My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #673

I've thrown down my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #673 for the issue of August 19, 2019. The drawing is by Victoria Roberts.

"Why don't I just lower my rope ladder instead?"

These captions didn't comb out:

"I thought you liked it silky smooth."
"Every gym has a climbing rope."
"Are there any other athletes at home?"
"I asked for just one thing."
"I don't think this relationship is going anywhere."
"Then what more motivation do you need?"

August 26, 2019 Update:  The Finalists

September 2, 2019 Update:  I voted with Ann Arbor.


September 9, 2019 Update:  The Winner

Note:  Last week cartoonist P. C. Vey got all medical on us. Here's the Rx for Contest #672.


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Rome 2019: The Church of Saint Peter in Chains

The Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli is a not far from the Colosseum in Rome, but it's easy to miss if you don't deliberately seek it out. When I first visited in 1985 there was a coin-operated lighting system that would illuminate Michelangelo's Tomb of Pope Julius II with the famous sculpture of Moses to facilitate photography. Today camera's handle natural lighting well and this modern innovation is no longer in place, thankfully.

Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli

A warning to remain alert

Michelangelo Buonarroti
Moses

Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Tomb of Pope Julius II

Reliquary with St. Peter's Chains

Right down the block is Moses' Bar.

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Maurice Sendak: Really Rosie Theater Poster

"Really Rosie" is a musical based on the four books of Maurice Sendak's The Nutshell Library (1962) and The Sign on Rosie's Door (1960). The book and lyrics are by Sendak with music by Carole King. The musical was originally aired as a CBS television special in 1975. It opened Off-Broadway in 1980. A theater poster signed by Sendak in 1980 is currently offered on AbeBooks for 500 GBP. The artwork features Rosie and her brother Chicken Soup in a setting similar to that of In the Night Kitchen.

Maurice Sendak
AbeBooks Listing Retrieved August 16, 2019

https://www.abebooks.com/Rosie-SENDAK-Maurice-c.1980/30408230912/bd?cm_ven=nl&cm_cat=trg&cm_pla=want_CM&cm_ite=viewbook

1975 TV Special Soundtrack

Carole King

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Rome 2019: The Forum

Our walking tour proceeded from the Colosseum to the Roman Forum. This was my first time entering the site. Again, I was very pleased with the services of Viator on both legs of this tour.

The Colosseum, left, the Arch of Constantine, right, with the Forum in the foreground.

The Arch of Titus with the "Spoils of Jerusalem" relief:

The Arch of Titus

The white Vittorio Emanuele II Monument in the background is the largest building in Rome.

The Tabularium, center, behind the columns of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus

The church of San Lorenzo in Miranda was built in the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
 

The Tabularium, the Arch of Septimus Severus, the church of Santi Luca e Martina, and the Curia Julia or Senate House

The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine

The Arch of Titus

The church of San Lorenzo in Miranda built within the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

The church of San Lorenzo in Miranda built within the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Julius Caesar's grave:

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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #36

This week I dropped off my entries in the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #36. The drawing is by Pat Byrnes.

"Don't bother waiting around. It's already high tide."
"My work is piling up too."
"Have you gentlemen heard of the law of diminishing returns?"

August 22, 2019 Update:  Winning Caption

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My Entry in the New Yorker Caption Contest #672

E-prescribing has yet to come to the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #672 for the combined issue of August 5 and 12, 2019. The drawing is by P. C. Vey.

"I won't renew your warfarin. Do you know what that stuff is?"

These captions were medically unnecessary:

"This should take care of those pesky hallucinations."
"Take two of these and stop anthropomorphizing everyone."
"What's so funny about completing my medical training in Boca?"
"Well, it did wonders for MY self-image."
"Tomorrow you should feel like an ordinary rodent again."
"This will get your tail going."
"This will grow you some whiskers."

August 19, 2019 Update:  The Finalists

August 26, 2019 Update:  I voted with New York, but I tip my hat to North Carolina as well.


September 2, 2019:  The Winner

Note:  Last time cartoonist David Borchart went prehistoric. My caption simply wasn't fit for a cave painting. Grab your spear and join the hunt for Contest #671.


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Rome 2019: The Colosseum

Viator disappointed with its tour of the Vatican Museums, yet the tour group really came through with its excursion to the Colosseum and Roman Forum. There was heavy equipment around the ancient amphitheatre and extensive reconstruction work going on within.

The arches originally served as gates and are numbered with Roman numerals.

The summer crowd is large; it's better to fly!

Fly by

In modern times the Colosseum has been consecrated as a church:

This end of the Colosseum wasn't open to the public last time I was here in 1995.

One section of the seats still retains some ancient marble.

Only some of the extensive decorative work remains. It was originally painted.

The view through an arch towards the Temple of Venus and Roma and beyond that the Forum:

Approaching the Arch of Constantine:

The Arch of Constantine stands alongside the Colosseum:

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