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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The CartoonStock Cartoon Caption Contest No. 167

In the CartoonStock Caption Contest #167, the jars do not contain pickles. To review the rules of the monthly cash prize contest: Five bucks buys no more than 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 $60 into the first dozen pay-to-play contests and this one brings my cash outlay up to $65. I was lucky enough to win $200 along the way but as some very talented caption writers play I don't expect to be able to keep it up. My three new entries are shown below, above the break. Below the break are my also-rans. The drawing of the closet you don't want to be in is by Amy Kurzweil.

"What can I get you, Sybil?"
"It all began with stamp collecting."
"Give me a minute to put myself together."
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"Trust me, I have plenty in the way of brains."
"He loves me for my brains."
"There's been a local brain drain."
"I try to be more mindful."
"You've got to own those bad memories."
"Any thoughts?"

June 11, 2023 Update: The Winners

The judges deliberate:

The artist comments:

Videos added July 4, 2023

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Sunday, April 21, 2019

MoCCA Fest 2019: Amy Kurzweil's Flying Couch

Part of the challenge of navigating MoCCA Fest is making sure one has the flexibility to go after things one never expected one was going to find. Case in point for me was coming across New Yorker cartoonist Amy Kurzweil signing copies of her graphic memoir Flying Couch (2016). I had been wanting to pick up a copy of this book for a while now and clearly this was my golden opportunity. I don't exactly remember what I said to her—surely something smooth and sophisticated—but on the basis of her inscription she seemed somewhat unsure whether this personalized copy of her book was ever going to end up on this blog. Amy Kurzweil, there was never any doubt.

Note: Today represents Amy Kurzweil's first appearance on the old blog. As one might expect I'm looking for examples of her original art, preliminary sketches, and uniquely personalized books to include in future posts.

I have been systematically going through my acquisitions at MoCCA Fest 2019, although I do have other things planned for the next three days. Don't worry, the blog has plenty of time to get through all this.