Let's Win the New Yorker Caption Contest

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"i'm glad my mother insisted i get my MBA to fall back on instead of just focusing on my first career with the jim rose circus"

congratulations (n/a), Monday, 27 February 2012 22:19 (twelve years ago) link

"So I emerged through the backseat of a limo and I thought, 'Now what?' It's not like Mathew Barney's career was going to go on forever."

Unleash the Chang (he did what!) (Austerity Ponies), Monday, 27 February 2012 22:26 (twelve years ago) link

Jim Breuer ruined my life.

EZ Snappin, Monday, 27 February 2012 22:29 (twelve years ago) link

"Christ, this is normal."

omar 13337713 (Leee), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 02:45 (twelve years ago) link

"Yes Ted, I understand I do understand the full irony of the expression here, but no, I'm not kidding you."

s.clover, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 04:42 (twelve years ago) link

"Long story short, I had to hoof it all the way from midtown."

s.clover, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 04:45 (twelve years ago) link

"I did all this work but I have nothing to shofar it"

Male Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Nutsack (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 04:47 (twelve years ago) link

that pun's probably been made more successfully a million billion times

Male Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Nutsack (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 04:49 (twelve years ago) link

"I wanted to go to a therapist, but my wife says we need the wool."

s.clover, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 04:52 (twelve years ago) link

haha the midtown one has 'new yorker potential'

iatee, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 04:52 (twelve years ago) link

"I laughed at the Great God Pan."

Tuomas, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 08:58 (twelve years ago) link

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

Tuomas, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 08:59 (twelve years ago) link

"evil is such a loaded word."

Little GTFO (contenderizer), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 09:04 (twelve years ago) link

"i sometimes think law chose me."

Little GTFO (contenderizer), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 09:05 (twelve years ago) link

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

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

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 (twelve years ago) link

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

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

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 (twelve years ago) link

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

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

"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 (twelve years ago) link

"They said it would stay in Vegas."

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

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 (twelve years ago) link

"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 (twelve years ago) link

"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 (twelve years ago) link

No, The Fall is quoting Jack Kirby.

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

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

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

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 (twelve years ago) link

"...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 (twelve years ago) link

"apparently he's the god of orthodontics"

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

ok, that's way too good...

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

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 (twelve years ago) link

"Apparently the soil contains traces of Prozac."

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

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

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

"Welcome to Christmas Island."

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

"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 (twelve years ago) link

"this is not normal..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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 (twelve years ago) link

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

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

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

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

"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 (twelve years ago) link

orthodontics line a dead cert

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

"they really like this punchline"

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

oh shit EDIT "they really like this caption"

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

haha that's great

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


"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 (twelve years ago) link


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