This week I tried to land my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #794 from the issue of March 14, 2022. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Charlie Hankin.
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| "They're suing for peace." |
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| "Archie! Phone home!" "It's about time they abducted some lawyers." |
March 21, 2022 Update: The Finalists
March 28, 2022 Update: I voted for the caption from Staten Island. I've always wanted to say that.
April 10, 2022 Update: The Winner
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| "Yeah, what are the odds, right?" "Wow, I must be the luckiest guy in the world!" "Hands down you're our best surveyor ever." "Not a word about this to the stockholders." "Not a word about this to management." "Not a word about this to Mr. Koch." "Are you still morally opposed to drilling?" "Do you still think this isn't worth a little climate change?" "On second thought about our underfunded pension plan, who cares?" "Do me a favor and climb down into this hole for a second." "What if just this once we stop worrying about the shareholders?" "Call it cartoonist's luck." |
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| "Funny you two have never met." |
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| "Which of you wanted the Tang?" "I thought I made sure my two lovers would never meet." "I just can't breathe in here." "Would you like to hear about my trip abroad?" |
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| "I've finally found something in your price range." "It's a bit of a hole-in-the-wall." "You said you wanted rustic." "What are your feelings about grizzlies?" "Prepare yourself. It's a bit of a fixer-upper." |
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| "His last words were 'Do you have any idea who I am?'" "He didn't care for the new guy." "His favorite saying was 'It's always harvest time.'" "I'll miss him. His loathing knew no bounds." "He always hated peaceful endings." "He was also good at taxes." "He never shirked his duty." "He never failed to lose a client." |
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| "Welcome to Sunken Donuts!" |
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| "Not large. We call it Venti." "Alas, I had dropped the treasure chest overboard." |
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| "See? It beats the view from Brooklyn." |
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| "It still doesn't feel suburban." "Isn't it time they finished the 2nd Avenue subway?" "I'd prefer a tram." |
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| "Did you bring the beer?" |
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| "May I?" "This is right up my alley." "But I brought my bowling shoes." "I'll handle this. You get us some beer." "Just this once and I'll never ask for anything again." "It's all yours. I threw my back out." "Miss one more time and I'm taking over." "Aim for the pocket." "How does it reset?" "Care to split?" |
