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The winner:
"My bad! Guess I got happy feet!"
-- Steve LaDue, Fort Mill
The runners-up:
"I'm not sure what to do now. I didn't actually read the book."
-- Elaine Schmiedeshoff, Harrisburg, NC
"I told you we should have gotten a dog instead."
-- Jessie McCulloh, Gastonia
"I guess that's one that gets left behind!"
-- submitted by multiple readers
"Bottom line is, we're around each other and this thing, it grabs hold of us again, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and we're dead."
-- Lee Baber, Charlotte
Thank you for all your entries. Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:
"Is this what you call break dancing?"
"Gee, I thought banning the Penguin book would prevent scrambling their young minds!"
"What's love got to do with it?"
"All the king's horses and all the king's men may not be able to trust me again!"
"So is it yours or mine?"
"It's cheaper than raising them and sending them to college."
"Great Bill! As if I wasn't already walking on egg shells!"
"This job is not what it was cracked up to be."
"I suppose you'll want to bring this up at couples therapy."
“Well, at least they won’t think we’re gay.”
"Problem solved!"
"I wish I knew how to quit you!"
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.
The winning entry apparently had nothing to do with the local book-pulling situation but was a reference to an unrelated penguin movie.
Posted by: Ken | January 05, 2007 at 03:40 PM
I guess I disagree. It struck me as especially funny precisely because it referred to both the local censorship issue and to the animated penguin movie. Gorman acted without following procedure, and apparently, without much thought. The "happy feet" in the caption seemed to me to perfectly capture his sudden urge to stomp around -- with the predictable results.
Posted by: Kevin Siers | January 05, 2007 at 03:54 PM
Fair enough. That could be inferred.
Posted by: Ken | January 05, 2007 at 04:14 PM
The name of the book this cartoon is making reference to is, "And Tango Makes Three." So when I saw the cartoon, I thought of the following caption:
"Obviously, it takes more than two to Tango!"
Posted by: Lynne | January 05, 2007 at 06:44 PM
"Yes, Mr. James, that was the last tango in CMS."
Posted by: Tim Michael | January 08, 2007 at 06:26 AM
I must be getting old or losing my mind. I thought the classic 1972 movie, "Last Tango in Paris" was still a household term. Jimmy Buffett paradies the title in his song, "Last Mango in Paris." The cartoon shows the Bill James penguin dominating as if he's saying, "Is that the last of those books?" Naturally Dr. Gorman would reply, "Yes Mr. James, that is the last tango in CMS." Paris sounds like CMS...am I thinking too much for this contest? I didn't even get mentioned in the blog. Kevin, what's the deal?
Posted by: Tim Michael | January 08, 2007 at 07:19 PM
While our judges' judgements are final, they're not necessarily perfect -- which is why we include this "Comments" section. I'm glad you included your caption submission and the thinking behind it. The captions we listed above were only a small fraction of those we received. I look forward to future entries from you. Good luck!
Posted by: Kevin Siers | January 09, 2007 at 11:48 AM
Okay thanks, Mr. Siers. Or as Karl in Slingblade would say, "alright, then."
Posted by: Tim Michael | January 09, 2007 at 07:05 PM