CARTOON CAPTION/ANTI-CAPTION CONTESTS CONTINUE!

Today New York becomes the second state to go "double digit," narrowing California's lead to a mere two points as the Golden State's dry spell hits the twenty-week mark.

The New York winner in Caption Contest #73 (businessman on phone with businessman lying at his feet) is Brooklyn's own Colin Nissan with

"Carol, let's go ahead and keep the job posted for a little while longer."

Nine out of ten of New York's wins are from the Big Apple.


Two-thirds of the nominees in Caption Contest #75 (board meeting around grand piano) are also from New York City.

"And all because of the account that got awa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ay ..."
Jayadev Browne (New York, NY)

"Hmm. What rhymes with layoffs?"
Carl Gable (Norcross, GA)

"Some of you may be aware that I have been taking piano lessons."
Susan Shriver (New York, NY)

My loser:

"Here's one of my favorite proposals--and I hope it's one of yours, too."

Over at Anti-Caption Contest #75, the winner is

"It's been a good year for us here at Consolidated Giant Oven Mitt & Microphone, a good year indeed."
TG Gibbon

At Anti-Caption Contest #76 (Native American preparing to fire arrow-with-warhead at fort), the nominees are

"I dunno. I'm glad for the paycheck and the SAG card, but I still think Michael Bay's decision to remake 'The New World' is a stupid fucking idea."
Tim C.

"Glad you asked. I call it an ICB-um."
Vance

"Of course I'm upset. Their people killed the herds of bison for sport, stole our land, and wiped out entire tribes with smallpox."
RichM

My losers:

"Who's minding the fort?"

"Are you sure this is how they play badminton?"

Caption Contest #77 is here. Anti-Caption Contest #77 is here.


THE STANDINGS
Here is the current New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest breakdown by state. You can find it all mapped out here.

12 California

10 New York (9 from the Big Apple)

6 Massachusetts
6 New Jersey
6 Pennsylvania

3 North Carolina

2 Connecticut (both women, both from New Haven)
2 District of Columbia
2 Georgia
2 Illinois
2 Maryland (both women, neither named Mary)
2 Minnesota
2 New Hampshire
2 Texas
2 Utah

1 Arizona
1 Iowa
1 Mississippi
1 Missouri
1 New Mexico
1 Ohio
1 Oklahoma
1 Oregon
1 Rhode Island
1 Vermont
1 Virginia
1 Washington

Map Introduction

Thanks to Andriy Bidochko for Map Builder.

Image by David Marc Fischer using Samsung cameraphone