“Iffin ye sea somethin, say somethin.”

(Winning caption: “No one crosses the Pirates of Penn Station.” – Paul Nesja, Mount Horeb, Wis. – Yea Paul! Paul is a fellow member of Beth Lawler’s New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Rejects group.)

“Please complement the chef on the molasses lick appetizer.”

“Don’t expect to ride me after this.”

(Winning caption: “If there’s a ring in here, Hank, I swear to God . . .” – Brittany Vance, Idaho Falls, Idaho)

“White, wheat, multigrain, doesn’t matter. Everyone is welcome at Dr. King’s table.”

(Winning caption: “You’re in luck. A slot for you just opened up in our kitchen.” – Sean Kirk, Bellingham, Wash.)

“I’m going back inside. Call me if you find your banjo.”

(Winning caption: “I didn’t say I would help. I said I’d accompany you.” – Mark Paladini, Los Angeles, Calif.)

“This may be how they keep getting in.”

(Winning caption: “Let’s just give him the damn cheese.” – Michael Lomazow, Riverside, Calif.)

“This should get me through the primaries.”

(Winning caption: “I’ll take this and the granny dress.” – Maria A. Sullivan, Winchester, Mass.)

“Knit faster.”

(Winning caption: “Great, now they all want a scarf.” – Siddharta Reddy, Philadelphia, Pa.)

“We all need a little space.”

(Winning caption: “Please watch your small step.” – Joel Nelson, Goleta, Calif.)

“Turns out it was just a damsel in distressed jeans.”

(Winning caption: “Yes, but just a couple of meads, probably more than an hour ago.” – Peter Harrington, Holden, Mass.)

“I hate it when the President has me pick up groceries.”

(Winning caption: “I was stationed at CVS during the war on drugs.” – Charlie Wollborg, Detroit, Mich)

“I’m thankful you let go of your ego – oh, here it is.”

(Winning caption: “How much did you spend at Macy’s this year?” – Seth Wittner, Henderson, Nev.)

“This is the part of raising dragons that no one talks about.”

(Winning caption: “I don’t know how to tell him it’s not his.” – John Dymale, Fond du Lac, Wis.)

“Please tell me you brought peanut butter.”

(Winning caption: “Oh, no. I have its little one in my backpack.” – Stephen Hampson, Coram, N.Y.)

“If we drop the trademark suit they’ll cast us as extras in the next sequel.”

(Winning caption: “Publicly, we’re still saying there are no side effects.” – David A. Epstein, West Hartford, Conn.)

“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.)

“I pictured retirement differently.”

(Winning caption: “It’s not you. It’s November.” – David Sadow, Richboro, Pa.)

“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.)

“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.)

“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.)