine’s Day 2024
Super Bowl Sunday 2024
Happy Chinese New Year 2024
My loser entry: New Yorker caption contest #885
“Down goes Freezer!”
(Winning caption: “Oh, my God! My butt is huge.” – James Flaherty, Oakville, Ont.)
Groundhog Day 2024
