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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Caption Contest Commentary
“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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“Demonic Playdate” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Before I explain how I came up with a few captions for Shannon Wheeler’s drawing and highlight the best of your entries, here’s a message from Bob Mankoff: “Congratulations to all of you who entered our new Cash-Prize contest! You did something most people can’t do and that’s come up with any caption at…
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“Prehistoric Washer” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Kaamran Hafeez’s cartoon is set in a cave, where two cavemen are looking at a washing machine. One of the cavemen is speaking. Because the cavemen are wearing animal skins, which wouldn’t do well in a washing machine, I initially came up with these three captions: “But everything we have is dry-clean only.” “Nothing we…
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“Grandma and the Wolf” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Meredith Southard’s cartoon changes the ending of a popular fairytale by having Little Red Riding Hood enter her grandmother’s house to find the old woman tying the wolf to a chair. Hanging on the wall behind the grandmother are framed photos suggesting she was able to subdue the wolf because she works out. In the…
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“Two men and a rain cloud” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
In Kaamran Hafeez’s cartoon, two men are strolling along a sidewalk. One man is bald, holding a phone in his right hand, and carrying a briefcase with his left. The other man is carrying a briefcase in his left hand, holding a bag of groceries in his right arm, and getting soaked by his own…
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