Kamraan Hafeez’s two hunters are in a duck blind. They’re by the side of a pond where a few mallards are floating next to a man in a suit who’s sitting in an inner tube with a briefcase in his lap. One hunter is saying something to the other. I have never seen “Duck Dynasty”—the…
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“Book Furniture” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Jeremy Nguyen’s drawing is set in a living room, where two men are reading. All the furniture (the two chairs, the coffee and end tables) is made out of books. One man is saying something to the other. I first assumed the books are from the library: “How many times can we renew them?” “The…
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“Campsite Comic” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
The campers in Benjamin Schwartz’s cartoon are in their sleeping bags. They’ve been awakened by a bear, who’s performing a stand-up routine just outside their tent. The male camper is reaching into his backpack for his cellphone, and his girlfriend is saying something to him. I first made references to killing and dying, words that…
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“Weird Diners” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Ivan Ehlers’ cartoon is set in a restaurant, where a waiter with a menu in his hand is addressing two diners. They look like slugs, but because they don’t have eye stalks I’m assuming they’re alien life forms. All my captions are inspired by comments or suggestions that waiters make before taking orders. “Might I…
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