tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post2637052785000727340..comments2024-03-21T11:49:23.056-04:00Comments on Attempted Bloggery: My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #500docnadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176391968160060126noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-88249287278564521252015-12-07T10:10:55.078-05:002015-12-07T10:10:55.078-05:00I believe it is a phone call, but then I've ne...I believe it is a phone call, but then I've never been on the receiving end...docnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176391968160060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-21546581750696816052015-12-07T10:00:42.438-05:002015-12-07T10:00:42.438-05:00Mankoff says that the contest cartoons are rejecte...Mankoff says that the contest cartoons are rejected normal cartoons, but I've suspected that some (maybe most?) of them are made specifically for the contest. They always have an incongruity, whereas the regular ones rarely do.<br /><br />Is a phone call the way you find out if you are a finalist? I thought it was an email.gborishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594063435404090549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-27817103519570499722015-12-06T22:10:26.544-05:002015-12-06T22:10:26.544-05:00Colin never calls, which is about as often as Rock...Colin never calls, which is about as often as Rocky Mountain oysters appear on my dinner plate. I know that sometimes Michael Maslin creates drawings for the Caption Contest without an original caption.docnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176391968160060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-89659727435784205652015-12-06T21:51:24.296-05:002015-12-06T21:51:24.296-05:00I like your caption. Too bad Colin didn't give...I like your caption. Too bad Colin didn't give you a ring. I didn't get anywhere with mine: "Go rustle up some Rocky Mountain oysters." (I think Rocky Mountain oysters are out of season at The New Yorker). I wonder what Michael Maslin originally submitted as the caption? (Quit horsing around)?Booberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932098992741229917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-80161315418664845342015-12-05T18:32:27.340-05:002015-12-05T18:32:27.340-05:00Not bad yourself.Not bad yourself.docnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176391968160060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-5474642884185815062015-12-05T17:50:40.945-05:002015-12-05T17:50:40.945-05:00Not bad. Mine: "This isn't a salmon farm...Not bad. Mine: "This isn't a salmon farm."gborishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594063435404090549noreply@blogger.com