{"id":9120,"date":"2023-08-28T09:55:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T13:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/?p=9120"},"modified":"2026-01-04T05:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T10:49:18","slug":"zebra-bricks-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/zebra-bricks-caption-contest-commentary-with-lawrence-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Zebra Bricks&#8221; Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zebra-caption-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"CartoonStock caption contest cartoon by Pat Byrnes. Two zebra are watching another with the pattern of bricks not stripes\" width=\"500\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zebra-caption-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zebra-caption-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zebra-caption-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zebra-caption.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month our panel of judges included the cartoonist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoonists\/patbyrnes\">Pat Byrnes<\/a>, who created what is, in my opinion, one of the best <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cartoons of all time:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC140389_Sharing-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC140389_Sharing-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC140389_Sharing-768x686.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC140389_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC140389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His captionless drawing for our contest is set in Africa, where two zebras with the traditional black and white stripes are looking at a zebra whose coat appears to be a wall of bricks. One of the striped zebras is talking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pat\u2019s original caption connected the brick wall to urban environments: <\/span><b><i>\u201cYou sure have adapted to city life, haven\u2019t you?\u201d<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Several of you made the same connection:<\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cWell, look who just got back from the city!\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cThis is my cousin. He works in the city.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cYou must be the city gal.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cSo, how was New York?\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next two captions present different attitudes toward urban sprawl:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cHey, I like the adaptation to urban encroachment.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cThere goes the savannah.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A couple of you submitted a pun that doubled as a sex joke:<\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cOne of us just got laid.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cLook who got laid.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They\u2019re juvenile, yes, but they work. I think the following caption is also a sex joke: <\/span><b>\u201cThough yes, for a 9-inch chameleon that\u2019s still pretty damned impressive.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I interpreted that line to mean that the lizard is the zebra\u2019s father, and that the striped lions are impressed by such a small creature\u2019s ability to impregnate a much larger animal. My fellow judges think I\u2019m crazy. They insist that the zebra who looks like a brick wall is the chameleon. They\u2019re insane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the best non-sexual puns:<\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cSince when do you wear foundation?\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cToo much foundation.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cHe\u2019s well built.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cShe\u2019s had work.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cYou\u2019re maybe a little too exposed?\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I especially like that last caption because it reconciles the disparate elements (brickwork and zebras) in an especially clever way\u2014by noting that zebras are vulnerable to attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This next entry also alludes to the fact that zebras are prey, but it doesn\u2019t really address the bricks (other than noting that they look ridiculous): <\/span><b><i>\u201cWhat I fear most about a hyena attack is the laughter.\u201d<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a lawyer who represents public housing residents, I felt guilty about laughing at this entry: <\/span><b><i>\u201cExcuse me\u2014which way is the Serenghetto?\u201d<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many (way too many) entries referred to \u201cBrick House,\u201d a 1977 hit for The Commodores, and now I can\u2019t get the damn song out of my head. The best such caption was, <\/span><b><i>\u201cI would never describe her build that way.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s another reference to a popular song: <\/span><b><i>\u201cHow was the Pink Floyd concert?\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I like this caption, but it loses points for failing to address the zebras at all: <\/span><b><i>\u201cI tried talking to him. Know what that\u2019s like?\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, here are a few solid entries that don\u2019t fit neatly into a particular category:\u00a0<\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cIn this climate you\u2019d do better with aluminum siding.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cIf a lion\u2019s close, she\u2019ll probably shit a brick.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cYou put on weight.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations to DON SYMONS, who submitted this month\u2019s winning caption, <\/span><b><i>\u201cShe\u2019s had work.\u201d<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Here\u2019s an excerpt from his Wikipedia page:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donald_Symons\">Donald Symons<\/a> is an American anthropologist best known as one of the founders of evolutionary psychology, and for pioneering the study of\u00a0human sexuality from an evolutionary perspective. He is one of the most cited researchers in contemporary sex research\u2026. Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker\u00a0describes Symons\u2019 \u201cThe Evolution of Human Sexuality\u201d as a \u201cgroundbreaking book\u201d\u2026. Symons is Professor Emeritus<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symons may be best known, however, for losing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s cartoon caption contest to me back in 2013:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.40-AM-277x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.40-AM-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.40-AM-944x1024.png 944w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.40-AM-768x833.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.40-AM.png 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.59-AM-2-266x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.59-AM-2-266x300.png 266w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.59-AM-2-910x1024.png 910w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.59-AM-2-768x865.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-28-at-9.49.59-AM-2.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be fair, Symons has had a good amount of success in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contest, making it to the finalists\u2019 round five times and winning once.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the five runners-up:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cThis is my cousin. He works in the city.\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cYou\u2019re maybe a little too exposed?\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cYou look so well put together.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cThere goes the savannah.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>\u201cOne of us just got laid.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Watch the Judging Process<\/h3>\n<p>For those of you who want to see how we made our selections, we recorded the process with Pat and posted it below<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QNVqRmFhSZA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 12px;\">Like what you see? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cartoonstockacartooncollec9238\" style=\"color: #ff6b35; font-weight: 600;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to our YouTube channel<\/a> for more Caption Contest episodes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll end by continuing the shameless self-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">promotion I started last month, when I announced that St. Martin\u2019s Press is publishing my book, \u201cYour Caption Has Been Selected\u2014More than anyone could possibly want to know about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cartoon Caption Contest.\u201d Though it doesn\u2019t hit the shelves until next June, it\u2019s available for pre-order and you can learn more about it (and see the cover) here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.macmillan.com%2Fbooks%2F9781250333407&amp;data=05%7C01%7Clwood%40legalactionchicago.org%7Cab9883bc93494d2e674708dba3366ead%7Ccc161ac210c5420b9b8066b398123070%7C1%7C0%7C638283226425324793%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Yi5D%2BGjleAqzeKTBpnZlnayVmqba2KCsqEIPE6r55YM%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9781250333407<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month our panel of judges included the cartoonist Pat Byrnes, who created what is, in my opinion, one of the best New Yorker cartoons of all time: BUY THIS CARTOON His captionless drawing for our contest is set in Africa, where two zebras with the traditional black and white stripes are looking at a&#8230; 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