Let's Win the New Yorker Caption Contest

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"Sure makes the cavity search interesting, let me tell ya..."

Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

"The downside is I have to go through the x-rays. Dying of cancer, actually."

Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

"Lady, quit reclining your seat, it's making me uncomfortable."

Advanced Uncle Meat recovery system (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

the lady in front appears to be wearing a shyguy mask, and the seats behind them are unoccupied, and his seatmate's legs appear to be missing, and one arm appears to be dislocated. there's so many things weird with this cartoon.

Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:47 (1 year ago) Permalink

_bOb_

(Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:48 (1 year ago) Permalink

pretty sure I hate bOb right now

Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

luggage-inspired hobo furry having sex with the back of an airline seat angers man from a dimension with bad perpective

a la bouquet marmoset (Austerity Ponies), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

irl lols

Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

"What is the deal with airline food these days?"

goole, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

"yeah, i'm sure it seems annoying now, but the C-4's gonna open up a lot of elbow room"

10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 21:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

OMG just saw "Claws" upthread.

Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

yeah, that's still the funniest joke itt

10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

"Christ, I've just come!"

Mark G, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

"Traveling with your pets is such a nightmare"

goole, Thursday, 10 May 2012 04:47 (1 year ago) Permalink

"Thinking of baseball just makes it worse!"

I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Thursday, 10 May 2012 06:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

"I pack myself."

o s– man (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 10 May 2012 06:48 (1 year ago) Permalink

i.....i gotta pee

pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Thursday, 10 May 2012 12:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

"i TOLD you to wait an hour"

― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu)

This one from last week was better than any of the official finalists

Josefa, Friday, 11 May 2012 06:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

A one-off: This one is closed but:

now, if they allowed odds on which will get the majority vote:

Your Vote
1) "He's the advertising executive. Let him come up with a caption."
2) "Take the commission, hon, and you can paint full time."
3) "What kind of Neanderthal uses vodka instead of gin?"

.. yeah, go meta and win!

Mark G, Monday, 14 May 2012 08:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

meanwhile...

Mark G, Monday, 14 May 2012 08:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

"Ever HBO cancelled Luck because of racehorses dying on set, things have really changed here at the track!!!!!"

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 14 May 2012 11:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ever SINCE

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 14 May 2012 11:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

there was always a rush to be first to the grill on 'bring your own fetish kebab' night

pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Monday, 14 May 2012 12:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

"horse racing was so much easier before the mafia got involved."

Merdeyeux, Monday, 14 May 2012 12:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

"It's kicking in."

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 14 May 2012 12:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

is the stick horse talking? That's weird.

EZ Snappin, Monday, 14 May 2012 12:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

yeah the horse talking makes it almost inscrutable. i'd go non sequitur:
"Giddyap!"

(Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 14 May 2012 13:35 (1 year ago) Permalink

"I should have quit while I was a head!!!!"

biggie smallclothes (brownie), Monday, 14 May 2012 13:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

or "I think I'll quit as I'm a head" but yeah.

Mark G, Monday, 14 May 2012 13:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

This contest is basically the NY'er's rejected cartoon depot, isn't it.

Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Monday, 14 May 2012 14:30 (1 year ago) Permalink

neigh!

congratulations (n/a), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

you two see if you can find some body, i'll go on a head

pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

yukky puns kind of don't fit the NYer's style. I think I said that upthread.

Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

Let's win the National Review Caption Contest:

"These PETA idiots ruin EVERYTHING!"

Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:23 (1 year ago) Permalink

"The best part is him whipping himself for a change."

EZ Snappin, Monday, 14 May 2012 15:30 (1 year ago) Permalink

all day i can't turn round without being bothered by some horses's ass, but the one time i need one....

pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

ah! got it:
"Well somebody certainly doped ONE of us."

(Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:35 (1 year ago) Permalink

"he's dying to win so he can be put out to stud."

EZ Snappin, Monday, 14 May 2012 15:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

damn poles coming over here and takin our jobs

pet tommy & the barkhaters (darraghmac), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

lol darragh

Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

If "The Monkeys You Ordered" website doesn't have "THAT'S TED" as a caption, I will want to know why!

Mark G, Monday, 21 May 2012 09:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

"This is normal."

this guy's a gangsta? his real name's mittens. (Hurting 2), Monday, 21 May 2012 11:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

"In summation, not all ideas are worth having. Thank you."

I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 21 May 2012 12:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

"So I had a TWO billion dollar idea -- iSpanx"

this guy's a gangsta? his real name's mittens. (Hurting 2), Monday, 21 May 2012 12:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

New Yorker-y unfunny style: "And that's the wrong slide."

bailiwick bill (forksclovetofu), Monday, 21 May 2012 12:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

"J'ACCUSE!"

I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Monday, 21 May 2012 13:23 (1 year ago) Permalink

^winner

He's sick of the Swiss. He don't like em. (Austerity Ponies), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

"here is the cartoon and caption i submitted to the new yorker. they ... did not accept it."

congratulations (n/a), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:13 (1 year ago) Permalink

"I think we've all learned something here today."

s.clover, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:23 (1 year ago) Permalink

"observe how remarkably flexible my neck is."

Merdeyeux, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:24 (1 year ago) Permalink


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