Kevin Siers: You Write The Caption

The June 26 Caption Contest Winner!

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The winner:

"Don't fret it, pal!  Nobody in Charlotte knows I exist either!"

-- Steve LaDue, Fort Mill

The runners-up:

"You must be from Carolina! The Cup is upside down!"

-- Brent Thomas, Charlotte

"Congratulations. Paper says you're on the best hockey team in Stanly county."

-- Stephanie Marshall and John Wester, Charlotte

"You one of North Carolina's new guest workers?"

-- Tom Hodge,  Denver, NC

"Hi!  I'm Tom Sorensen!"

-- submitted by many readers

Thank you for all your entries.  Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:

"You ain't from 'round here are ya?"

"NHL? Stanley Cup? Is that anythin’ like NASCAR and Long Necks?"

"Turn that cup over and we'll toast to your championship!"

"Stanley Cup?  It's Dixie Cup now, Bubba!"

"You'll feel better if you hold it like this!"

"Great wine -- Vintage Charlotte Sour Grapes!"

"Wow...that's the largest spittoon I ever seen."

"I may be a NASCAR redneck from Charlotte, but even I know yer cup's upside down...."

"Is that the Nextel Cup?"

“You win a Putt-Putt tounament…or what?”

"Who do you drive for?"

"Don't you need more than one club to play in the Wachovia?"

"Do you know Freddie Krueger?"

" Hey Buddy, how much rum do you put in that Hurricane? "

"According to Tom Sorensen,the National Hobo Train Hopping Contest is bigger than game 7 of the Stanley Cup."

"...and this here is Stanley's bottle…"

Got another caption to add to the list?  Want to judge these yourself, and let us know your winners?  Feel free to click on the little blue "Comments" link just below this post to discuss or comment on any of this.  Please visit us again Monday for a new cartoon caption challenge.

Your New Challenge: June 26, 2006

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Welcome to 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 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. 

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 Thursday, June 29.

We'll post the winner's name and caption and the runners-up here Friday afternoon and publish them in the Observer next Monday.  The winning writer gets the original cartoon art with the caption added. Good luck, and have fun!

The June 12 Cartoon Caption Winner!

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The winner:

"And I suppose the cat has the mouse!"

-- Chuck Porter, Kannapolis

The runners-up:

"I've heard of retrieving files, but this is ridiculous!"

-- Shelly Manos, Simpsonville, SC

"I bet it's no picnic for the paperboy either."

-- Barbara Garafola, Charlotte

"Wow!  All my morning news in one byte!"

-- Steve LaDue, Fort Mill

"The paper is really going to the blogs!"

-- Stephen Seaborn, Charlotte

Thank you for all your entries.  Here's a selection of some of the other better captions we received last week:

"No! NO! I said fetch me the Observer on time!  Not online!"

"These online newspapers aren't nearly as convenient as I'd thought they'd be."

“Spike! Have you been at the Veterans Affairs office again?”

"How many times have I told you to take the laptop when you travel?"

"Lots of dogs play poker.  Mine has to gamble online!"

"The pet store owner said you were a Laptop Retriever!"

"Prissy, I said, 'Come back' -- not COMPAQ!"

"Alright, alright. I’ll renew the Observer subscription!"

"I suppose I'll have to be more specific when I tell him to fetch the morning news"!

“I see the Observer has finally moved into the 21st Century”

"So that's how Dell is cutting delivery costs!"

“Now how am I supposed to recycle that?”

Got another caption to add to the list?  Want to judge these yourself, and let us know your winners?  Feel free to click on the little blue "Comments" link just below this post to discuss or comment on any of this.  Please visit us again Monday for a new cartoon caption challenge.

Your New Challenge: June 12, 2006

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Welcome to 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 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. 

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 Thursday, June 15.

You Write the Caption will be taking a short break.  So we'll post the winner's name and caption and the runners-up here in about two weeks, Friday, June 23, and publish them in the Observer the following Monday, June 26.  The winning writer gets the original cartoon art with the caption added. Good luck, and have fun!

