Failed captions for the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Contest #163 of 167, October 6, 2008




Joel’s:
"Darling, you're the only woman in the world for me, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. No, not you in the second table on my right. You, at the table right in front of me."

"This time, Harriet, it's my turn to lecture you."

"I know you're asking yourself: how can I order the steak, and still retire early?"

"If selected as your husband, I will raise your tax bracket, and let household spending get out of control. My opponent can't make those promises."

"The lady will have the Salmon, and I'll do a little something called The Human Beatbox."


"On this, the occasion of our 50th wedding anniversary, I would like to serenade my bride with that old ditty, 'Life Ain't Nothin' But Bitches and Money.'"


First Place

BUY >

"And, if you elect me, all Americans will be able to choose soup and salad!"
Submitted by Peter LaMassa
Massapequa Park, N.Y.

Second Place

BUY >

"What's your stance on first-date sex? You have two minutes to respond."
Submitted by Frank Campanella
New York, N.Y.

Third Place

BUY >

"The ratatouille is good today. I am the owner and I approve this message."
Submitted by Jean Pyle
Hawthorne, N.J.

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