Caption Contest Commentary

In Ellis Rosen’s cartoon, an older man is sitting in the passenger seat of a car being driven by a much younger man. The car is perpendicular to the flow of traffic on a multi-lane highway. I initially assumed that the older man was a driving instructor: “Failing to signal is the least of it.”…
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Chris Weyant’s cartoon is set in a fine restaurant, where a pirate is dining alone. A sommelier is presenting a ship in a bottle as if it were a bottle of wine. In front of the pirate is an empty wine glass. The sommelier is speaking. Some wines are described as spicy, and Old Spice…
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In John Klossner’s cartoon, a casually dressed radio host with a beard is interviewing a dog who’s sitting on a chair in front of a microphone and wagging its tail. Both the dog and the interviewer are wearing headphones. The host has turned in his chair to listen to his producer, a woman whose arms…
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P.C. Vey’s cartoon is set in a police station, where a fisherman is looking at a line-up of five fish who are wearing numbers for identification. A plainclothes detective is looking at the fish and speaking, though it’s not clear whether she’s addressing the fish, the fisherman, or the armed and uniformed officer standing behind…
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In Drew Panckeri’s cartoon, a man who’s sitting on his front step as if it were a throne is holding an icicle as if it were a scepter. He’s flanked by five vaguely threatening snowmen, and they’re all looking at a postal worker who’s delivering the mail. The man who would be king is addressing…
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