In Teresa Burns Parkhurst’s cartoon, three elephants are in a couple’s living room. The middle elephant says something to the one who’s facing him, while the couple remains oblivious. “The elephant in the room” is a metaphor for an obvious and pressing problem no one wants to discuss, so I first came up with these…
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“Crossword Chest” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
In Carolita Johnson’s cartoon, two shirtless men are walking together on the beach. The younger man has an armband tattoo around his left bicep. The older man has a crossword puzzle on his chest. The older man is speaking. I first imagined where the crossword clues might be tattooed: “The clues are on my tramp…
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“Walk this Way” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Teresa Burns Parkhurst’s cartoon is set on a sidewalk, where a woman is yelling at a man who’s moving away from her. He appears to be doing lunges or imitating John Cleese’s silly walk from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” A few years ago I went to see “Hamilton” in Chicago. I came to the theater…
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“A Pig Walks into a Bar” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Lars Kenseth’s cartoon is set in a bar, where two businessmen are having a drink. To their right, drinking by himself, is a pig in a suit. One of the businessmen is saying something to the other, who’s looking sideways at the pig. Because pigs are dirty, I came up with these two captions: “I’m…
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