Tuesday, March 4, 2025

The CartoonStock Cartoon Caption Contest No. 190

In the CartoonStock Caption Contest number 190, a police officer has pulled over a yellow convertible with a dog and a cat in the front seat and a smaller dog in the back. The dog with a red bandana is driving. The officer speaks.


The rules of the monthly cash prize contest have not changed (and neither has my description of them): Five dollars buys up to three entries. Real cash prizes are $500 for first place and $100 for each of five runners up. As of this writing, I've put $175 into the first thirty-five pay-to-play contests and this thirty-sixth challenge brings my total cash outlay up to $180. Having achieved runner-up status with two previous entries, I've collected $200 from CartoonStock, so I'm still playing with the house's money, thank goodness. In fact, so few contestants enter that the odds may generally be considered favorable even for us less-gifted caption writers. My three entries are shown belowThe cartoonist is Julia Suits.

"Whose idea was it to drive while watching cat videos?"
"I clocked that squirrel at 90."
"I know I left those keys in the drawer."






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Monday, March 3, 2025

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #934

The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #934 appeared in the issue of March 3, 2025. A realtor is showing a couple of potential buyers a home that exists in the form of a floor plan. The realtor speaks. The drawing is by Ellis Rosen.

"The previous owner flatlined."




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Sunday, March 2, 2025

Roz Chast at "Covering The New Yorker"

Three works of original art by cartoonist Roz Chast are included in "Covering The New Yorker," the exhibition currently showing at L'Alliance New York.

Roz Chast
Original art
The New Yorker, October 1, 1990

Roz Chast
Original art
The New Yorker, October 1, 1990





Venus on the Beach
Roz Chast
Original art
The New Yorker, August 4, 2014


Venus on the Beach
Roz Chast
The New Yorker, August 4, 2014


What T. S. Eliot says about April is what The New Yorker says about January:
Cruellest Month
Roz Chast
Original art
The New Yorker, January 29, 2018


Cruellest Month
Roz Chast
The New Yorker, January 29, 2018






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Roz Chast at "Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration"

Two original drawings by Roz Chast are included in the exhibition "Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration." They are currently on view in New York at the Society of Illustrators. The exhibition is curated by another New Yorker cartoonist, Liza Donnelly.

Nadine's First "Ma'am"
Roz Chast
Original art
The New Yorker, November 21, 1983, p. 169

Nadine's First "Ma'am"
Roz Chast
The New Yorker, November 21, 1983, p. 169



With an advertisement for Seiko and a cartoon by Roz Chast 




The second cartoon dates from fifteen years later. By coincidence, both cartoons appeared toward the back of the magazine.
Asexual Harassment
Original art
Roz Chast
The New Yorker, October 26, 1998, p. 200 

The errant spelling of harassment was corrected in the published version.

Asexual Harassment
Roz Chast
The New Yorker, October 26, 1998, p. 200



With a drawing by Roz Chast and a spot drawing by an unidentified artist 




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Note:  Gone fishing! Perhaps someone can identify the artist responsible for this unsigned, humorous spot.
Fishing spot drawing
Artist Unidentified
The New Yorker, October 26, 1998, p. 201





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