Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #497 for November 9, 2015. The drawing is by Zachary Kanin.
Here are some other too-closely-related caption ideas:
November 16, 2015 Update: The Finalists
Note: Last week Tom Cheney showed us how to hose down a toaster in the driveway. My caption came out burnt to a crisp. See the hot and crusty results of Contest #496.
You can chug-a-lug further blog posts about Zachary Kanin in the archives.
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| "I thought I could... I thought I could..." |
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| "No one loves the Little Engine That Couldn't Care Less." "No one loves the Little Engine That Couldn't." "No one loves the Little Engine That Failed." |
November 16, 2015 Update: The Finalists
November 30, 2015 Update: Winning Caption
Note: Last week Tom Cheney showed us how to hose down a toaster in the driveway. My caption came out burnt to a crisp. See the hot and crusty results of Contest #496.
You can chug-a-lug further blog posts about Zachary Kanin in the archives.
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I think I like the 2nd of your discarded ones better than your entry because it's also funny, but a little less obvious.
ReplyDeleteMy entry was more indirect: "I'm not over the hill."
But now I think mine might be too indirect. I thought of another (too late) that strikes a balance: "Now I'm the little engine that could get twenty years without parole."
Yes, sometimes I finally get inspired after the contest is closed.
DeleteI think my subconscious sometimes works on them. My entry for this week came to me before I was fully awake one morning.
DeleteThat's the way to do it if you can.
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