Wednesday, October 17, 2007

The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

I've submitted captions to The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest a couple of times in recent weeks, and now I'm determined to get a caption in the final three. So I think I'm going to start doing weekly posts about the new toon. I can post my caption ideas to get feedback on which one I should submit and you can come up with your own if you want. (And if you do, why not submit them?)

So before reading my first few captions for this week, check out the toon.
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17 comments:

  1. SleekPeltOctober 17, 2007 at 11:36 PM

    "You'd think they'd be warmer in hell."

    "They oughta call 'em the poultry gates.

    "Say 'duck, duck, goose!' one more time and I'm creamin' ya!"

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  2. olives and moreOctober 17, 2007 at 11:47 PM

    i'm diggin the "poultry gates"

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  3. gettoOctober 18, 2007 at 1:42 AM

    "You got a square to spare?" Based on the Seinfeld bit, of course.

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  4. SleekPeltOctober 18, 2007 at 8:11 AM

    "My kingdom for an omelet...."

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  5. SleekPeltOctober 18, 2007 at 8:12 AM

    By the way, in case anyone didn't notice, those are eggs they're sitting on.

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  6. gettoOctober 18, 2007 at 9:31 AM

    The toilets in Heaven could be shaped like eggs? I haven't been there yet, but it's just a thought.

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  7. SleekPeltOctober 18, 2007 at 10:48 AM

    "I gotta go to the can--make sure nobody poaches my seat."

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  8. ClashOctober 18, 2007 at 4:02 PM

    "Look on the bright side. At least we did not have to lay them"

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  9. ClashOctober 18, 2007 at 4:06 PM

    “I liked the March of the Penguins movie too, but this is ridiculous.”

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  10. SleekPeltOctober 18, 2007 at 4:30 PM

    clash: Nice -- I was thinking of a penguin reference, but you beat me to it!

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  11. Bad BillyOctober 18, 2007 at 5:56 PM

    "Man, those Red Bull commercials don't lie..."

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  12. Susan ChipleyOctober 18, 2007 at 9:34 PM

    clash: Those are great! I think you could win it with one of those. (Sorry sleek!)

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  13. SleekPeltOctober 18, 2007 at 9:52 PM

    dm: I'd love for Clash to win this contest!

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  14. ClashOctober 18, 2007 at 11:24 PM

    Thanks. Just messing around. :)

    RTN inspires me.

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  15. josh williamsOctober 19, 2007 at 12:37 AM

    The wings and laying eggs I can handle, but this music reminds me of a bad elevator ride.

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  16. SleekPeltOctober 21, 2007 at 4:08 PM

    josh: Nice.

    I have to get my entry in today, and I'm stuck between the duck-duck-goose one and the omelet one. If anyone else sees this today and has an opinion on which I should submit, I'd appreciate it.

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  17. SleekPeltOctober 21, 2007 at 8:02 PM

    Okay, I went with an amended version:

    "No, I don't want to play Duck Duck Goose!"

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