My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #926

In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #926 from the issue of December 16, 2024, we visit a standup comedy club. A tomato is onstage at the microphone while a broccoli stalk and a carrot are seated up front. The carrot speaks. The drawing is by Elisabeth McNair.

"We're leaving at the first bent carrot joke."

These captions were not USDA approved:

"I thought his humor would be too raw."
"I might enjoy this if I were stewed."
"He's funny, but there isn't any meat there."
"Let's throw some nightshade."
"He's looking at us. Don't turn red."

January 11, 2025 Update:  The Finalists

January 19, 2025 Update:  I voted for the caption from Edison.

January 24, 2025 Update:  The Winner

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Something Fresh from Virgil Partch

Scott Burns has gone into his files and come up with this original cartoon from the hand of Vip, or Virgil Partch.

"Why is it you've always got to drink until you  turn into a vegetable?"
Virgil Partch

Note:  Thanks to Scott Burns for providing this image. This is already the fourth blog post he's inspired here and the second one related to Virgil Partch.

I would like to hear from anyone who can identify a published cartoon related to this rough drawing.

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