In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #924 from the issue of December 2, 2024, we seee a robot couple at home in their apartment. One is reviewing the want ads; both appear dejected. My submission is shown here. The drawing is by E. S. Glenn.
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| "They're all looking for loyalty, not competence." |
These captions did not follow Asimov's laws:
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"Guess who's considered obsolete?" "But I can't dance." "We're being replaced by smart robots." |
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In 1933, Simon & Schuster published four Inner Sanctum Picture Puzzles. These were jigsaw puzzles with interlocking pieces "happily matched" in some unusual but relevant shapes. The black and white images displayed on the box covers teasingly hint at the full color pictures to be seen once the 300-piece puzzles are completed. The comic artists involved in the project were Peter Arno, Tony Sarg, Otto Soglow, and William Steig.
First up is none other than Arno, whose work in The New Yorker was extremely popular. His puzzle is titled Peek-a-Boo! Arno suggestively builds on his reputation as a ribald cartoonist. "This is the story of the Bounder and the Bothered Beauties," the promotional copy on the box cover reads, suggesting something naughty within.
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| "Note: This is a very small section of the picture you will find in the box." |
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| Peter Arno eBay listing ended November 30, 2024 |
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| Peter Arno eBay item description |
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| "Peek-a-boo!" Peter Arno |
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| "Peek-a-boo!" Peter Arno |
Picture Puzzle no. 2, is called Animals in a Speakeasy. The image is by Tony Sarg who was well known as an illustrator and puppeteer.
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| Tony Sarg's signature indicates a 1932 date of creation. |
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| Animals in a Speakeasy Tony Sarg |
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| Animals in a Speakeasy Tony Sarg |
Otto Soglow's Little King is featured on the last of the Picture Puzzles, no. 3. It is called King on Roller Skates. Happily, Shay's Puzzle Workshop has great images of the box and the completed puzzle here.
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| King on Roller Skates Otto Soglow |
No. 4, then, is Oompah! by William Steig. Images of this puzzle are on the flickr account of dajavous. I had to rotate them for your viewing pleasure.
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| https://www.flickr.com/photos/50241745@N05/30342806614/in/photostream/ |
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| https://www.flickr.com/photos/50241745@N05/31020713822/in/photostream/ |
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