Vote in last week's caption contest

Nice to have a clean slate. Virtual hugs all around.

Back at ya Dale :)

none of them made me chuckle....is it just me?

I just nailed the 'horse' cartoon.....dont even bother to submit.....you're wasting your time.

Good thought, Dale. I did not submit for this weeks "parrot" 'toon. My captions were too racy for a daily paper. I voted for the "cage-free eggs", as it would have legs. The Madoff caption is just too topical.-----------------------------------
CJ, don't count your chickens before they're fricaseed. I had three solid ones submitted within the first hour, but good luck.

Cartoonguy, I respect your input. My submission was the cage-free eggs one but please clue me in on the "it would have legs" reference. I don't get that...

Are we all going down the Mr. Ed road? I am...

Dale, "having legs" means that it will be relevant further along. Meant as a compliment.

Appreciate that Cartoonguy. Just wasn't familiar with the vernacular.

Kudos on the pick, Dale :) You got my vote!

Thanx Brian, you're nice. I don't care what "they" say. Stirrrrr...

LOL this pot's not going to be stirred unless "they" warrant it :P

I didnt think i could outdo myself, but i just did with a new entry.......ps. if the judges pick a finalists with 'Mr. Ed' in the caption, i think i will puke all over my bathroom wall where my wins are hanging......

I was trying to think up something to do with a chess piece...still working on it...

cj, I was just trying to lead the people down the road to failure. Strategic. Competitive person that I am. Your bathroom must be very funky.

What in the world does "Ponzi" have to do with a guy in a bird cage, and a giant parrot??? Further surprising, it's leading in votes!

um read the papers, George

...And Dale surges into the lead with his free-range mortar!

Mortar? Is that the solid base for a pestle? I could actually learn something from this site. Bring it on! Vacations are wonderful.

I went with, "He's not a Democrat, Daddy. He's a HORSE!"

Good one Steve. As opposed to Donkey, or Jackass.

Brian said: "um read the papers, George"

If I have to read the paper to get the joke, then it shouldn't be considered a finalist in a cartoon caption contest.

I see your point, George. A caption should stand alone and not require the reader to be up on current events.

There's nothing wrong with a little sophisticated humor and one doesn't need to read the paper, just watch the news once in a while

Brian, I am in total agreement with your comment. Different jokes for different folks.

Some people never watch the news or read the paper, so a lot of people will not get the humor in it, which means it shouldn't be a finalist, when there are others that were entered that everybody understands and would laugh at. That's like me sending in an inside joke that me and a friend laugh at, and then expect it to win a contest somewhere when no one else gets it.

George, can't fault you for your opinion.

I've been way too wordy this week. Staycation. Vote for #2 ya'all! Later.

Thanks, Dale. I just think to be picked as a finalist, the caption should be "universaly" funny.

George, this is a caption contest in a NEWSpaper.....um duh

i just puked on my wins and mailed them back to the tribune in protest........no offense to Nicole.....

Very classy, Cleveland

I wanted to be quiet, but cj, lower case deserved, are you for real?!! Palease...do you have some inate need to regugitate? That kind of post is frankly disgusting.

"Brian, duh, it doesn't matter if it's a newspaper, some people only read, sports or only read the cartoons. By the way, you seem to think this "Ponzi" thing is so funny, why don't you explain what is meant by it?

I am beginning to suspect that the "judges" either don't read ALL of the captions, or they don't have a very good sense of humor.

George the definition of the ponzi schemes isn't funny at all, its the bird making him say it, just being relevant to current events makes it more clever than a standard comment and therefore worthy of being selected as a finalist. There's nothing wrong with keeping up with the news, try turning on channel 4 at 5:00 and at least catch the headlines if you pass over the entire newspaper to get to the opinion page for the caption contest (where I've seen many editorials about local and national ponzi schemes before)

i really thot there'd be better ones this week

i was afarid to put mine in. parrot talking to man in cage "now whose the cracker?"

Iris,
Welcome in, please never hesitate to submit an entry. The dorkyer they are the more likely they will be chosen. I'm living proof.

Amen, Dale :)

brian, i dont get it ....please explain your win caption......the gloves say "blame"....you said "tell him he's number one"......i dont get it..........................................................explain the STRETCH how you got from blame to number one.................anyway congratulations.......

Cleveland, those gloves are always saying that whatever team is number one so the guy is telling the guard hat he is going to tell the president that he is number one when he is really going to blame him for his problems, its not too difficult

To the moderators...would it be possible to have an archive section? Past submissions/winners to review?

good idea, Dale :)