My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #1001

In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #1001 from the issue of August 10, 2026, four snails sit around a campfire at night. One holds a flashlight to his horrified face and speaks. My submission is shown below. The drawing is by Lynn Hsu.

"With horror I realized I had wandered into a convention of French chefs."

These captions were too scary even for me:

"His white whale was a blonde ale."
"It was then that I realized I couldn't outrun the man with the saltshaker."
"When I arrived in Margaritaville, my nemesis was searching for his lost shaker of salt."

August 26, 2026 Update: The Finalists

September 3, 2026 Update:  I voted for the caption from beautiful downtown Burbank.

September 7, 2026 Update:  The Winner

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