My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #951

In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #951 from the issue of July 7 & 14, 2025, two demons in hell observe a despondent man on a sofa sleepily extending his arm holding a TV remote. The demon who is not holding a pitchfork speaks. My entry appears below. The drawing is by Akeem Roberts.

"It only plays 'Fire Country.'"

This caption just wasn't cool:

"Don't tell him I swiped the batteries."

July 26, 2025 Update:  The Finalists

August 1, 2025 Update:  I voted for the caption from New Britain.

August 10, 2025 Update:  The Winner

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Lee Lorenz: Not a Barbecue Pit...

An early Lee Lorenz cartoon rough depicts one of those neighbors no one wants to have around. The original art was sold on eBay last year for an undisclosed best offer.

"... And all this time I thought he was making a barbecue pit."
Lee Lorenz
Original cartoon art

Lee Lorenz
eBay Listing Ended January 18, 2017

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lee-Lorenz-Gag-Cartoon-Illustration-Demon-Statue-New-Yorker-Magazine-LISTED-/302193775041?hash=item465c2711c1%3Ag%3AeyQAAOSwt5hYdsrG&nma=true&si=YQGb25QThn5Fxe78BW8tTy6VzZY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Lee Lorenz
eBay Item Description

"... And all this time I thought he was making a barbecue pit."
Lee Lorenz
Original cartoon art

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