Monday, September 14, 2026

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #1005

In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #1005 from the issue of September 14, 2026, a couple who just got married has stopped to fill up the tank. The groom has just finished pumping gas. The pump indicates a price of $65.29. The woman angrily holds up a credit cared and speaks. My submission is shown below. The drawing is by Brooke Bourgeois.

"I can't exactly keep it where yours would be if you hadn't left it home."


None of these captions were exactly a match made in heaven:

"You never told me we'd be running on empty."
"Now you tell me you're a credit risk?"
"Hasn't Daddy paid for enough?"
"What happened to the 'for richer' part?"



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