Let's Win the New Yorker Caption Contest

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"I really wish I could remove this Capitol Building finger trap"

abanana, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 05:37 (eleven years ago) link

from the naked boardroom contest, I actually really like one of the nominees:

"I was wrong, this meeting is still boring."

― Chuck E was a hero to most (s.clover), Sunday, 7 April 2013 00:00 (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That one won.

Mark G, Monday, 15 April 2013 11:27 (eleven years ago) link

This one is troublesome. Why is the floor gravel. Who are they phoning? The rat or w/e is not enough of the focus, these cartoons are feast or famine and i cant take it any more

the gowls are not what they seem (darraghmac), Monday, 15 April 2013 12:01 (eleven years ago) link

"Look, we've got to get him out of here already. He's turning 27 next week."

--808 542137 (Hurting 2), Monday, 15 April 2013 14:00 (eleven years ago) link

"Pets-R-Us don't have any tigers either, and he's getting mighty close to the end of the sports section."

the gowls are not what they seem (darraghmac), Monday, 15 April 2013 14:06 (eleven years ago) link

"I'm trying to get him back to the rat race."

EZ Snappin, Monday, 15 April 2013 14:14 (eleven years ago) link

"I know you said _______, but this is ridiculous!"

the kind of man who best draws girls' eyeballs (Merdeyeux), Monday, 15 April 2013 14:16 (eleven years ago) link

"apparently, Margaret Thatcher's died"

Mark G, Monday, 15 April 2013 14:50 (eleven years ago) link

"I was wrong, this meeting is still boring."

i have to admit this made me chuckle a little bit

your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Monday, 15 April 2013 15:03 (eleven years ago) link

"I know you said anthropomorphic rat, but this is ridiculous."

lazulum, Monday, 15 April 2013 15:23 (eleven years ago) link

"I dont care Richard, he hasnt paid his rent in three weeks and you need to go in there and talk to him

the gowls are not what they seem (darraghmac), Monday, 15 April 2013 15:26 (eleven years ago) link

"If your experiment made him soooo smart, why is he reading the Sun?"

I've Seen rRootage (Will M.), Monday, 15 April 2013 15:34 (eleven years ago) link

"I've explained it to pest control. They're consulting their ethics policies."

lazulum, Monday, 15 April 2013 15:34 (eleven years ago) link

"yes, yes, but think of the problems a giant cat would cause"

Chuck E was a hero to most (s.clover), Monday, 15 April 2013 15:36 (eleven years ago) link

There's a mouse in the front room will you deal with it, I'm on the phone"

the gowls are not what they seem (darraghmac), Monday, 15 April 2013 15:37 (eleven years ago) link

"Maybe you could garrote it with this corded phone we don't use anymore."

Josefa, Monday, 15 April 2013 15:42 (eleven years ago) link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflatable_rat
something about this plz

eaumaille, Monday, 15 April 2013 15:47 (eleven years ago) link

also anything with 'kafkaesque'

eaumaille, Monday, 15 April 2013 15:47 (eleven years ago) link

"Burl Ives says he doesn't know, it's not on his list"

Mark G, Monday, 15 April 2013 15:51 (eleven years ago) link

"We asked for unheimlich. This is more Kafkaesque."

lazulum, Monday, 15 April 2013 16:26 (eleven years ago) link

"They think I'm lying because apparently those things never leave the Fire Swamp."

EZ Snappin, Monday, 15 April 2013 16:33 (eleven years ago) link

"If we call the police, won't we be just like him?"

Poliopolice, Monday, 15 April 2013 16:46 (eleven years ago) link

"did you ever notice how Todd is a goddamn rat"

I've Seen rRootage (Will M.), Monday, 15 April 2013 16:48 (eleven years ago) link

"Careful-- Thomas Leonard told me he has a gun."

Poliopolice, Monday, 15 April 2013 16:49 (eleven years ago) link

"He keeps saying he's Billy Corgan."

Poliopolice, Monday, 15 April 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link

"What do you think he's gonna do with the newspaper after reading it?"

Poliopolice, Monday, 15 April 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link

"Should I tell them there's a 'Mouse in the House' or a 'Rat in the House'? One sounds better, but the other one's probably more accurate."

Poliopolice, Monday, 15 April 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago) link

"Elwood, I can't stand this anymore. I thought we agreed one pooka was more than enough."

eaumaille, Monday, 15 April 2013 17:04 (eleven years ago) link

"I'm calling mother. What a 'tail' this morning has been!"

lazulum, Monday, 15 April 2013 17:25 (eleven years ago) link

"I thought he was YOUR uncle Frank!"

Poliopolice, Monday, 15 April 2013 17:33 (eleven years ago) link

Lol at dig at our friend tom leonard

the gowls are not what they seem (darraghmac), Monday, 15 April 2013 17:57 (eleven years ago) link

Tell him they can deliver a thin crust with Canadian bacon but they're all out of SQUEEEEEAK.

Philip Nunez, Monday, 15 April 2013 18:12 (eleven years ago) link

"What's he look like? Uhhh, he's kind of a mousy-looking dude..."

Poliopolice, Monday, 15 April 2013 18:24 (eleven years ago) link

egg finalists:

"Easy for you to say—you're cured!"
"I'm always done in three minutes."
"I always wake up dreading the morning."

jesus

abanana, Monday, 15 April 2013 18:42 (eleven years ago) link

cured one is cuet.

Chuck E was a hero to most (s.clover), Monday, 15 April 2013 19:29 (eleven years ago) link

"New Yorker has bad taste. Not like us."

Poliopolice, Monday, 15 April 2013 19:30 (eleven years ago) link

"Sure he's well-mannered just now, but what about when he sees what won the caption competition this week?"

the kind of man who best draws girls' eyeballs (Merdeyeux), Monday, 15 April 2013 19:36 (eleven years ago) link

The nomination for the 'woman in bed with building' one are too boring to relate, so:

http://www.newyorker.com/images/2013/04/29/p465/130429_contest_p465.jpg

Mark G, Monday, 22 April 2013 11:27 (eleven years ago) link

"fuckin predictive text"

the gowls are not what they seem (darraghmac), Monday, 22 April 2013 11:30 (eleven years ago) link

"patch on the wrong eye again cap'n?"

Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 22 April 2013 11:52 (eleven years ago) link

"Yes, Spike, I have indeed discovered Baudrillard."

Grampsy, Monday, 22 April 2013 11:55 (eleven years ago) link

"His name is 'arrghvy."

EZ Snappin, Monday, 22 April 2013 11:57 (eleven years ago) link

"So? There's a white hair on *your* shoulder as well!"

Mark G, Monday, 22 April 2013 13:18 (eleven years ago) link

You expected a parrot on my shoulder, but no it is a rabbit. So, aaaaaaaaaaaa!

Chuck E was a hero to most (s.clover), Monday, 22 April 2013 13:27 (eleven years ago) link

"There's good news and bad news, Bates. The bad news is I'm leaving you. The good news is I'm having an affair with this rabbit."

Grampsy, Monday, 22 April 2013 13:47 (eleven years ago) link

"Why? Because I ate my last parrot and it tasted awful."

I've Seen rRootage (Will M.), Monday, 22 April 2013 13:52 (eleven years ago) link

"You don't know what it's like to have a rabbit on your shoulder."

Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Monday, 22 April 2013 14:22 (eleven years ago) link

"This is normal."

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 22 April 2013 14:26 (eleven years ago) link

"Max is wondering where his scurvy dog is."

Cheggers Plays Poppers Pig (snoball), Monday, 22 April 2013 14:27 (eleven years ago) link


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