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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| "No, Todd, the irony is not lost on me." |
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| "Look at the bright side. Our insulin went down with the ship." "The last thing we need is tooth decay." "I'm content to marvel at nature's wonders." "That palm tree could be a sling shot…for one of us." "My biggest regret is never learning to swim." |
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| "Sex on the Beach, and no wisecracks." |
These captions came up empty:
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| "Make it Ocean Spray." "I suppose you think it's funny to serve me Goldfish crackers." "If I wanted bottled water, I'd ask for it." "There's nothing funny about a Mickey Finn." "I never pay for water." |
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| "It's called good cop, bad clown." |
I'm pleading the Fifth on these captions:
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| "Talk or the doggie bites it." "Your alibi is about to go pffft." "We're prepared to offer you a sentence in dog years." |
