Eli’s Cartoon Caption Contest No. 165

Contest No. 165 starts right now.

Briefly, here are the details: I’ll supply a drawing of one of my old cartoons that has never been published, leaving off my caption. You are invited to supply your funniest captions. Simply (1) click on “Add New Comment”. Then (2) scroll down past any other submitted captions and type in your name and your caption in the spaces provided. You will also be asked to verify that you are a human being and not a robot. Please follow the instructions in the “Captcha” box. Then (3) click “Save”.

Your caption (or captions) will be posted after I review your submission. However, no captions at all will be posted for the first few days of each contest. This is to give everybody a chance to submit their spontaneous, gut-instinct caption without fear of discovering that it was ripped off by somebody else’s similar spontaneous, gut-instinct caption. This is an equal opportunity contest!

There is no limit on the number of captions you may enter for each drawing, but I will only post and consider the first 15 captions from any contestant. Entries will be accepted and posted for one week, after which a winner will be announced and the winning caption will be printed. Below that I will also print my original caption.

The cut-off time and date for you to send in your captions is midnight Tuesday, September 22, 2020.   

I will be the sole judge. The winning caption will be the one I judge to be the funniest one submitted (not necessarily the one that matches or comes closest to my original caption). Additional rules and regulations, for those of you who need such things, can be found here.

Below is the drawing that needs your funny captions.

 

45 Comments

  1. “My husband is not displaying
    “My husband is not displaying hostile body language, Ms. Brook…
    He’s been frozen in that position, ever since our stay at the ‘Igloo Suite’ from your ‘Alaskan Get Away package’!”

  2. “Basically, we sell you an
    “Basically, we sell you an attractive print of one of these two lovely posters, and you glue it to the window of the small apartment where you’ve spent the past six months.”

  3. “…well, I want excitement
    “…well, I want excitement and meeting people and Harry likes seclusion but the ‘Visit the Head-hunters of the Amazon’ tour is not for us!”

  4. “Would you consider giving my
    “Would you consider giving my husband a ‘partial refund’…
    for the distance he had to swim back to shore?”

  5. “We’d like to go somewhere
    “We’d like to go somewhere more relaxing, like the tip of an active volcano.”

  6. Please ignore my husband, he
    Please ignore my husband, he loves going on vacation, but he does not like spending money. Do you have any cruises for free?

  7. Is it true that they are
    Is it true that they are cancelling the buffets on our Jumbo Cruise around the world just to be safe?

  8. He’s just mad because we have
    He’s just mad because we have to cancel our cruise and visit my mother instead this Christmas.

  9. Oh no, don’t bother with the
    Oh no, don’t bother with the cruise cancellation insurance he said. What could possibly go wrong?

  10. “In my husband’s defense…
    “In my husband’s defense . . . the ‘Non Refundable’ clause
    on your travel brochure was placed below a ‘Beer Ad!'”

  11. “Can’t Wilbur keep the
    “Can’t Wilbur keep the complimentary, Fish Scaler/Key Fob …
    We will be re-booking ‘The Wonders of the Wilderness’ vacation,
    next Spring.”

  12. Oh no, don’t bother with the
    Oh no, don’t bother with the cruise cancellation insurance he said. What could possibly go wrong he said?

  13. Does a singles cruise to
    Does a singles cruise to Cancun meet the minimum guidelines for social distancing from my husband?

  14. Sorry, my husband assumed
    Sorry, my husband assumed billions in airline & cruise industry bailout would trickle down.

  15. He’s not convinced that the
    He’s not convinced that the world’s Largest Indoor Ball Pit is a plus on this cruise.

  16. He’s only going to be happy
    He’s only going to be happy if you can offer him a time travel package away from the year 2020.

  17. “Does the ‘all-inclusive’
    “Does the ‘all-inclusive’ package include complimentary COVID-19 masks, defibrillators and unlimited open-bar?”

  18. “What do you think our odd’s
    “What do you think our odds are for a complete recovery if
    we make it back alive?”

  19. Tim Collins — Your ten

    Tim Collins — Your ten captions (these six plus four more that you sent to my “Winner of . . . ” posting) all arrived this morning, many hours after the midnight deadline.

    They are appreciated, but of course they did not get included in the judging.

    — Eli

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