My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #942

The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #942 appeared in the issue of April 28, 2025. A snail with a snail shell speaks to a snail with a tortoise shell. My entry appears below. The drawing is by Amy Hwang.

"How are things in the Galápagos?"

These captions couldn't keep up:

"I think we should take it slow."
"This relationship is moving too fast."
"How did you get here so fast?"
"I feel like the tortoise to your hare, so to speak."
"May I bounce a few ideas off you?"

May 9, 2025 Update:  The Finalists

May 25, 2025 Update:  I voted for the caption from Needham.

May 26, 2026 Update:  The Winner

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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #140

Admittedly, it was slow going for me these past weeks, as it was for the two diners in the CartoonStock Caption Contest #140, which I never even got to. Although there are now two weeks to work on each contest, I did not manage to write even one caption, let alone the three permitted. And I don't even feel remorse. The drawing is by Phil Witte.

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October 27, 2021 Update:  The Winner

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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #762

I'm getting dizzy thinking about The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #762 from the issue of July 5, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Drew Dernavich.

"Promise you're not going to flip on us."

I couldn't run with these captions:

"For you it's one hour or one spin, whichever comes first."
"Have you been to spin class before?"
"You need a strong back for spin class."
"Can I interest you in flip insurance?"

 

July 24, 2021 Update:  The Finalists

August 1, 2021 Update:  I voted for the caption from New York.

August 8, 2021 Update:  The Winner

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Betty Parsons's Copy of The Art of Living by Saul Steinberg

Saul Steinberg's collection The Art of Living dates from 1949. This copy is dedicated somewhat cryptically to his gallerist Betty Parsons.

Photo by Joe Petro III

Photo by Joe Petro III

Note:  Thanks again to Joe Petro III for providing these images. Two more of his Steinberg books dedicated to Betty Parsons will be showing up here very soon.

If you have access to a personalized book from Saul Steinberg akin to this one, why not submit a scan or two?

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Edward Koren: Age Appropriate?

Who among us hasn't commented on a particular couple's age difference? New Yorker cartoonist Edward Koren does the math:

"How appropriate is that—she's a hundred and twenty years his junior."
Edward Koren
Original art
The New Yorker, September 3, 2012, page 40

Detail

Edward Koren's signature

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The New Yorker, September 3, 2012, page 40

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"How appropriate is that—she's a hundred and twenty years his junior."
Edward Koren
The New Yorker, September 3, 2012, page 40

  

"How appropriate is that—she's a hundred and twenty years his junior."
Edward Koren
Original art
The New Yorker, September 3, 2012, page 40

Drawing by Edward Koren

http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2012-09-03#folio=040

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Today's Walk Along the Canal

It was sunny and warm today: the perfect day for a walk along the canal.

Turtle Gazing

Canal Reflections

Trees Downed in the Canal After Four Nor'Easters

Golf Course Bridge

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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #422--Almost

For the second week in a row, I have forgotten to submit my entry to the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. I don't even have an excuse other than forgetfulness. My captions have only a very slight chance of advancing to finalist status, but when I don't enter the chance is zero.

Let me explain what I did here. I actually thought about the contest all week and I conceived only this one caption. I even filled out the entry form. I did everything but click the submit button. I often wait till the last minute hoping I'll somehow come up with a better idea, but that strategy backfired once again. So, for the second time in two weeks, I present only what would have been my entry in the caption contest. This is Contest #422 for the week of April 7, 2014. The drawing is by Benjamin Schwartz. This is what my caption was supposed to look like.

"I'm all done. You now have a paperless office."

April 14, 2014 Update:  The Finalists

April 28, 2014:  Winning Caption

Note: Last week when I forgot to submit my caption, a herd of rhinoceroses had taken over the local breakfast cafe. The finalists for Joe Dator's cartoon have now been announced. Of course, there might have been a different outcome if I had submitted a caption, but I seriously doubt it. In fact, I don't think I ever quite finished tweaking my caption. Anyway, you can see the results of Contest #421 here.

The last time a cartoon by Benjamin Schwartz was featured in the caption contest, I actually remembered to enter. See the outcome here.

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