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| "Real magicians conjure boats." |
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| "I'd be impressed if it weren't just a trick of the wind." "Now this time when you reappear, you'll be a woman." "Your act has really improved since the cruise ship." |
There's something magical about the CartoonStock Caption Contest #161. To recap, here's how the contest works: $5 buys you three entries. Real cash prizes are $500 for first place and $100 for each of the five runners up. As of this writing, I've invested $35 in this my seventh pay contest and I managed to win $100 on the previous outing. Odds remain good for now while few people enter. My three new entries are shown below at the top of the list; the lower captions were considered by me but ultimately not entered. The drawing of an onstage rabbit abandoned mid-act in a magician's hat is by Avi Steinberg.
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| "Did all you federal agents really think you could outsmart the greatest magician of our time?" "But he promised not to go to Aruba without me!" "Never mind him. It's a snug hat and you don't want to know where the dove is." * * * "I need a volunteer from the audience eager to adopt a performing pet." "His last words were 'Rabbits make such loving pets.'" |
December 21, 2022 Update: The Winner
January 22, 2023 Update: The contest deliberations have been posted on YouTube.
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Embrace the in-flight entertainment in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #823 from the issue of October 17, 2022. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Akeem Roberts.
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| "We may never reach JFK with all this misdirection." |
October 24, 2022 Update: The Finalists
October 31, 2022 Update: I voted for the caption from San Rafael.
November 7, 2022: The Winner
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Has the magic gone out of The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #749 for the date March 29, 2021? My sleight of hand is shown below. The drawing is by P. C. Vey.
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| "They want me to saw you in two." |
This caption was misdirected:
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| "People are more bored than I thought." |
April 17, 2021 Update: The Finalists
I voted for the caption from Oak Park.
April 24, 2021 Update: The Winner
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There's plenty of misdirection in the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #119. My three entries are shown below. The drawing is by Carolita Johnson.
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| "Actually, I said you should try a little levity." "And do you feel THIS week's session is worth $200?" "Clowns? I thought you had a fear of magicians." |
April 3, 2021 Update: The Winner
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