Let's Win the New Yorker Caption Contest

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"well, you know, 'merry wanderer of the night' doesn't really pay the bills"

Little GTFO (contenderizer), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 09:13 (fourteen years ago)

That's a win one.

Then again, these are the ones they liked for the 'cricket cowboy' one:

“On a clear day, I can get Santa Fe on the antenna.”
"At the next canyon, I'll show you why."
“Nope, it's not a new haircut. Try again.”

Mark G, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 10:03 (fourteen years ago)

“Nope, it's not a new haircut. Try again.”

Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 11:47 (fourteen years ago)

Which also went for the 'snake with a big ass' pic.

I think we have a new 'goes with any pic' caption, along with "This is normal" and "Christ, what an asshole!"

Mark G, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 11:51 (fourteen years ago)

"She's staying with some relatives for the weekend. Why?"

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 11:59 (fourteen years ago)

"I laughed at the Great God Pan."

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 08:58 (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

(Few people will probably get what that refers to, though.)

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 08:59 (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The Great God Pan is a lawyer!

(a differently obscure reference)

ledge, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 12:02 (fourteen years ago)

"They said it would stay in Vegas."

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 12:40 (fourteen years ago)

lol

"I'm just glad my tailor can cover the tail, to be honest with you"

steep? that's where i'm off hiking (darraghmac), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 12:51 (fourteen years ago)

"they had al pacino play me and that matrix guy play kevin. i've still never seen it."

Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:14 (fourteen years ago)

"I laughed at the Great God Pan."

― Tuomas, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:58 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

(Few people will probably get what that refers to, though.)

― Tuomas, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:59 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Wait, Tuomas is quoting the Fall?

emil.y, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:20 (fourteen years ago)

No, The Fall is quoting Jack Kirby.

Tuomas, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:37 (fourteen years ago)

The vegas one and "law chose me" one are both pretty lol.

s.clover, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:50 (fourteen years ago)

Aw, Tuomas, I knew you weren't really quoting the Fall (though actually it took me ages to remember what it was originally from), I just liked the 'posts very much out of character' element.

emil.y, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 14:07 (fourteen years ago)

"...so then Stacy told me 'helicopter parents' didn't refer to literal helicopters, and everyone laughed at me."

Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 23:22 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.newyorker.com/images/2012/03/12/p465/120312_contest_p465.jpg

Mark G, Monday, 5 March 2012 10:22 (fourteen years ago)

"apparently he's the god of orthodontics"

Mo Money Mo Johnston (Noodle Vague), Monday, 5 March 2012 12:43 (fourteen years ago)

ok, that's way too good...

Mark G, Monday, 5 March 2012 13:17 (fourteen years ago)

I say that every week, and every week, there's something gets chosen that's like "Oh, I forgot, the Joneses are coming over for Polenta" or something.

Mark G, Monday, 5 March 2012 13:18 (fourteen years ago)

"Apparently the soil contains traces of Prozac."

Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Monday, 5 March 2012 13:40 (fourteen years ago)

"I'm afraid of what we'll find if we dig any deeper."

EZ Snappin, Monday, 5 March 2012 13:44 (fourteen years ago)

"Welcome to Christmas Island."

Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Monday, 5 March 2012 15:04 (fourteen years ago)

"the irony is that they were wiped out in a mass suicide cult"

Mo Money Mo Johnston (Noodle Vague), Monday, 5 March 2012 15:11 (fourteen years ago)

"this is not normal..."

Philip Nunez, Monday, 5 March 2012 16:11 (fourteen years ago)

"they say this island illustrates 'the comedy of the commons'"

goole, Monday, 5 March 2012 16:30 (fourteen years ago)

comedy of the commons is awesome but too obscure, i fear.

s.clover, Monday, 5 March 2012 19:12 (fourteen years ago)

"This hill has an unobstructed view of Mt. Bosom."

Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Monday, 5 March 2012 19:13 (fourteen years ago)

"The first line of the inscription reads 'Something going to something something up. Never something something down.' I don't understand it either."

s.clover, Monday, 5 March 2012 19:15 (fourteen years ago)

"Well, they were certainly handsome devils, eh? Some say they simply admired themselves to death."

s.clover, Monday, 5 March 2012 19:16 (fourteen years ago)

"what's with all these rock hard penises?"

this is my receipt for your receipt (Z S), Monday, 5 March 2012 19:17 (fourteen years ago)

"I'm afraid of what we'll find if we dig any deeper."
― EZ Snappin, Monday, March 5, 2012
A+

drop these whiners on a island (Surviver style) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 03:04 (fourteen years ago)

orthodontics line a dead cert

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 10:43 (fourteen years ago)

Ebert:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/assets_c/2012/03/%20%20%20easter-thumb-510x384-45321.jpg

the Hilary Clinton of Ghostface Killahs (Phil D.), Thursday, 8 March 2012 18:20 (fourteen years ago)

"they really like this punchline"

congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 8 March 2012 18:23 (fourteen years ago)

oh shit EDIT "they really like this caption"

congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 8 March 2012 18:23 (fourteen years ago)

haha that's great

Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Thursday, 8 March 2012 18:28 (fourteen years ago)


"Believe me, it's what's under the ground that's most interesting."
Submitted by Webb Harris
Winter Springs, Fla.

Verry close to EZ Snappin's version!

Mark G, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 14:33 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.newyorker.com/images/2012/03/26/p465/120326_contest_p465.jpg

Mark G, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 14:34 (fourteen years ago)

Damn it! Mine was better.

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EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 14:34 (fourteen years ago)

"This isn't what I meant when I asked you to lock up the house."

EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 14:39 (fourteen years ago)

"marco"

Wesley Crusher: Teenage F#ck Machine (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 14:40 (fourteen years ago)

"It took me ten hours to inflate, you can at least turn around and look at it."

butvi wouls (Phil D.), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 14:45 (fourteen years ago)

nice one forks!

"Sigmund's all grown up now Johnny. He can hold his own with his crazy family."

EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 14:46 (fourteen years ago)

"For goodness sake, I don't care what Maud got up to with hers! We really need a poolboy"

less of the same (darraghmac), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 14:48 (fourteen years ago)

"Oh god, why did it just get about 20 degrees warmer in here?"

Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 21:29 (fourteen years ago)


"Believe me, it's what's under the ground water that's most interesting."

EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 21:44 (fourteen years ago)

"marco"

― Wesley Crusher: Teenage F#ck Machine (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:40 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this actually made me laugh, it cannot win

i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 21:44 (fourteen years ago)

"I could play bass, but c'mon, THREE bass players?"

Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 22:11 (fourteen years ago)

"did you remember to use the SPF 75?"

i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 22:16 (fourteen years ago)

Loch Ness called, they want their patio furniture back

are chads electorate (brownie), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 22:34 (fourteen years ago)

"You don't want to wake the dragon." /obvious

Johnny Favre (Leee), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 04:34 (fourteen years ago)


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