You Write The Caption

Your New Challenge: May 12, 2008

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Welcome to You Write the Caption, the Charlotte Observer cartoon caption contest, an opportunity to test your wit and win a prize. Each Monday, Observer editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will post a political cartoon that needs a caption and invite readers to write one.  To learn more about our contest and see our caption writing guidelines, please click here.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us!  Please include your mailing address and daytime phone number. To mail your caption to the Observer, address it to You Write the Caption, Editorial Department, The Charlotte Observer, P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, NC 28230-0308.

Submissions must reach us by noon, Wednesday, May 14.

For a discussion about last week's winners, please see the "Comments" section below the previous post.

Good luck, and have fun!

The May 5 Cartoon Caption Winner!

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The winner:

"Which came first, the chicken or the ego?"

-- Lee Baber of Charlotte

The runners-up:

"I like my eggs scrambled, like my ideas!"

-- Nelson Thompson, Fort Mill

"It's not the sky that's falling, Mr. Little.  It's Obama's standing in the polls."

-- John Patterson, Charlotte

“The U.S. government invented bird flu to wipe out all you chickens.”

-- Joel Zauss, Charlotte

"You came home to roost, but I'm the one who laid an egg."

-- Jim Price, Huntersville

Thank you for all your entries.  As usual, feel free to discuss any of this in our "Comments" section.  Just click the blue link below this post and add your observations, criticisms or additional captions!

Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:

"We do chicken Wright."

"Therefore never send to know for whom the chickens come home to roost; they come home to roost for me."

"When I said America's chickens have come home to roost, I didn't mean in my living room."

"Shouldn't you be in the Oval Office?"

"The yolk is easy and the burden is light."

"Ya know, it's really just a figure of speech."

"I didn't say you were deficient.  I said, different."

"I can't believe how fowled up the media are!"

"Every time I open my mouth, someone gets their feathers ruffled!"

"And Barack, Barack, Barack to you too."

And today's Loony Tune special:  "Looky here, I say, son, I'm not chicken, just a loud-mouthed schook!"

Please join us again Monday, May 12, for a new cartoon caption challenge.

Your New Challenge: May 5, 2008

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Welcome to You Write the Caption, the Charlotte Observer cartoon caption contest, an opportunity to test your wit and win a prize. Each Monday, Observer editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will post a political cartoon that needs a caption and invite readers to write one.  To learn more about our contest and see our caption writing guidelines, please click here.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us!  Please include your mailing address and daytime phone number. To mail your caption to the Observer, address it to You Write the Caption, Editorial Department, The Charlotte Observer, P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, NC 28230-0308.

Submissions must reach us by noon, Wednesday, May 7.

For a discussion about last week's winners, please see the "Comments" section below the previous post.

Good luck, and have fun!

The April 28 Cartoon Caption Winner!

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The winner: 

"A man's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another four years."

-- Jim Novak of Charlotte

The runners-up:

"A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for."

-- Ross Levin of Charlotte

"All things considered, I'd rather be in Washington."

-- Again, Jim Novak, Charlotte

"I went to Carolina one time -- but it was closed."

-- Gene Armstrong, Charlotte

"Poker and politics are games of chance, but not the way I play the race card in Carolina."

-- Lee Baber, Charlotte

Thank you for all your entries.   As usual, feel free to discuss any of this in our "Comments" section.  Just click the blue link below this post and add your observations, criticisms or additional captions!

Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:

"Children, dogs and Red States. I have no use for any of them."

"Now don't you say you can't swear off womanizing; it's easy.  I've done it a thousand times."

‘Sir, there’s no such thing as a tough opponent… if you parboil them for a few days, they always come out tender!”

"I love campaigning for president when I don't have to keep any of my promises."

"Go away, son, you Obama me."

"What did I take from my White House years? The fifth and some furniture!"

"If you liked me, you'll love my little chickadee!"

"Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?"

"I've spent the night in all 30 White House bedrooms! Slept in two of them."

