“My answer is ‘yarr’.”
(by Diane Weisman)
My original caption: “It’s not that I don’t like you, Tom . . . ”
Congratulations, Diane Weisman, on this, your eighth victory! Your last win was in Contest No. 185, so persistence pays off . . . well, maybe not in money, but at least in the knowledge that you are once again one of the funniest people around.
Here are the other captions that were in serious contention:
“But what about law school?” (by Michael Lomazow)
“No, Randall, I don’t want to be your ‘biker chick’.” (by Pat Foley)
“First of all it’s wife not old lady.” (by Lee Lacewell)
“My answer to will I marry you, depends on if you are a Jet or a Shark.” (also by Diane Weisman)
“It’s not me, it’s you. You look like an idiot.” (also by Michael Lomazow)
“You would rent a tux for the ceremony . . . right?” (by Kay Ralph)
“Shiver me timbers bucko — I’m just not sure if I want to be your matey.” (by Gary)
“You only love me for my booty.” (by Mark S.)
“Yes, Donald, I’ll go to Sturgis with you.” (also by Pat Foley). I’m not sure, Pat Foley, if this caption would be understood by anyone outside of the U.S.A. But it made me chuckle because ages ago my wife and I were auto-vacationing in the Western states and we quite by chance visited the gigantic annual motorcycle rally that takes place in the tiny town of Sturgis, South Dakota. It was mind-boggling!
Contest No. 205 will be posted soon enough, Captioneers, so keep on the lookout for it, and thanks for participating!
Contest No. 204 starts right now.
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. To enter your caption, simply (1) click on “See Comments and Add Your Own”. Then (2) scroll down past any other submitted captions and type in your name and your caption in the spaces provided. Then (3) click “Save”. There is no charge to submit captions, and the only prize is the honor of being one of the funniest people around.
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 will 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. Every posted caption has a notation as to the date and time it was received. 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 reveal my original caption. I am the sole judge and the winning caption will be the one I deem to be the funniest one submitted (not necessarily the one that matches or comes closest to my original caption).
The cut-off time and date for you to send in your captions is midnight Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
Below is the drawing that needs your funny captions. This is another really ancient cartoon of mine — I’m guessing that I probably originally drew it about 60 or 65 years ago. Good luck, Captioneers!
“Alexa? Siri wants to talk with you.”
(by Sharon)
My original caption: “Miss Marlowe, am I right-handed or left-handed?”
Congratulations, Sharon, on this, your 10th Caption Contest victory. It took a while (your last win was way back in Contest No. 175), but persistence pays off. You are once again one of the funniest people around, and you can shout it to the world.
As for my original caption (see above), I still like it very much and can’t figure out why it wasn’t snapped up and printed by at least one of my “business” publications.
Here are the other entries that I was seriously considering for top honors:
“Diane, you know I can’t multitask.” (by Diane Weisman)
“Ms. Thompson, would you find somebody to call me, please?” (by Gayden Wren)
“Hold the phone, I’m on the phone.” (by Pat Foley)
“Did I say that? . . . over the P.A. system?” (by Lee Lacewell)
“Here I am surrounded by the most advanced communications technology humanity can ever possibly aspire to, even including a matching pen and pencil, and yet I still feel empty inside.” (by Marc Eliot Stein). Do I detect a smidgen of sarcasm here, Marc??
A new contest will be posted before long, Captioneers. Keep up the good work and thanks for your participation.
Contest No. 203 starts right now.
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. To enter your caption, simply (1) click on “See Comments and Add Your Own”. Then (2) scroll down past any other submitted captions and type in your name and your caption in the spaces provided. Then (3) click “Save”. There is no charge to submit captions, and the only prize is the honor of being one of the funniest people around.
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 will 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 reveal my original caption. I am the sole judge and the winning caption will be the one I deem to be the funniest one submitted (not necessarily the one that matches or comes closest to my original caption).
The cut-off time and date for you to send in your captions is midnight Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
Below is the drawing that needs your funny captions. Good luck, Captioneers!
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