The June 5 Cartoon Caption Winner!

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The winner:

"Just remember, when you get out into the real world, that it takes a village, people!"

-- Randy Clemmer, Lincolnton, NC
(the best of many variations from many other readers)

The runners-up:

"Liberty University has really loosened up since Dr. Falwell invited John McCain to speak at graduation.”

-- Rob Christensen, Charlotte

"Its fun to learn at the C!-P!-C!-C!"

-- Brandon D. Lowery, Charlotte

"Boy, the job market must be bad if these three are auditioning for the band!"

--Joseph McIntire, Charlotte

"The music business went south, so we came to Yale to get our YMBA!"

-- Randy Clemmer, Lincolnton (a two-fer!)

Thank you for all your entries.  Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:

"I told you those credits from 1975 would transfer."

"The few, the proud, the drama majors!"

"Is this the line for marriage licenses?"

"It's about time they moved graduation to the YMCA."

"Young man, there's no need for the frown.  I said, young man, unemployment is down!"

"Let's see Bush try to stop us from participating in THIS ceremony."

"Do you think they'll recognize us from the lacrosse team?"

"I'm glad we came to the U-N-C-C!"

"It may take a village to raise a child, but it takes a school to educate the village."

"Hey, did anyone ever figure out how to spell YMCA? "

"We chose Duke because we're all from New Jersey!"    

"Isn't this the unemployment line?"

Got another caption to add to the list?  Want to judge these yourself, and let us know your winners?  Feel free to click on the little blue "Comments" link just below this post to discuss or comment on any of this.  Please visit us again Monday for a new cartoon caption challenge.

Your New Challenge: June 5, 2006

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Welcome to 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 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. 

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 Thursday, June 8.

We'll post the winner's name and caption and the runners-up here Friday afternoon and publish them in the Observer next Monday.  The winning writer gets the original cartoon art with the caption added. Good luck, and have fun!

The May 29 Cartoon Caption Winner!

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The winner:

"I've been a fan ever since I read that NASCAR was controlled by France!"

-- Charles Randall, Cherryville, NC

The runners-up:

"The tickets came with my new house on Lake Norman."

-- Brent Sheppard, Morganton

"Bubba, I told you things wouldn't change if I won Powerball!"

-- Wilson Walker, Sacramento, CA

" I'm not French.  I'm just a Jeff Gordon fan!"

-- Charles Randall, Cherryville, NC (a two-fer this week)

"I'm not familiar with number 8, but have you seen that 'S' car go?"

-- John Evans, Charlotte

Thank you for all your entries.  Here's a selection of some of the other better captions we received this week:

"Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?"  (submitted by many, many readers)

"Lovely spectacle if it wasn't for all the noise and those dreadful crashes."

"What wine goes with cheesey nachos?"

"Budweiser?  Is that a merlot?"

"You call that a left bank?"

"NASCAR Valley?  I thought this was NAPA Valley!"

"Excuse me...when is halftime?"

"'Git-R-Done?'  Get WHAT done?"

It was a friendship that became a secret. There are truths we can't deny and places we can't return -- Brokeback Racetrack

"How do you say 'Gordon is number one' in your native language?"

“Of course, we French prefer the white flag.”

"I'm doing research for a documentary on the endangered Carolina redneck."

"I did not know we had auto racing in Chapel Hill."

"No, I meant the wine was oaky -- not you ... "

"And then, I took his queen with my rook, and checkmate!  You'll never see a more exciting finish!"

"I directed the 'Cars' sequel called 'Carwrecks' -- it will premier in your Bobcats Arena!"

Got another caption to add to the list?  Want to judge these yourself, and let us know your winners?  Feel free to click on the little blue "Comments" link just below this post to discuss or comment on any of this.  Please visit us again Monday for a new cartoon caption challenge.