{"id":7768,"date":"2022-02-15T12:06:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T17:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/?p=7768"},"modified":"2025-12-06T10:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:16:22","slug":"by-the-fire-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/by-the-fire-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBy the Fire\u201d Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sub22104_.jpg\" alt=\"caption contest\" width=\"350\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sub22104_.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sub22104_-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sub22104_-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sub22104_-570x390.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Mick Stevens&#8217; cartoon is set in a room where a caveman and a cavewoman sit on the floor watching a small fire. The door to the room is closed. The woman is smiling and speaking.<\/p>\n<p>My first caption highlights the risk of indoor flames: <strong>&#8220;Now try inventing a smoke alarm.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My final two captions refer to cave paintings::<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;We need some paintings.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;You&#8217;re usually not one to leave the walls blank.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s see how you did:<\/p>\n<p>Many of you focused on the location of the fire:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Technically, it <em>is<\/em> central and it <em>is <\/em>heating&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing like central heating.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always wanted central heating.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;So glad we have central heating.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I love the central heating.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Others focused on the closed door:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Too bad we have no idea how to get out of here.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Any chance you know how to open a door?&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And one of you focused on the fact that we can&#8217;t see the cavewoman&#8217;s right arm or the caveman&#8217;s left arm: <strong>&#8220;Lost my arm to a saber-tooth. You?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are two variations on my smoke alarm joke:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Let&#8217;s not ruin it by inventing a smoke alarm.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;What&#8217;s that blaring, beeping sound?&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;d like that last caption even more without the word &#8220;blaring,&#8221; which is unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another entry that focuses on the problem with indoor flames: <strong>&#8220;I bet you&#8217;re glad we went with the high ceilings now.&#8221;<\/strong> I wish the word &#8220;now&#8221; appeared at the beginning of that entry because the caption should end with the punchline, which is &#8220;high ceilings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This entry suggests that the caveman&#8217;s not just a Neanderthal, but a neanderthal: <strong>&#8220;I suppose now you expect me to cook.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like I did, many of you focused on the blank walls:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;This place will feel more like home once you draw on the walls.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;We should draw something on the walls.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;The landlord said something about not drawing on the walls.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That last entry reminds me of one of my collaborations with Lila Ash, which appeared in the December 16, 2019 issue of <em>The New Yorker<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CartoonStock_529638_CC902623.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CartoonStock_529638_CC902623.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CartoonStock_529638_CC902623-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CartoonStock_529638_CC902623-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CartoonStock_529638_CC902623-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This next caption goes after the same joke, but from a slightly different angle since the problem here is not defacing the walls but creating a fire hazard: <strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re not getting our deposit back.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any caption contest featuring a caveman will elicit a lot of jokes about inventing something. This contest was no exception, and the best entries in that category were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Sure, Ed invented fire, but you invented minimalism.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I told you there would be a wait at the patent office.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Maybe you can invent a place to put it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Now let&#8217;s invent a sectional.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The next two entries explain what was used to start the fire:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Do you think we&#8217;re the only people that can&#8217;t assemble IKEA?&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;We weren&#8217;t using the furniture anyway.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These entries suggest that the fire enhances the room:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I love how it really ties the room together.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;We should get one of these for the den.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;It really brightens the room!&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The next two captions highlight the room&#8217;s improvement over the couple&#8217;s last accommodation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Yes, much better than the cave.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I love modern living.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These entries have the cavewoman thinking about home improvements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m thinking about granite countertops.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;ll carpet <em>around.<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And here are the week&#8217;s best puns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Seems like old times.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;This takes me back.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The last nine captions deserve extra points for being consistent with the cavewoman&#8217;s smiling expression. 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