In Avi Steinberg’s cartoon, a magic trick has gone wrong. The magician is nowhere to be found, but his hat and wand are on the stage. A worried rabbit is looking out of the hat and addressing the audience. Avi’s original caption—“Folks, did he by any chance say when he would REappear?”—suggests that the magician…
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Caption Contest Commentary
“Climbing Wall Bed” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Jeremy Nguyen’s cartoon is set in what appears to be a dorm room where the bed is set high off the ground on top of a climbing wall. Two young men are in the room looking at the bed, and the man wearing the sweatshirt is speaking. Jeremy’s original caption was, “Most of my dates…
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“Huge Fingerprint” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
This month we have, courtesy of Lars Kenseth, a crime scene. A plainclothes detective is saying something to a uniformed police officer, who’s dusting a huge fingerprint on the wall of a room that’s been cordoned off with yellow barrier tape. Kenseth’s original caption was: “I don’t want to put the cart before the horse,…
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“Pink Elephant” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Tom Chitty’s drawing is set in New York City, where two pedestrians are crossing the street. High above them, a huge pink elephant is scaling the Empire State Building. The pedestrian in a white sweatshirt is saying something to the one in yellow jeans. Chitty’s original caption was a reference to King Kong: “FYI. We’re…
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“Movie Monster Support Group” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Jon Adams has drawn a support group for movie monsters: King Kong, the 50-Foot Woman (whom many of you thought was Jane from the Tarzan pictures), Godzilla, and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. Godzilla is smoking and talking, perhaps to the whole group or maybe just to the woman. Let’s start with Adams’ original…
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“Wicker Man” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Our second $1,000 contest was not easy. I came up with just one caption—“Jewish firms have a Golem”—but we received a bunch of strong entries from you. This month’s judges included our regulars—Bob Mankoff, Trevor Hoey, Joel Mishon, and I—plus Ellis Rosen, who drew the cartoon. We rated the submissions independently without knowing the entrants’…
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