Failed captions for the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Contest #168 of 168, November 10, 2008





Joel's:

"Quick, Frank, hand me your water pistol. My wine tastes funny, and I'd like to send it back."

"Well, they may be down a waiter or two tonight, but I wouldn't call the place 'shorthanded.'"

"I'm thinking of asking for more water just to see what would happen."

"Well, at first, the absence of a maiter d' struck me as odd, but I got used to the people mover pretty fast."

"I guess I should have told the waiter that 'Asian bird flu' was a figure of speech."

"Next time, let's go to the restaurant where the waiters are all aspiring actors, okay?"

"I misunderstood the phrase 'extended hours' too."

"Hey, it's the only place in town that lets me use Paypal for the check."


First Place

BUY >

"Please try not to stare at his disproportionately short right arm."
Submitted by Chas Kikel
Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Second Place

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"Apparently, even the Fantastic Four can feel the pinch of the recession."
Submitted by Marlene Goodman
Wheeling, Ill.

Third Place

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"The first course has been described as a taste explosion."
Submitted by Chuck Skeens
Albuquerque, N.M.

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