My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #717

I hope you can look up to my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #717 for July 20, 2020. The drawing is by Lonnie Millsap.

"On the other hand, we haven't heard a peep from upstairs."

July 27, 2020 Update:  The Finalists

August 10, 2020 Update:  I neglected to vote this time around, and I had two weeks! I like them all, but I might have voted with Juno Beach.


August 17, 2020 Update:  The Winner

Note:  This is Lonnie Millsap's first appearance on the blog. Let the fun begin.

Last week in the Caption Contest, cartoonist Brooke Bourgeois gave us a few kitchen obstacles on the way to the refrigerator. My caption didn't deliver any red meat. Grab a snack and reach for Contest #716.

Quick Links to the Attempted Bloggery Archives

Giraffes

The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

The Moment Magazine Cartoon Caption Contest

The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest

All the Above Cartoon Caption Contests and More

Attempted Bloggery's Tall Order of an Index

03325

My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #678

It was a tall order to compose an entry for the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #678 from the issue of September 23, 2019, but I went with a caption that, like me, is somewhat traditional. The drawing is by Victoria Roberts.

"Isn't it time we tied the knot?"

September 30, 2019 Update:  The Finalists

October 7, 2019 Update:  I voted with Santa Monica.

October 14, 2019 Update:  The Winner

Note:  Last week cartoonist Farley Katz drew a hypnotic cat having its way in the kitchen. Better do what the cat wants and check out Contest #677.


Quick Links to the Attempted Bloggery Archives:

Victoria Roberts

Giraffes

Fall

The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

The Moment Magazine Cartoon Caption Contest

The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest

All the Above Cartoon Caption Contests and More

Attempted Bloggery's Twisted Index

03041

Cecily G. and the 9 Monkeys: Original Illustration by H. A. Rey

An original book illustration from Cecily G. and the 9 Monkeys (Rafi et les 9 singes [1939]) by H. A. Rey features the accommodating Cecily Giraffe assisting a family of nine monkeys in making an island crossing. One of these monkeys would go on to become Curious George in subsequent books. Far below, two fish observe the proceedings with obvious pleasure, just as we do.

"Do you want to get across?"
H. A. Rey
Original book illustration
Cecily G. and the 9 Monkeys, 1939

H. A. Rey
Swann GalleriesIllustration Art, December 6, 2018
Sale 2495 Lot 40
Hammer Price $14,000

Quick Links to the Attempted Bloggery Archives:

H. A. Rey

Original Book Illustrations

Giraffes

Monkeys

Attempted Bloggery's Monkey's Uncle of an Index

02857

Erica's Copy of Cecily G. and the 9 Monkeys by H. A. Rey

Cecily G. and the 9 Monkeys (1939) by H. A. Rey represents the first appearance in print of the monkey today known as Curious George. A delightful copy of the fourteenth printing of the American edition (1942) signed and inscribed by the author with a  pen and color pencil drawing of a giraffe failed to find a buyer at Bonhams New York last year. Possibly the robust $2,000 to $3,000 auction estimate kept otherwise-interested bidders away. The drawing is inscribed "To Erica." The German-born H. A. Rey started to use the German spelling Erika before attempting to turn the k into a c.

Inscribed "To Erica/with best wishes/H. A. Rey"
with a drawing of a giraffe

H. A. Rey
Bonhams Sale December 5, 2018
Bought In

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24899/lot/216/?category=list&length=10&page=22

Quick Links to the Attempted Bloggery Archives:

Signed Books with Original Drawings

Giraffes

Attempted Bloggery's Index with a Yellow Hat

02856

My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #531

Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #531 for August 1, 2016. The drawing is by Will McPhail.

"Widescreen just isn't us."

August 21, 2016 Update:  The Finalists

August 22, 2016 Update:  I voted for the first caption.


August 29, 2016 Update:  Winning Caption

Note:  Last time we had a caption contest, cartoonist Peter Kuper dangled the Sword of Damocles. My caption must have dangled a modifier; why else wouldn't it be chosen? In other words, Contest #530 must really have hung by a thread.

Depending on how you look at it, Will McPhail is a force of nature. Or a product of television.

01943

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

Last week we stayed at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in Walt Disney World. Here are a few photos from the hotel.

The lobby of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

Antelope Couple

Beaded Bird Headdress, Bamileke People, Cameroon and Equestrian Figure, Ewe People, Togo

We stayed in Jambo House. This is our balcony view. The Kidani Village is visible across the way.

Reticulated giraffes

African spoonbill

Image added September 14, 2014

African spoonbill

Image added September 14, 2014

Flamingoes

Flamingoes

Flamingoes

Note:  See more from Walt Disney World.

01255

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #380

This is my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #380 for May 13, 2013. The drawing is by Paul Noth.

"Why didn't we bring a shovel?"

May 20, 2013 Update:  The Finalists

June 3, 2013 Update:  The Winning Caption

Note:  Read my previous entry in the Cartoon Caption Contest here.

0723