CARTOON CAPTION/ANTI-CAPTION/CROSSWORD CONTESTS CONTINUE!

California prevails in Caption Contest #89 (lion on phone in lion-tamer's cage):

"How many times do I have to tell you, don't call me at work!"
Chris Weaver (Kelsey, CA)

In Caption Contest #91 (motorcycle cop writing out ticket for caveman with one big wheel), the nominees are

"Yeah, yeah—and I invented the ticket."
Scott Gerschwer (Redding, CT)

"I'm going to let you off with a warning, since you have no prior history."
Chas Kikel (Cleveland Heights, OH)

"Mind if I look in the hole?"
Jennifer McLellan (Kansas City, MO)

My loser: Once again, I'll have to get back to you on that....


In Anti-Caption Contest #92 (couple encounters sea mammal begging for handouts), the winner is

"Get a job, loser!"
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My losers:

"Don't tell me you're out of fresh cod!"

"If you love that aquatic mammal so much, why don't you take it home, build an aquarium, contract with a food supplier, and take care of it for the rest of its life?"

"If you really want to make a difference, join the aquarium."

Caption Contest #93 is here. Anti-Caption Contest #93 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

17 California

12 New York (11 from the Big Apple)

9 New Jersey

6 Massachusetts
6 Pennsylvania

3 Connecticut (all women, two from New Haven)
3 Georgia (includes two-time winner Carl Gables)
3 Minnesota (Minneapolis 2, St. Paul 1)
3 North Carolina
3 Ohio

2 District of Columbia
2 Illinois
2 Maryland (both women, neither named Mary)
2 New Hampshire
2 Texas
2 Utah
2 Virginia

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

Map Introduction

Thanks to Andriy Bidochko for Map Builder.

Image by David Marc Fischer using Samsung cameraphone