CARTOON CAPTION/ANTI-CAPTION COVERAGE CONTINUES!

Wow! California breaks away from New York in Caption Contest 131 (Mick Stevens's rain of safes) with its second win in a row:

"And tomorrow there's a twenty-per-cent chance of anvils."
Richard Jones (Pasadena, CA)

Jones beat out New York's Jessie Birks and California's Blythe Million, both of whom lobbied for votes here.


In Caption Contest 133 (Danny Shanahan's impaled caveman art gallery), the contestants include yet another Californian but no New Yorker:

"I almost wore the same spear."
David Schermer (Chicago, IL)

"So how much of the story is autobiographical?"
Tim Bauer (San Francisco, CA)

"So you're the guy who discovered friendly fire."
Mike Lingle (Dalton, GA)

I don't recall my loser at this time. Sorry!

Here it is:

"You're more than just a model. You're a supermodel."

In Anti-Caption Contest 134 (Jack Ziegler's couple in bed wearing welder's suits), the winner is

"I really wish we had bought hazmat suits for the kids too. I miss them."
JohnnyB

My losers:

"Blast you, don’t hog the sheet!"

"Wake up, honeybuns. I’m ready for my Flashdance fantasy!"

"I’ve got to hand it to you, babe. After 70 years, your farts are still as infernally hot as a blast furnace! And now I’m in the mood for hot anal sex!"

Caption Contest 135 is here, while Anti-Caption Contest 135 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

22 California

20 New York (17 from the Big Apple)

11 New Jersey

6 Massachusetts
6 Pennsylvania
6 Virginia (three from NOVA, two from Richmond, one from Charlottesville)

5 Connecticut (two from New Haven, three not)
5 Illinois (four from Chicago—two captions by Lawrence Wood, two drawings by Leo Cullum)

4 Maryland (none named Mary)
4 Texas (two from Houston)

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 Florida
2 Michigan
2 Mississippi
2 Missouri
2 New Hampshire
2 Oregon (both named Eric, both from Portland)
2 Rhode Island
2 Utah
2 Vermont

1 Alabama
1 Alaska
1 Arizona
1 Delaware
1 Iowa
1 Kentucky
1 Nevada
1 New Mexico
1 Oklahoma
1 Washington

Map Introduction

Thanks to Andriy Bidochko for Map Builder.

Image by David Marc Fischer using Samsung cameraphone

CARTOON CAPTION/ANTI-CAPTION COVERAGE CONTINUES!

The Caption Contest and Anti-Caption Contest are in suspension this week, so it's once again time to take stock of things.


For starters, the Caption Contest Map is now #62 among map builder's most visited maps, ahead of Video game Legislation but behind dangerous roads of the world.


Moving along to the Caption Contest, I noted during the last pause (only six winners ago) that women winners seemed to be gaining ground on the menfolk. The gender (im)balance among the winners of the first 100 contests had been

75% Male
19% Female
6% "Indeterminate" (by me so far)

and the subsequent 23 winners broke down to

56.5% or 13 Male
34.8% or 8 Female
8.7% or 2 "Indeterminate" (by me so far)

but now, after six more winners, the men have rebounded a bit, with the breakdown of the past 29 winners being as follows:

62.1% or 18 Male
27.6% or 8 Female
10.3% or 3 "Indeterminate" (by me so far)

Moving up to the present, we await the results of Caption Contest 130 (P.C. Vey's snowman with waving arms), in which New York or California could seize the lead or be held in stasis by still-winless Colorado.

But the voting is still open in Caption Contest 131, with New York's Jessie Birks and California's Blythe Million campaigning in BAT's comments but California's Richard Jones not (yet?) deeming this blog worthy of even a token meet-and-greet.


And Caption Contest 133 is here, while Anti-Caption Contest 133 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

20 California
20 New York (17 from the Big Apple)

11 New Jersey

6 Massachusetts
6 Pennsylvania
6 Virginia (three from NOVA, two from Richmond, one from Charlottesville)

5 Connecticut (two from New Haven, three not)
5 Illinois (four from Chicago—two captions by Lawrence Wood, two drawings by Leo Cullum)

4 Maryland (none named Mary)
4 Texas (two from Houston)

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 Florida
2 Michigan
2 Mississippi
2 Missouri
2 New Hampshire
2 Oregon (both named Eric, both from Portland)
2 Rhode Island
2 Utah
2 Vermont

1 Alabama
1 Alaska
1 Arizona
1 Delaware
1 Iowa
1 Kentucky
1 Nevada
1 New Mexico
1 Oklahoma
1 Washington

Map Introduction

Thanks to Andriy Bidochko for Map Builder.

Image by David Marc Fischer using Samsung cameraphone

CARTOON CAPTION/ANTI-CAPTION COVERAGE CONTINUES!

Before tending to the caption contest results, I'd like to direct your attention to the winners of the Eustace Tilley contest. Fascinating—as is this link to Tilley history.


In Caption Contest 129 (Leo Cullum's patient with figure in diving suit), the winner is

"I wanted you to meet our colon specialist before we miniaturized him."
Thomas Fox (Houston, TX)

That's a fourth win for Texas, and a second win for Houston.


In the coming weeks, you can expect some real drama. Currently California and New York share the top spot in the competition, but in Caption Contest 130 one of the states might take the lead—or Colorado might steal the thunder. Then something's just gotta give in Caption Contest 131 (Mick Stevens's rain of safes), which is exclusively a contest between the two front-runners:

"And tomorrow there's a twenty-per-cent chance of anvils."
Richard Jones (Pasadena, CA)

"Great. Safes everywhere, and I'm on probation."
Blythe Million (Santa Monica, CA)

"Every time I wash the car."
Jessie Birks (New York, NY)

Thanks to Jessie for pointing this out. (See Jessie's comment here.)

My sentimental loser:

"Remember when it only rained pennies?"

In Anti-Caption Contest 132 (Mongol(?) swordsman threatening breakfast toast), the winner is

"It made me hot when you called me 'dirty whore' last night. But this is today, and I'd really prefer it if you just called me mom."
Shawn

My losers:

"You put the 'hun' in hunger, Hunter. Which is nothing compared to what I will put into your country's economy if you'll let me set up brothels there."

"So what if you're gluten-free. A slice of bread won't kill you."

"So the Giants won. No need to take it out on my breakfast, Tom."

Caption Contest 133 is here. Anti-Caption Contest 133 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

20 California
20 New York (17 from the Big Apple)

11 New Jersey

6 Massachusetts
6 Pennsylvania
6 Virginia (three from NOVA, two from Richmond, one from Charlottesville)

5 Connecticut (two from New Haven, three not)
5 Illinois (four from Chicago—two captions by Lawrence Wood, two drawings by Leo Cullum)

4 Maryland (none named Mary)
4 Texas (two from Houston)

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 Florida
2 Michigan
2 Mississippi
2 Missouri
2 New Hampshire
2 Oregon (both named Eric, both from Portland)
2 Rhode Island
2 Utah
2 Vermont

1 Alabama
1 Alaska
1 Arizona
1 Delaware
1 Iowa
1 Kentucky
1 Nevada
1 New Mexico
1 Oklahoma
1 Washington

Map Introduction

Thanks to Andriy Bidochko for Map Builder.

Image by David Marc Fischer using Samsung cameraphone