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The winner:
"He's my best friend!"
-- Paul Luke of York, SC
The runners-up:
"I see you keep a strap on your pocketbook too!"
-- Joe Davidson, Mooresville
"These are the ties that bind!"
-- Kenneth Irving, Kannapolis
"It's just tight enough to cut off his circulation!"
-- Tom Hodge, Denver, NC
"Don't worry -- he's White House-broken!"
-- Shirley Bailey, Cornelius
Thank you for all your entries. Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received this week:
"I'm getting him neutered!"
“And his new dog house will be White!”
"He's been doggedly campaigning for me."
"Yeah, the press still hounds him."
"He responds quite well to heel!"
"It's a gift to the Republican presidential candidates!"
"The leash comes in two lengths, short and shorter."
"I tried the invisible fence – but the Secret Service didn't like where I attached the shock device."
"He's not going to pick the interns either."
"Excuse me.., can you watch my intern for a sec?"
"I do have a dog in this fight!"
"Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?"
"If I can get this under control, Iraqi terrorists should be no problem!"
"You want my baggage?"
"Bush tried it in Iraq and insists it works!"
"My candidacy has given Bill a new leash on life!"
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.
I don't think the winning caption reflects the surprise in Mr. Clinton's face.
The closest I think was: "My candidacy has given Bill a new leash on life!", but it still doesn't quite meet the expression on his face.
My two cents.
Thanks!
Posted by: C Thompson | June 01, 2007 at 01:58 PM
you pick the lamest captions.
Posted by: kevin | June 01, 2007 at 03:06 PM
I agree with C Thompson, although, I would have picked "circulation" or "heel". I love the play on words in both of them. The idea that she is subtly needling him, and he is reacting to it in such an uncomfortable manner, with his eyes going DOINK, really tickles me. Looking forward to the next one.
My two cents...now we have four !!
Posted by: LT | June 01, 2007 at 09:42 PM
I was tickled by all the captions listed here. I'm not sure how some folks define 'lame'. I'll agree that Mr. Luke's caption wasn't the meanest, harshest, the most risque or the most popular (most popular was "I'm getting him neutered", sent in by many, many folks). But rather than being heavy-handed, it had a nice ironical touch. "He's my best friend" actually sounds like something Hillary might say -- maybe she has said it on the campaign trail. But the contrast here between what she says and what she means was too delightful not to be the winner. Mr. Luke is thinking like an editorial cartoonist -- God help him. Thank you for all your entries, and good luck with this week's contest!
Posted by: Kevin Siers | June 04, 2007 at 12:35 PM
If I ever win again, please contact me at this new email address. Btw, the first runner up, regarding the strap, was my favorite. He was her meal ticket back in the Arkansas days.
Posted by: Kenneth Irving | June 05, 2007 at 01:11 PM
Thanks for the input Kevin Siers. Based on that, and something Hillary said during the recent debate, here's one more for the road!
"Have you met my dear husband?"
Posted by: LT | June 06, 2007 at 09:29 AM