In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #973 from the combined issue of December 29, 2025 & January 5, 2026, a snowman is in the studio of a podcaster during a broadcast session. The snowman speaks. The drawing is by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby.
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| "Before I go, there's just one song I'd like you to play." |
January 17, 2026 Update: The Finalists
January 24, 2026 Update: I voted for the caption from Lafayette.
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In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #962 from the issue of October 6, 2025, we are looking into the cockpit of a fixed-wing aircraft. The pilot, an octopus, has some words for the copilot. My entry appears below. The drawing is by the team of Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby.
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| "Would you like to know what happened to your sandwich?" |
October 18, 2025 Update: The Finalists
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Two snowmen are getting pugilistic in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #885 from the issue of February 12 & 19, 2024, and one of them has lost his head. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby.
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| "It's only a technical knock-off." |
March 2, 2024 Update: The Finalists
March 9, 2024 Update: I voted for the caption from Norristown.
March 15, 2024 Update: The Winner
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| "Don't you have anything better to do?" |
June 4, 2023 Update: The Finalists
June 10, 2023 Update: I voted for the caption from Montclair.
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What's the big deal with my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #805 from the issue of June 6, 2022? My outsized caption is shown below. The drawing is by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby.
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| "Let's do our next session remotely." |
These captions weren't up to the climb:
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| "In many ways, you both have grown." "At least you're no longer getting carried away." "It's $200 per session plus replastering." |
June 18, 2022 Update: The Finalists
June 22, 2022 Update: I voted for the caption from Mosely.
July 3, 2022 Update: The Winner
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| "My client keeps full custody of you." |
January 17, 2021 Update: The Finalists
January 29, 2022 Update: I voted for the caption from Rocklin.
February 1, 2022 Update: The Winner
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It's time to sink into The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #780 from the issue of November 15, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby.
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| "I tell you, it's a jungle in here." |
November 24, 2021 Update: The Finalists
December 5, 2021 Update: I voted for the caption from Oneonta.
December 11, 2021 Update: The Winner
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I couldn't quite get a grip on The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #767 from the issue of August 16, 2021. My caption is shown below, although I neglected to enter it. The cartoon is by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby.
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| "What does a woman have to do to get a drink around here?" |
August 28, 2021 Update: The Finalists
August 30, 2021 Update: I voted for the caption from Steamboat Springs.
September 6, 2021 Update: The Winner
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