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The winner:
"No more lavish travel for us -- we'll vacation at home."
-- Randy Hayes of Wilkesboro
The runners-up:
"You are a genius when it comes to water conservation, darling."
-- Terence Heglar, Rockwell, NC
"It cools the hot water quite nicely."
-- Helen Thomas Leigh, Paw Creek, NC
"It's been a watershed year for the expense account!"
-- Douglas R. Cox, Albemarle
"I hear all the common people put a little 'P' in their pool."
-- Rick Bacon, Hamlet
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 (many of these were sent by multiple folks):
"It costs what it costs."
"We ran out of Dom."
"What the heck, WE didn't pay for it!"
"Filling up the pool can be so taxing."
"I wonder what the poor people are doing."
"This would not have been possible without that little raise you got!"
"Easley come, Easley go."
"Your visit to France has made this cultural exchange possible."
"Let them drink tap."
"What people have to understand is that you bring something unique to the State of North Carolina."
“What water restrictions?”
"Lame Ducks might as well swim in style."
"No one can accuse us of hosing North Carolina tax payers."
"We're going out with style!"
"Sorry, honey, the state budget is too tight to use champagne this year."
"Drought? What Drought?"
"You can lead her to tap water, but you can't make her drink!"
"After all, we're just 'pour' folks."
"Spending money like it was water is fun... and it tickles!"
"Here, dear, more culture."
Please join us again Monday, Aug. 4, for a new cartoon caption challenge.
Great captions
Posted by: Smeckler | August 01, 2008 at 10:48 AM
The one about the "P" is a hoot!
Posted by: Briarhopper | August 01, 2008 at 10:48 AM
I wonder if I could have gotten away with "Lifestyles of the -itch and famous with the letter B included.
Posted by: Kenneth Irving | August 01, 2008 at 11:13 AM
No.
Posted by: Kevin Siers | August 01, 2008 at 01:08 PM
This week's cartoon had so many options for
angle of attack, well done.
Nice to see such a wide variety of geographical locations in the winners.
I wonder how many submissions come from outside the Carolinas...
Posted by: D. Cox | August 01, 2008 at 05:11 PM
I loved all the entries,especially the winner!
Posted by: Carolyn Hudson | August 01, 2008 at 05:49 PM
How could you not pick, "Let them drink tap."?
It was brilliant.
Posted by: Avis O. Gachet | August 01, 2008 at 08:26 PM
Great winners along with the better lines, could hardly choose my fav. because they all were clever, just wish I came up with some....
Posted by: suzanne and co. | August 02, 2008 at 06:57 AM
Really good results this week. I always enjoy Doug's captions...and all the other posters here also. "Here, dear, more culture." rates high on my list. Thanks for the fun, and the great laugh!
Posted by: Laura | August 02, 2008 at 08:57 AM
"Let them drink tap." was a great caption. It was also sent in by many, many readers. I've only got one piece of cartoon art to give away, so the winner has to be unique.
Posted by: Kevin Siers | August 02, 2008 at 09:35 AM
They missed the obvious caption!
'But this is cheaper than buying it from Charlotte-Mecklenburg utilities!'
Posted by: Sam | August 04, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Maybe it's time to update the guidelines to your "contest" so they accurately reflect what is going on here.
Posted by: Tim | August 05, 2008 at 03:51 PM
Interesting comment, Tim, but I don't have the slightest idea what you are talking about. If there's something that is misleading in our guidelines, I'd be happy to correct it. Can you be more specific?
Posted by: Kevin Siers | August 06, 2008 at 10:02 AM