The CartoonStock Cartoon Caption Contest No. 165

The alien invasion is underway in the CartoonStock Caption Contest #165. Let's go over how this monthly cash prize contest works: Five bucks buys up to three entries and that's it. Real cash prizes are $500 for first place and $100 for each of five runners up. As of this writing, I've spent—pardon me, invested—$50 over the first ten contests and this one makes it $55. I somehow managed to win $200 along the way but as more talented caption writers enter, I don't expect to keep doing this well. My three new entries are shown below, above the break. The full-color drawing of a small-scale invasion is by Juan Astasio.

"We may need to rethink the full-scale attack."
"No, I said they were small-MINDED."
"Everything looks so much bigger with these visors."
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"We need to rethink tonight's menu."
"What do you say we abduct a shoe?"
"Save the death rays for our scouting party."
"Think about how we can scale this up."

July 4, 2023 Update:  The Winners

The judges deliberate:

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