tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post653691313258510358..comments2024-03-21T11:49:23.056-04:00Comments on Attempted Bloggery: My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #410docnadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176391968160060126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-14890847494113813862014-01-12T18:21:41.733-05:002014-01-12T18:21:41.733-05:00Well, tomorrow we'll know what three captions ...Well, tomorrow we'll know what three captions the editors thought were funniest.docnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176391968160060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-51115643617521389192014-01-12T15:29:14.347-05:002014-01-12T15:29:14.347-05:00I would never think you were fishing for complimen...I would never think you were fishing for compliments. "Anything less than one word is frowned upon." Now there's a caption! -1 haha. I love it! <br />I guess I can see your point regarding what beavers do, think, say and cannot possibly say. :-) <br />Leocadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315989583622349977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-14340022358502045682014-01-11T21:56:41.756-05:002014-01-11T21:56:41.756-05:00Of course it's a consolation, Leo, not that I ...Of course it's a consolation, Leo, not that I was fishing for compliments. I'm content to have my captions be enjoyable without necessarily being contenders in the contest. I recall the late Roger Ebert submitted some captions far funnier than mine which did not make it to finalist status. Except once.<br /><br />One-word captions are acceptable, but anything less is frowned upon. I submitted a one-word caption to Contest #405 with typical dismal results. For me, that was not an option this time. I am very literal-minded, so beavers who dedicate their lives to building dams cannot possibly use "Dammit" the way we do. Instead, the word takes them to their happy place. Hence I devised my convoluted caption instead.docnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176391968160060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747226941560881392.post-15809189322659683622014-01-11T12:31:24.390-05:002014-01-11T12:31:24.390-05:00If it's any consolation, I think your mob hit ...If it's any consolation, I think your mob hit caption was far superior to any of the finalists. I totally don't get the "air rights" cartoon or caption, and I do get and like your newest "dammit" caption but I think it would be funnier with just that one word: "Dammit!". Do they accept captions of only one word? Leocadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315989583622349977noreply@blogger.com