Cartoon Caption/Anti-Caption Contest Coverage Continues

The winner of Caption Contest 179 (Zachary Kanin's heavily bandanged doctor) is

"Until I recover, let's just assume your prostate is fine."
Jeff Goodman (Burnsville, NC)

North Carolina now has six wins&mdash—yet South Carolina is still out of the running!


The nominees in Caption Contest 181 (Sidney Harris's Stonehengey construction site) are

"Tell me you kept the box and receipt."
Jae Choe (New York, NY)

"Typical client—wants a damn Parthenon on a Stonehenge budget."
Karl Kindig (Abingdon, VA)

"Dude, Athena's gonna be pissed."
Alan Farkas (Los Angeles, CA)

Nothing from me on this one.


The winner of Anti-Caption Contest 181 is

"Aw crapolis!"
Zorba

Nothing from me on that one, either.


The winner of Anti-Caption Contest 182 (Victoria Roberts's totem pole of cats) is

[voice on phone] - "...press '2' if your Joan Miro painting has caused unusual behavior in your pets..."
MAtt |

My losers:

"Believe me, it'll take more than one pussy to crucify that pesky puppy!"

"Are you sure I can't interested you in The Flying Katsamazovs?"

Caption Contest 183 is here Anti-Caption Contest 183 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

31 California

29 New York (25 from the Big Apple)

13 New Jersey

10 Virginia (four from NOVA, two from Richmond, one from Charlottesville, one from Newport News, one from Roanoke, one from Stanardsville)

9 Illinois (seven from Chicago, two captions by Lawrence Wood, two drawings by Leo Cullum)

8 Massachusetts

6 Connecticut (two from New Haven, four not)
6 North Carolina (two from Charlotte)
6 Pennsylvania

5 Maryland (none named Mary)
5 Texas (three from Houston)

4 Arizona (two from Tucson)
4 Georgia (includes two-time winner Carl Gables)
4 Ohio

3 Michigan
3 Minnesota (Minneapolis 2, St. Paul 1)
3 Rhode Island

2 Alaska
2 District of Columbia
2 Florida
2 Mississippi
2 Missouri
2 New Hampshire
2 Oregon (both named Eric, both from Portland)
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

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Parodic The Gothamer illustration realized by Deborah Grumet from concept by David Marc Fischer

Cartoon Caption/Anti-Caption Contest Coverage Continues, Sort Of

The winner of Caption Contest 177 (Leo Cullum's captive with feet in mismatched pails) is

"It's sloppy work like that that gives the mob a bad name."
Gordon Baumbacher (Kentfield, CA)

That extends California's lead over New York to two. [EV Grieve visitors: Scroll down to THE STANDINGS for more on this.]


The nominees in Caption Contest 179 (Zachary Kanin's heavily bandaged doctor) are

"So a doctor walks into a bar—this is not a joke, by the way."
James Allen (Lambertville, NJ)

"Until I recover, let's just assume your prostate is fine."
Jeff Goodman (Burnsville, NC)

"Sorry, we're out of medical supplies."
Christina Rodriguez (San Diego, CA)

My loser:

"I just received the settlement in a Mafia malpractice suit."

Caption Contest 181 here Anti-Caption Contest 181 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

31 California

29 New York (25 from the Big Apple)

13 New Jersey

10 Virginia (four from NOVA, two from Richmond, one from Charlottesville, one from Newport News, one from Roanoke, one from Stanardsville)

9 Illinois (seven from Chicago, two captions by Lawrence Wood, two drawings by Leo Cullum)

8 Massachusetts

6 Connecticut (two from New Haven, four not)
6 Pennsylvania

5 Maryland (none named Mary)
5 North Carolina (two from Charlotte)
5 Texas (three from Houston)

4 Arizona (two from Tucson)
4 Georgia (includes two-time winner Carl Gables)
4 Ohio

3 Minnesota (Minneapolis 2, St. Paul 1)
3 Rhode Island

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 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

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Parodic The Gothamer illustration realized by Deborah Grumet from concept by David Marc Fischer

Cartoon Caption/Anti-Caption Contest Coverage Continues

The winner of Caption Contest 158 (Zachary Kanin's boy amidst heads in sand) is

"You got that? Three bottled waters, two sodas, one coffee, and six straws."
Robin McCauley (Newport News, VA)

Thus Virginia continues its relatively recent ascent in the standings.


In Caption Contest 160 (Tom Cheney's hell house for sale), the nominees are

"The heating system is pretty old but very reliable."
Shawna Bryan (Andover, OH)

"I strongly recommend that you read the fine print on this one."
Phil Schatz (New York, NY)

"The seller is extremely motivated."
Mariam Erenburg (New York, NY)

My loser:

"This one has been on the market for an eternity."

The winner of Anti-Caption Contest 161? You'll have to wait due to technical difficulties over at Radosh.net.


Caption Contest 162 is here. Anti-Caption Contest 162 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

29 California

25 New York (22 from the Big Apple)

13 New Jersey

8 Virginia (three from NOVA, two from Richmond, one from Charlottesville, one from Newport News, 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

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

Cartoon Caption/Anti-Caption Contest Coverage Continues!

