Failed captions for the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Contest #246 of 254, July 5, 2010

1. "Your father's last wish was for you to succeed him as chairman."

2. "And this is our new incentive plan."

3. "Or we go to Plan B and slip something in his coffee." 





Joel's:
"We've replaced all the old lighting with fluorescents, and asked our employees to turn off their computers at the end of the day.  Can someone please explain to me why our energy costs keep going up?"
 
"Motion carries. The bylaws will be amended to reflect the fact that no individual will chair the meeting more than once."

"I will now entertain a motion for the Board to appoint a new executed director."

"Wilson, what did you think of the powerpoint?"

"Well, it's getting late, and we've covered almost everything on the agenda.  It's time to vote on whether to adjourn, or execute one of our members."

"Look, I'm sure we all would have preferred to be on a reality TV show where you go home after you're eliminated, but in a market like this one, you take what you can get."

"Congress claims its new financial reform will increase transparency and predictability, but the law threatens to strip away those company practices that make us unique."

"I've assured the authorities that we at BP are fully capable of holding our officers accountable for their mistakes internally."

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