“No, the answer is not two and two fifths!”
(by Lee Lacewell)
My original caption: “No, this is not a case of ‘one solution fits all’.”
Congratulations, Lee Lacewell, on your third victory! The first was in Contest No. 202 and you followed that up with a win in Contest No. 224. You get all the bragging rights that go with your well-deserved victory, so once again you can let the world know that you are one of the funniest people around.
Here are the other submitted captions that were being seriously considered for top honors:
“I’m afraid ‘inflation’ is not an excuse.” (by Joe Ayella)
“NO, BILLY . . . five is not now, nor will it ever be . . . ‘the new four’!” (also by Lee Lacewell)
“This is arithmetic, not economics.” (by Jonathan Stein)
“Is this your final answer?” (by Diane Weisman)
“Math may not be your strong suit but you get an ‘A’ for penmanship.” (by Gary)
“No, you don’t get a participation prize.” (also by Joe Ayella)
“Mathematically, no. Politically, very promising.” (by Anya)
“Actually, it IS an exact science.” (by Rich Wolf)
“Have you thought about going into politics?” (by Paul Nesja)
Contest No. 237 will pop up here before you know it, Captioneers, so keep a watchful eye out for it and please keep those funny captions coming.
One Comment
I couldn’t think of a caption, but I’d like to quote Fyodor Dostoevsky in “Notes From Underground” which has this famous passage:
“How can two plus two equal four if I do not will this to be so? I agree that twice two equals four is an excellent thing; but if we are to give everything its due, twice two equals five is sometimes a very charming thing, too”.