Let's Win the New Yorker Caption Contest

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i'll come out of my shell if you get down from your high horse

prob winner

Mark G, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 13:40 (ten years ago) link

agreed.

tbh i dont understand why ppl felt the need to carry on after it but i mean i'll play along i spose, throw another few in in case there's a quota.

"Asshole Lost in Coughdrop": THAT'S a story (darraghmac), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 13:48 (ten years ago) link

"You suck, Daltrey!"

Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 14:40 (ten years ago) link

"I should've known I'd misheard when she wanted to 'snail away' with me"

Sick Rave and the Bad Speed (S-), Thursday, 5 September 2013 03:42 (ten years ago) link

okay, maybe I am a nice guy but you know what they say about nice guys

conrad, Thursday, 5 September 2013 09:18 (ten years ago) link

"i am the centaur of the universe."

"i am the master of the whorled."

estela, Thursday, 5 September 2013 09:44 (ten years ago) link

"Neither have you!"

Mark G, Thursday, 5 September 2013 09:59 (ten years ago) link

http://www.newyorker.com/images/2013/09/02/g290/130902_contest_g290.jpg

  • "You knew your wife might remarry."
  • "Ten bucks says you can't hit him twice."
  • "Business school changed you, son."

Mark G, Monday, 9 September 2013 11:33 (ten years ago) link

"Oh, no, no. This is completely normal"

Mark G, Monday, 9 September 2013 11:34 (ten years ago) link

something about being a big shot

conrad, Monday, 9 September 2013 11:38 (ten years ago) link

"We're upgrading from rat race to cannonball run"

his LIPS !!! (darraghmac), Monday, 9 September 2013 11:55 (ten years ago) link

"don't be ridiculous, of course i'm not going to fire you."

Wantaway striker (LocalGarda), Monday, 9 September 2013 12:06 (ten years ago) link

A screaming comes across the sky...

Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Monday, 9 September 2013 12:49 (ten years ago) link

Excuse me, I'm trying to clean out the cannon chamber with my pube brush.

Z S, Monday, 9 September 2013 13:34 (ten years ago) link

"when i use the word 'literally' that is what i mean"

Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 9 September 2013 14:00 (ten years ago) link

"Finally we've found a bore bigger than you"

i'll be your mraz (NickB), Monday, 9 September 2013 14:31 (ten years ago) link

"I'm afraid you misheard, Graham. Our agency promised you'd get the nobble and enter the cannon."

Grampsy, Monday, 9 September 2013 14:35 (ten years ago) link

"Are you a subscriber to the theory of nominative determinism, Mr Shrapnel?"

i'll be your mraz (NickB), Monday, 9 September 2013 14:41 (ten years ago) link

"Mr. Musk has assured me that this is completely safe, and you should arrive at San Francisco in an hour."

#fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Monday, 9 September 2013 14:43 (ten years ago) link

"The 50 foot woman needs her mascara."

EZ Snappin, Monday, 9 September 2013 14:43 (ten years ago) link

lol @ Hurting2

Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 9 September 2013 14:44 (ten years ago) link

yeah, good 1

best null wave (bnw), Monday, 9 September 2013 14:45 (ten years ago) link

"Really Mr Jones, there's no need to start climbing out until you hear the gun go off."

i'll be your mraz (NickB), Monday, 9 September 2013 14:46 (ten years ago) link

best effort in months hi5 everyone

hurting otm

his LIPS !!! (darraghmac), Monday, 9 September 2013 15:10 (ten years ago) link

"It's a boom and bust economy, old chap - we go bust, you go boom"

i'll be your mraz (NickB), Monday, 9 September 2013 15:16 (ten years ago) link

"It's the role you were born for, Mr. Wadding."

EZ Snappin, Monday, 9 September 2013 15:40 (ten years ago) link

I think mine might be too topical/obscure to actually enter

#fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Monday, 9 September 2013 15:48 (ten years ago) link

nonsense imo, topicality a bonus and it's hardly obscure

his LIPS !!! (darraghmac), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:08 (ten years ago) link

"Get in the giant cannon you bastard"

sleepingbag, Monday, 9 September 2013 16:11 (ten years ago) link

"Take that, Hitler!"

#fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:14 (ten years ago) link

"Consider yourself lucky, we usually hire a much higher caliber of men."

Øystein, Monday, 9 September 2013 16:15 (ten years ago) link

"Get in the giant cannon you bastard"

this is killing me

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:16 (ten years ago) link

"These days it's important to eat your own dogfood." (may require familiarity with awful businessR0xx books)

Øystein, Monday, 9 September 2013 16:17 (ten years ago) link

"Get in the giant cannon you bastard"

^ actual lols at this

i'll be your mraz (NickB), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:23 (ten years ago) link

"yes, we were all surprised to find out that jaegers have vas deferens. now start cleaning."

congratulations (n/a), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:33 (ten years ago) link

"For the last time, this IS business class."

One burly voice screamed and that was one of many. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 September 2013 17:21 (ten years ago) link

"We _would_ normally have an intern do it but school's back in."

One burly voice screamed and that was one of many. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 September 2013 17:24 (ten years ago) link

"If you get hungry, just hoot and we'll lob a roast chicken your way."

Øystein, Monday, 9 September 2013 18:41 (ten years ago) link

"I'm sorry but these charges are clearly noted in the agreement."

his LIPS !!! (darraghmac), Monday, 9 September 2013 18:55 (ten years ago) link

"It's good exposure."

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 9 September 2013 19:33 (ten years ago) link

"This is going to be great for you."

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 9 September 2013 19:34 (ten years ago) link

"It's called teamwork, Simpson."

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 9 September 2013 19:38 (ten years ago) link

"what i need you to do right now is to focus on the landing"

his LIPS !!! (darraghmac), Monday, 9 September 2013 21:02 (ten years ago) link

haha nice

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 9 September 2013 21:09 (ten years ago) link

"you feeling like a saint, yet? cause you've just been CANNONIZED"

Philip Nunez, Monday, 9 September 2013 22:11 (ten years ago) link

http://www.newyorker.com/images/2013/09/09/g290/130909_contest_g290.jpg

  • "I see you are unfamiliar with French mythology."
  • "Yeah, but this race is up the side of a window."
  • "Big deal—you can run but you can't hide!"

Like the window one.

Mark G, Monday, 16 September 2013 10:03 (ten years ago) link

http://www.newyorker.com/images/2013/09/23/p465/130923_contest_p465.jpg

Mark G, Monday, 16 September 2013 10:09 (ten years ago) link

"ah here, i'm not on easter island am i now ffs? bollocks."

Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Monday, 16 September 2013 10:28 (ten years ago) link

WILMAAAAAAAA

tuomas finnchon (darraghmac), Monday, 16 September 2013 10:31 (ten years ago) link


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