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The winner:
"Whenever I want a new toy, I just create another tax to pay for it."
-- Charles Held of Charlotte
The runners-up:
"Duke Power has been good, but they'd still like lumps of coal."
-- Carolyn Hudson, Columbia, SC
"All I want for Christmas is an Eastern North Carolina background!"
-- Steven Meckler, Charlotte
"I heard everybody in Raleigh is a good ol' boy!"
-- John Crowell, Charlotte
"Can we borrow Rudolph to light the interstate?"
-- Mary Henry, Fort Mill
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:
“All I want is a Governor’s Mansion.”
"Can you bring us the water from the melted polar ice?"
"Can you deliver some campaign literature to the eastern part of the state?"
"Lower crime, less taxes, art -- oops, this is my constituents' list."
"Why can’t a sitting mayor have the governorship?"
"Charlotte could learn a lot from you about rapid transit!"
"I'm sorry -- Rudolph will not be allowed in our red light exclusion zone."
"I'd like some Christmas lights -- for the freeways!"
"More roads, more trains, street lights Oh! And the governor’s mansion if that’s not asking too much."
"Yeah, Raleigh didn't want to hear it either..."
"....and most of all Santa I want to be made into a real boy! "
"I want an all expense paid vacation in Europe. Oh wait, I already had that."
"Please don't leave any more empty big boxes this year!"
",,,lights on the interstate, tickets to Wicked, and a new job for Sue!"
In the mood for more Mayor McCrory? Check out Kevin Siers' slide show of cartoons on the mayor's career!
Please join us again Monday, Dec. 10, for a new cartoon caption challenge!
Good choice of winner. The trick to winning these seems to be able to come up with one that is clever, but not obvious. I know that this is listed as one of the guidelines, but it appears to be the driving one.
Posted by: Ken | December 07, 2007 at 05:15 PM
Another great winner and runners-up this week. For me, Carolyn's really stands out as being "clever, but not obvious". Too bad there can't be more than one winner. I wish more people would comment. We need some variety !! I wonder if R. Kroc is still around ?!?!?!?
Posted by: LT | December 08, 2007 at 10:32 AM
Thanks, Laura! Usually the ones that are not obvious amuse me the most. I liked the one in the other better lines about the empty big boxes.
Posted by: CH | December 09, 2007 at 10:11 AM
Thanks back to you Carolyn! That empty big boxes caption is one I submitted! I enjoy the not so obvious ones as well, and Mr Mayor is always a fun subject. Have a great week!
Posted by: LT | December 10, 2007 at 07:15 AM
LT -Kroc is alive and well and delivering biting satire from a Stanly County McDonald's. Delivery in 15 minutes or less.
Posted by: A. Warhol | December 22, 2007 at 01:23 AM
LT- September 5th?
Posted by: Datoo Reimember | December 22, 2007 at 03:35 AM
A. Warhol - thanks for the update on Kroc. People come and go so quickly around here!
Datoo - nothing like a little mystery!
Posted by: LT | December 22, 2007 at 10:31 AM
LT- You show evidence of learning by Ozmosis! N GA?
Posted by: The Pop Artist formerly known as Warhol | January 07, 2008 at 09:32 AM