The winner of Caption Contest 156 (Leo Cullum's high-heeled androgyne in a bar) is

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

So California is one win away from hitting 30!


In Caption Contest 158 (Zachary Kanin's kid amid people buried in sand), the nominees are

"Run! The kid with the little red shovel is coming back!"
Timothy Gunn (New York, NY)

"We save a bundle on suntan lotion."
Pedro Diaz (Nyack, NY)

"You got that? Three bottled waters, two sodas, one coffee, and six straws."
Robin McCauley (Newport News, VA)

My loser:

"Write about what you know, young Sam Beckett. Write about what you know!"

I know it's hysterically funny, so what's wrong with it? Too intellectual??


The winner of Anti-Caption Contest 159 (Drew Dernavich's conference table with giant servings of coffee and tea):

"So who wants abortions in their coffee? I know, I know, not Steve! Because [girly voice] 'Steve's not a monster anymore!' Hey, if he's not a monster anymore that musta been me raping my kids last night!"
TG Gibbon

My loser:

"Drink as quickly as you can--the first person to reach the boiled moose balls at the bottom will become the next Fear Factor Apprentice Survivor Running Mate of John McCain. And that will put an end to our thorough selection process!"

By pure coincidence, that's not so different from some other submissions, including Roger Kaputnik's

"Wanna survive as a Senior VP at JP Morgan Chase? First four of you to devour the boiled remains of their Bear Stearns counterpart win the prize: to keep your fucking job. Puke and you're out. I'm joining in just for the pleasure."

Caption Contest 160 is here. Anti-Caption Contest 160 is here.


THE STANDINGS

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

29 California

24 New York (21 from the Big Apple)

13 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

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

Cartoon Caption/Anti-Caption Contest Coverage Continues

The winner of Caption Contest 155 (Lee Lorenz's therapy session with Wizard of Oz characters) is

"And my hourly fee is six hundred dollars. You're not in Kansas anymore."
Bill Craig (Ridgewood, NJ)

I think this might be a case where the winning caption words end up in the mouth of the "wrong" cartoon character, in this case the man in the background rather than the man in the foreground. Thoughts?


In Caption Contest 157 (Mick Stevens's living room with view of the cosmos), the nominees are

"Five hundred billion galaxies and nothing's on."
Tom Elia (New York, NY)

"Can I offer anyone a little more oxygen?"
Norma Allewell (Rockville, MD)

"See? Foreclosure's not all bad."
Janice Ambrose (Tucson, AZ)

I think my loser was in the ballpark:

"You think this is impressive? You should see it on my 65" high-definition plasma screen with fiber optic cable!"

The talented and charming Deborah selected the winner (and runners-up) of Anti-Caption Contest 158 (Zachary Kanin's kid at beach surrounded by talking heads emerging from sand):

"I'd hate to be in your shoes! Oh, wait..."
T.G. Gibbon

My loser:

"The undertow and the jellyfish may be keeping people out of the surf today, but it's the sand that's giving me a real pain in the ass!"

Caption Contest 159 is here. Anti-Caption Contest 159 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)

13 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

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

CARTOON CAPTION/ANTI-CAPTION CONTESTS CONTINUE!

Caption-wise, The New Yorker seems to have gone a little meta this week. At least that's what Dan Radosh says, noting how one caption strikes him an anti-caption parody (a spoof of a spoof). Note that the cartoonist is Zachary Kanin, known as an arbiter in the caption contest.

But that's not all. Among the nominees in Caption Contest #96 (Tarzan in tree with pregnant Jane) is

"Fine. If it's a boy, we'll call him Boy. But if it's a girl I want to call her McKenzie."
Fairleigh Brooks (Louisville, KY)

That's close to the winner of Anti-Caption Contest #96:

"I was thinking today... Let's call it 'Boy' if it's a boy, and drown it if it's a girl."
Trout Almondine

The other nominees:

"Well, you'll be a monkey's uncle."
Matthew Palmer (Arlington, VA)

"I guess I always assumed we'd raise Dylan in the city."
Graham Reed (Brooklyn, NY)

My loser:

"There is no escape from the paparazzi."

In Caption Contest #94 (Mike Twohy cartoon of angel arriving in heaven carrying grill and golf clubs), the winner is

"So you can take it with you!"
Gale Davis (Zephyr Cove, NV)

So, as you can see, Twohy and Tahoe make a good fit: Last week, Florida entered the winner's circle; this week it's The Silver State.


In Anti-Caption Contest #97 (human whack-a-mole in an office setting), the winner is

"You think think is some kind of game, you moron? You don't 'win' anything... You just beat them until they are dead or brain damaged."
simsburybear

My loser:

"The office has certainly been having its UPS and DOWNS."

Caption Contest #98 is here. Anti-Caption Contest #98 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

4 Connecticut (two from New Haven, two not)

3 Georgia (includes two-time winner Carl Gables)
3 Illinois
3 Maryland (none named Mary)
3 Minnesota (Minneapolis 2, St. Paul 1)
3 North Carolina
3 Ohio

2 District of Columbia
2 New Hampshire
2 Texas
2 Utah
2 Virginia

1 Arizona
1 Florida
1 Iowa
1 Mississippi
1 Missouri
1 Nevada
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