Kevin Siers: You Write The Caption

Your New Challenge: April 30, 2007

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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, May 3.

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 will be mailed the original cartoon art with the caption added. Good luck, and have fun!

The April 23 Caption Contest Winner!

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The winner:

"I do not recall firing Rosie!"

-- Alan B. Styles of Candler, NC

The runners-up:

"I was just rehearsing for 'The Apprentice'!"'

-- Ray Otstott, Charlotte

"Congressman, I relied on my consultants!"

-- Steven A. Meckler, Charlotte

"Hair today, gone tomorrow!"

-- from multiple readers

"I'll handle this one, Donald:  I'm fired!"

-- Scott Holleman, New York, NY

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

"I prefer the term 'Sanjaya'd'!"

"When I grow up... I want to be just like you."

"I want to introduce my best friend to my right, but I can't recall his name or what we discussed."

"I hear that Mr.Trump has some good news for me."

"He's just a friend, Senator.  It seems that I have mistakenly fired my attorney."

"His catch-phrase is powerful and often controversial. Unfortunately I just can't recall remembering it."

"I cannot recall him firing me."

"He's my american idol!"

"The real issue isn’t me. Everybody knows the real issue is Rosie."

Disagree with the judges?  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: April 23, 2007

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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, April 26.

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 will be mailed the original cartoon art with the caption added. Good luck, and have fun!

The April 16 Caption Contest Winner!

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The winner:

"Just us is blind!"

-- Steve Meckler of Charlotte

The runners-up:

"Anyone want to play Pin the Guilt on a Dukie?"

-- John Gellman, Hickory

Unfortunately, Mr. Nifong's attempt to change his public image was not well received by Durham's pigeon population.

-- Noel Bankhead, Indian Trail

"The Blue Devil made me do it!"

-- Carolyn Hudson, Columbia, SC

"Ambition is blind!"

-- submitted by multiple readers

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

"Injustice is blind!"

"Justice is blind to me."

"On balance, I'm guessing I did an excellent job."

"The way I see it, I always have two options:   GUILTY or NOT INNOCENT."

"Obviously, you don't see the evidence as I do."

"Does this outfit make me look stupid?"

"I am begining to think I should have put this thing over my mouth instead of my eyes."

"I'm not a real District Attorney, I just play one on the news."

"I am waiting for Mr.Stern to call me about my next job as a NBA offical."

"District attorney isn't all that 'D.A.' stands for."

"Innocent?  Where's the proof?  I don't see any."

“Well, they SMELLED guilty…..”

"Speak some evil, hear some evil...what's the last part....Oh, and see some evil."

"I'm blind to justice!"

"If I can't see the DNA, it doesn't exist."

"Even snakes have scales."

Disagree with the judges?  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: April 16, 2007

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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, April 19.

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 will be mailed the original cartoon art with the caption added. Good luck, and have fun!

The April 9 Caption Contest Winner!

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The winner:

"I have found our rightful place in world affairs."

-- David Scovill of Mooresville

The runners-up:

"THAT ought to put us on the map."

-- Robert Strean, Charlotte

"After the holy wars, the files need to be updated."

-- Gary Lackey, Denver, NC

"According to my Global Provocation System, this is clearly all Iranian territory.”

-- John Roncevich, Charlotte

"See, we ARE the center of the universe!"

-- submitted by multiple readers

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

"According to this....WE HAVE ARRIVED !!! "

"With the help of this device, I've managed to isolate us from the infidels."

"We've succeeded There are no more infidels."

Ahmadinejad explains how a simple GPS error wiped the "wrong" country off the map.

"This device still shows one infidel remaining."

"Without a moral compass, it's the only way we'll find heaven."

"There's no sign of North Korea but Syria just went into orbit around Mars!"

"It says we are in Tehran - and yes - enriching uranium was harder than we thought...."

"We're in Israel!  Though our victory isn't quite as satisfying as I anticipated."

"The good news is that oil prices will rise.  The bad news is that the GPS can't locate our oil wells or any place that still has a road."

"We used our nuclear capability for 'power', just like we promised."

"HAH!  They're telling us our nuclear energy position is extreme!"

"Look, we are still in Iranian territorial space."

"See, I told you that technology will bring us up in the world!"

"I told you our enrichment program would get us all closer to God."

“Now I guess it stands for Goofy Political Stance.”

"It doesn't really matter what the facts are, we've got Rosie on our side."

"We have accomplished our mission.  Israel is officially off the map."

Disagree with the judges?  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: April 9, 2007

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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, April 12.

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 will be mailed the original cartoon art with the caption added. Good luck, and have fun!

The April 2 Cartoon Caption Winner!

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The winner:

"We'll eventually get this thing rolling Uptown."

-- Quentin Pickup of Tega Cay

The runners-up:

"The selection process for a new head coach is getting ridiculous!"

-- Charles Randall, Cherryville

"In modern mythology, he represents a basketball coach at a 'football' school."

-- again, Charles Randall, Cherryville

"Basketball is sure overblown around here."

-- Carolyn Hudson, Columbia, SC

"Welcome to Hell, Bobby Knight!"

-- Luis G. Gonzales, Charlotte

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

"I TOLD Bobcat Johnson that Charlotte just doesn't care about the NBA.!"

"Basketball support in Charlotte continues to be quite taxing."

“It’s easier down in Florida!”

"Only one pro-basketball supporter?  We must be in Charlotte."

"I warned city officials that gaining the public's affection for another NBA franchise would be an uphill battle."

"Roy, is that the ball your team was using during the overtime period against Georgetown last week?"

"What you need is a good draft from the NASCAR Museum!"

"Traveling!"

Disagree with the judges?  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: April 2, 2007

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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, April 5.

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 will be mailed the original cartoon art with the caption added. Good luck, and have fun!