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Let's give a warm welcome to Louisiana, which makes its Winner's Circle premiere in Caption Contest 154 (Drew Dernavich's marshmallow roast over conference table) with

"The first rule of s'mores club is you do not talk about s'mores club."
Jason Melancon (New Orleans, LA)

So perhaps that offers some cheer during this sad anniversary.


In Caption Contest 156 (Leo Cullum's androgyne in heels at bar), the nominees are

"Actually, I'm not crazy about long walks on the beach."
Naji Chammas (Del Mar, CA)

"I'm looking forward to casual Friday, when I can put on some flats."
Emily Milstein (Chilmark, MA)

"I'm working my way up to a sex-change operation."
William Babula (Santa Rosa, CA)

My loser:

"I'm slumming. Usually I only circulate among the well-heeled."

In Anti-Caption Contest 157 (Mick Stevens's living room on edge of the cosmos), the winner is

"What? Sorry, I couldn't hear you. Did you just scream?"
Alan Weld

My loser:

"Yeah, yeah, yeah--we're already familiar with the anus joke."

Caption Contest 158 is here. Anti-Caption Contest 158 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

28 California

24 New York (21 from the Big Apple)

12 New Jersey

7 Virginia (three from NOVA, two from Richmond, one from Charlottesville, one from Roanoke)

6 Massachusetts
6 Pennsylvania

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

4 Georgia (includes two-time winner Carl Gables)
4 Maryland (none named Mary)

3 Arizona (two from Tucson)
3 Minnesota (Minneapolis 2, St. Paul 1)
3 Ohio

2 Alaska
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
2 Washington

1 Alabama
1 Arkansas
1 Delaware
1 Iowa
1 Kentucky
1 Louisiana (New Orleans)
1 Nevada
1 New Mexico
1 Oklahoma
1 Wisconsin

Map Introduction

Thanks to Andriy Bidochko for Map Builder.

Satirical "Eustace K. Tilley" illustration realized by Deborah Grumet from concept by David Marc Fischer

Cartoon Caption/Anti-Caption Coverage Continues!

The winner of Caption Contest 152 (Mick Stevens's car behind very large globe) is

"Honey, I told you the whole world is headed to the Cape this weekend."
Terri-Lee Burger (Brooklyn, NY)

So that's two wins in a row for the Big Apple, narrowing California's lead to four!


In Caption Contest 154 (Drew Dernavich's men in suits roasting marshmallows over burning conference table), the nominees are

"The first rule of s'mores club is you do not talk about s'mores club."
Jason Melancon (New Orleans, LA)

"Next, Jenkins, I expect a ghost story. On my desk at 3 P.M. sharp."
Audrey Bartus (Naperville, IL)

"I think we got some really good ideas from bring-your-child-to-work day."
Geoffrey Holm (Bellevue, WA)

My loser:

"I'm still not getting that Bohemian Grove feeling."

Thoughts?


In Anti-Caption Contest 156 (Lee Lorenz's two civilians at Wizard of Oz therapy), the winner is

"This group is for overcoming poppy-dependency. You two meth-heads need to go next door."
therblig

My losers:

"They finally found Toto, washed ashore at Montauk Point. He was almost unrecognizable."

"They're suffering from Post-Traumatic Shoe Disorder."

"Do you think this Dr. Oz is a humbug?"

Caption Contest 156 is here, while Anti-Caption Contest 156 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

28 California

24 New York (21 from the Big Apple)

12 New Jersey

7 Virginia (three from NOVA, two from Richmond, one from Charlottesville, one from Roanoke)

6 Massachusetts
6 Pennsylvania

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

4 Georgia (includes two-time winner Carl Gables)
4 Maryland (none named Mary)
4 North Carolina

3 Arizona (two from Tucson)
3 Minnesota (Minneapolis 2, St. Paul 1)
3 Ohio

2 Alaska
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
2 Washington

1 Alabama
1 Arkansas
1 Delaware
1 Iowa
1 Kentucky
1 Nevada
1 New Mexico
1 Oklahoma
1 Wisconsin

Map Introduction

Thanks to Andriy Bidochko for Map Builder.

Satirical "Eustace K. Tilley" illustration realized by Deborah Grumet from concept by David Marc Fischer