CARTOON CAPTION/ANTI-CAPTION CONTESTS CONTINUE! It's deja vu all over again. And again.

The winner of Caption Contest #49 (three clergymen walk into a bar) is

"Stop me if you've heard this one."

That's by Kelly Younger of Los Angeles, California...but it's very close to this Anti-Caption Contest #49 submission by Matt:

"Stop me if you've heard this one before."

The situation was previously noted here.

Kelly Younger's victory gives California another win and an 11-6 lead over Pennsylvania in the state competition, also adding to a cluster of victories for the Los Angeles area.

Pennsylvania remains in the game when it comes to the nominees for Caption Contest #51 (man with prosthetic hook testifying), which include this, from John Clabby of Philadelphia:

"When did you first encounter my client's balloon?"

My loser:

"This affidavit says that you did it by hook, you crook!"

In Anti-Caption Contest #52 ("Central Park rowers" encountering upside-down whale) the very deserving winner was the ingenious Tim C. (who has won at least twice before) with

"You know, I kind of liked it when the park hosted Christo's 'Gates', but I'm not so sure about this Damien Hirst installation."

My losers:

"So how long have you been on Nerve?"

"I can think of a far more enjoyable way to collect sperm samples."

Speaking of deja vu all over again: Caption Contest #53 is here. Anti-Caption Contest #53 is here.

Image by David Marc Fischer using Samsung cameraphone