There's a new goalkeeper in town for The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #904 from the issue of July 8 & 15, 2024. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Drew Dernavich.
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| "Watch out. He's got a mean butt." |
These captions weren't regulation:
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| "They say he's the greatest of all time." "Amazingly, he passed the drug test." |
July 27, 2024 Update: The Finalists
August 3, 2024 Update: I voted for the caption from Anaheim.
August 11, 2024 Update: The Winner
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"Football: The Beautiful Game" was an online-only auction held at Bonhams London on December 13. All the works related to a sport known here in the States as soccer. The sale featured works from Chris Beetles, Ltd.
The Ref is an undated work by Ronald Searle that looks to be from the 1950s. It was published in the Tribune, a democratic socialist newspaper based in London. The referee looks over his left shoulder for a possible infraction, whistle at the ready. His hanging right arm ends in what Searle referred to as a "medieval" hand in the Russell Davies biography.
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| Ronald Searle Bonhams London listing accessed December 6, 2023, seven days before the sale |
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| Ronald SearleBonhams London item description accessed December 6, 2023 |
Note: I don't follow what every other nation calls football and I don't keep copies of the Tribune in my home library. Still, I would like to hear from anyone who may chance to come across this work in its pages.
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The World Cup finally meets The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #830 from the issue of December 5, 2022. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Felipe Galindo.
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| "I see our time is up." |
These captions were offside:
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| "I can't bear the sound of 'GOOAALL!'" "It's ironic, but I'm feeling emotionally blocked." "I still can't bring myself to call this football." "Why WOULDN't I be defensive?" |
December 12, 2022 Update: The Finalists
January 1, 2023 Update: For once, I voted for the caption from New York City.
January 14, 2023 Update: The Winner
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