"My girl in the white house is worth five in the phone book."

"Everything I do is illegal, immoral, or fattening!"

"Life was so much easier when I was Elvis!"

Please join us again Monday, May 5, for a new cartoon caption challenge.

Your New Challenge: April 28, 2008

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Welcome to You Write the Caption, the Charlotte Observer cartoon caption contest, an opportunity to test your wit and win a prize. Each Monday, Observer editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will post a political cartoon that needs a caption and invite readers to write one.  To learn more about our contest and see our caption writing guidelines, please click here.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us!  Please include your mailing address and daytime phone number. To mail your caption to the Observer, address it to You Write the Caption, Editorial Department, The Charlotte Observer, P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, NC 28230-0308.

Submissions must reach us by noon, WEDNESDAY, April 30.

For a discussion about last week's winners, please see the "Comments" section below the previous post.

Good luck, and have fun!

The April 21 Cartoon Caption Winner!

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The winner:

David Oakley of Charlotte

The runners-up:

(With speech balloons empty):  George Shinn and Bob Johnson discuss everything they know about appeasing Charlotte basketball fans.

-- Steve LaDue, Fort Mill

Shinn: "Winning cures everything, Bob!"  Johnson:  "I thought that was 'whining'!"

-- again, David Oakley, Charlotte

Shinn: "Who says there's not a lot of money in basketball?"  Johnson: "My accountant!"

-- Kenneth Irving, Kannapolis

Shinn:  "You’re gonna have a ball in Charlotte, Bob!"  Johnson:  "I wouldn't BET on it!"

-- again, Kenneth Irving, Kannapolis

Thank you for all your entries.  As usual, feel free to discuss any of this in our "Comments" section.  Just click the blue link below this post and add your observations, criticisms or additional captions!

Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:

Shinn:"Bob, you need a public sympathy angle." Johnson:"How do you start a hurricane?"

Shinn:  "How did you get Jordan to be your partner?"  Johnson:  "I told him he didn't have to come to any games."

Shinn: "I'm so glad to be the good guy again." Johnson:   "You're welcome."

Shinn:  "What's the most important criteria on choosing new cities?"  Johnson:  "Naive untapped taxpayers!"

Shinn: "What do you get for making stupid decisions in franchise management?"  Johnson:  "Stern warnings!"

Shinn:  "I left you a cash cow!"  Johnson: "But I need help feeding her!"

Shinn: "Here's a magic money-making ball!"  Johnson:  "Yeah, for the players!"

Shinn:  "At least you got them to build you an arena they didn't want."  Johnson:  "Yeah, but now they're saying I can't take my ball and go home!"

Shinn:  "What a deal!  Why didn't you take the ball and run with it?"  Johnson:  "Unfortunately, running was never an option!"

Your New Challenge: April 21, 2007 -- A Two-for-one Special!

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Welcome to You Write the Caption, the Charlotte Observer cartoon caption contest, an opportunity to test your wit and win a prize. Each Monday, Observer editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will post a political cartoon that needs a caption and invite readers to write one.  To learn more about our contest and see our caption writing guidelines, please click here.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us!  Please include your mailing address and daytime phone number. To mail your caption to the Observer, address it to You Write the Caption, Editorial Department, The Charlotte Observer, P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, NC 28230-0308.

Free Special Two-for-one cartoon caption writing hint:  Cartoons are read from left to right (Japanese Manga comics are an exception that doesn't apply here).  That means, in this instance, Shinn's line comes first, followed by Johnson's.

 

*New Cartoon Caption Deadline*

Submissions must reach us by noon, WEDNESDAY, April 23.

For a discussion about last week's winners, please see the "Comments" section below the previous post.

Good luck, and have fun!

The April 14 Cartoon Caption Winner!

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The winner:

"We're running out of accord!"

-- Judy Overman of Charlotte

The runners-up:

"Now they don't know whether to protest against China or the  incandescent bulb."

