Tom Chitty’s drawing is set in New York City, where two pedestrians are crossing the street. High above them, a huge pink elephant is scaling the Empire State Building. The pedestrian in a white sweatshirt is saying something to the one in yellow jeans. Chitty’s original caption was a reference to King Kong: “FYI. We’re…
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Caption Contest Commentary
“Movie Monster Support Group” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Jon Adams has drawn a support group for movie monsters: King Kong, the 50-Foot Woman (whom many of you thought was Jane from the Tarzan pictures), Godzilla, and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. Godzilla is smoking and talking, perhaps to the whole group or maybe just to the woman. Let’s start with Adams’ original…
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“Wicker Man” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Our second $1,000 contest was not easy. I came up with just one caption—“Jewish firms have a Golem”—but we received a bunch of strong entries from you. This month’s judges included our regulars—Bob Mankoff, Trevor Hoey, Joel Mishon, and I—plus Ellis Rosen, who drew the cartoon. We rated the submissions independently without knowing the entrants’…
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“Demonic Playdate” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Before I explain how I came up with a few captions for Shannon Wheeler’s drawing and highlight the best of your entries, here’s a message from Bob Mankoff: “Congratulations to all of you who entered our new Cash-Prize contest! You did something most people can’t do and that’s come up with any caption at…
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