My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #913

An artist goes to her psychotherapist in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #913 from the issue of September 16, 2024 and she paints a Rorschach test. My submission is shown below. The insightful drawing is by Suerynn Lee.

"But I'm not repressed. It's just a kitty cat."

These captions lacked awareness:

"I'm going to have to charge you for this."
"This is more about you than me."
"That's it. Too sane for you?"
"If you want, I can make it more deranged."
"Whoops! Is that too much self-doubt?"
"I see the inability to make a living as an artist."

September 29, 2024 Update:  The Finalists

October 5, 2024 Update:  I voted for the caption from Rochester.

October 13, 2024:  The Winner

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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #816

What is one to make of The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #816 from the issue of August 29, 2022, with its obvious reference to a common phrase? How closely should a good caption allude to that phrase? My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Suerynn Lee.

"Not everyone is meant to be a bricklayer."

These captions didn't hold up:

"It's like talking to a common cliche."
"You never listen to what I say. It's like, it's like...I wish I could think of the right simile."
"And how do you think you're going to drink that?"
"Who do you like besides Pink Floyd?"
"I'm not going to sew you into your shirt every day."
"Red isn't your color."
"No kidding? My grandfather was a Mason."

September 5, 2022 Update:  The Finalists

September 16, 2022 Update:  I voted for the caption from Burien.

September 19, 2022 Update:  The Winner

 

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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #731

It's time to analyze my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #731 for November 2, 2020. The drawing is by Suerynn Lee.

"Digging deeper is supposed to be a metaphor."

November 9, 2020 Update:  The Finalists

November 16, 2020 Update:  I voted with Port Weller.

November 23, 2020 Update:  The Winner

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