Showing posts with label astronaut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label astronaut. Show all posts

Monday, January 19, 2026

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #975

In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #975 from the issue of January 19, 2026, two astronauts standing on the moon look up at the earth while one takes a photo of it with his smart phone. The astronaut who is taking the photo speaks. The drawing is by Tommy Siegel.
"I'll post this once I think of a good caption."




These captions didn't reach escape velocity:

"I can see my house from here."
"Get in the picture with everyone else."
"That's something you don't see every day."
"Now watch me cool it down with a filter setting."
"Don't they look miserable?"




January 31, 2026 Update:  The Finalists





February 7, 2026 Update:
  I voted for the caption from Toronto.


February 9, 2026 Update:  The Winner







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Monday, January 24, 2022

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #788

This week I tried to fit a caption to The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #788 from the issue of January 24, 2022. My entry is shown below. The drawing is by E. S. Glenn.

"I'm just surprised they have you working from home."




February 1, 2022 Update:  The Finalists





February 7, 2022 Update:  I voted for the caption from Renfrew.



February 21, 2022 Update:  The Winner






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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #64

That's one small step for my three entries in the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #64. I found this one to be quite tricky. Does this scenario suggest a national tragedy? The drawing is by Carolita Johnson.
"There's a sort of funny story about your life support."
"Not the moon. Two more guesses."
"The good news is you're very much alive. The bad news is you're way off course."


March 5, 2020 Update:
  The Winner



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Monday, December 16, 2019

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #690

That's one small step for my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #690 for December 16, 2019. The giant leap of a drawing is by Michael Maslin.

"Here we are, sir, back to 1-G."


These captions were a little too earthbound:
"The Eagle has landed, Mr. Baxter."
"Off for a spacewalk, sir?"
"Nice reentry, sir."
"Splashdown!"



December 30, 2019 Update:  The Finalists


January 6, 2020 Update:
  I voted with Goleta.


January 13, 2020 Update:
  The Winner



Note:  In last week's Caption Contest, cartoonist Drew Dernavich
 showed us the unfortunate aftermath of a contemporary jousting tournament. Find out why Contest #689
 could be headed straight to traffic court.



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