-- Brent Sheppard, Morganton

"The Chinese like to keep the Olympics on a short leash."

-- Lee Baber, Charlotte

"It seems to be thwarting protesters' efforts. It’s the guy carrying the 200 pound generator that’s having trouble keeping up!"

-- Andy Russel, Charlotte

"We're simply fighting fire with wire."

-- Tracy Knisley Hahn, Florence, SC

Thank you for all your entries.  As usual, feel free to discuss any of this in our "Comments" section.  Just click the blue link below this post and add your observations, criticisms or additional captions!

Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:

“How many protestors does it take to change an Olympic torch?”

"Watt's up with him?"

"With the drought the city council won't let us use a live torch."

"If somebody tries to douse THAT Olympic torch with water, it would be shocking.”

"I think his name is Far East Gump."

"Charlotte hired him to run up and down I-77 at night."

"It's wired to the Three Gorges Dam hydroelectric project."

"Looks like GE is sponsoring the olympics this year."

"Beijing--they bring bad things to light!"

"It's a lot greener than an open flame!"

"I know the cost of gas was high, but this is ridiculous!"

"The Games will go on, despite the current of negative energy."

"It's the best we could do for a decoy."

"He’d run 40% more efficiently if he were using a CFL bulb."

"We tried to make it greener, but the runners found the solar panel too cumbersome."

"He's been carbon-loading!"

Please join us again Monday, April 21, for a new cartoon caption challenge!

Your New Challenge: April 14, 2008

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Welcome to You Write the Caption, the Charlotte Observer cartoon caption contest, an opportunity to test your wit and win a prize. Each Monday, Observer editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will post a political cartoon that needs a caption and invite readers to write one.  To learn more about our contest and see our caption writing guidelines, please click here.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us!  Please include your mailing address and daytime phone number. To mail your caption to the Observer, address it to You Write the Caption, Editorial Department, The Charlotte Observer, P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, NC 28230-0308. 

*New Cartoon Caption Deadline*
Submissions must reach us by noon, WEDNESDAY, April 16.

For a discussion about last week's winners, please see the "Comments" section below the previous post.

Good luck, and have fun!

The April 7 Cartoon Caption Winner!

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The winner:

"It's what's left of the Catawba River."

-- Jerry Rothschild of Boone

The runners-up:

"It ain't easy being green!"

-- Suzanne Estro, Charlotte

"Don't get all self-righteous on me.  I only water one day a week like everybody else!"

-- David Winters, Glen St. Mary, FL

"Make it rain, yes, high can!"

-- Roland Marechal, Concord

"I got it at Sam's Club."

-- Brent Sheppard, Morganton

Thank you for all your entries.  As usual, feel free to discuss any of this in our "Comments" section.  Just click the blue link below this post and add your observations, criticisms or additional captions!

Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:

"The 15% rate hike will pay for new uptown water collection system.  We call it LitePail. "

"They can make me use a can, but I pick the size!"

"In spite of economic problems nationally, Charlotte remains a bloom town!"

"It's a new business venture for Larry Sprinkle!"

"I'd certainly never disobey the watering restriction rules!"

"Charlotte's newest high-rise is designed for pour people!"

"We're going to call it 'April Towers'!"

"CMUD's new water rate increases have forced us to get a bit more creative."

"Now, if it will just rain 50 straight days, I will be  set for the summer!"

"Think a few water restrictions stops a Southpark soccer mom?"

"I like to give my cankerworms a direct hit!"

"Who needs 5 planes and $1.1 million dollars?"

"With this, I meet the letter of the city's hand-watering rule."

"The Tower Crane rains supreme!"

"It will be cheaper than my water bill from CMUD."

"The tears from the Tar Heel Nation!"

"I can keep my yard looking good, but I still have to drive to Mount Holly to legally wash my car!"

"Technically, I'm not watering the lawn!"

Please join us again Monday, April 14, for a new cartoon caption challenge.