The winner:
"I was going to wear a Karl Marx mask but felt it would be redundant."
-- D. C. Campbell of Mooresville
The runners-up:
"All the mavericks sold out!"
-- Kevin Hall, Charlotte
"You were expecting change?"
-- Brent Sheppard, Morganton
"Why yes, I did get my costume from ACORN, how did you ever guess?"
-- Chris Toomey, Fort Mill
"See, Obama really is a-head."
-- Hanna Danzinger (age 11), Charlotte
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:
"Trick or Trick!"
"What you see is what you get!"
"This was the scariest mask I could find!"
"With the election almost in the bag, it’s hard to disguise my glee."
"Whom did you expect, Joe the Plumber?"
"Do you want a lie or a half-truth?"
"Please give me your 100 Grands, but save your Snickers for McCain."
"No hidden agendas for me!"
"It's a convenient way to avoid campaign contribution limits."
"They were all out of Robin Hood masks."
"Even I don't know who I am."
"I'm disguised as a community organizer!"
"If you give me twice the amount of candy and I'll give half to the kids too lazy to trick or treat."
" 'Two-faced'? That's the nicest name I have been called in weeks!"
"My face did freeze this way!"
"I'm masking for your support!"
"He grows on you after a while."
"My inspiration? Me, course!"
"Booorack!"
"Who did you expect? Tina Fey?"
"I need twice as much since I'm sharing the wealth!"
Please join us again Monday, Oct. 27, for a new cartoon caption challenge.


Great entry, Hanna! I think yours is the best.
Posted by: Carolyn | October 24, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Way to go Hanna, you're showing the adults up this week.
Posted by: Kenneth Irving | October 24, 2008 at 01:11 PM
I think Hanna is ahead!
Posted by: Brent Sheppard | October 24, 2008 at 01:43 PM
I enjoyed the 100 grands, Snickers, line.
Wonder if Hanna is related to Jeff Danzinger, the LA Times political cartoonist?
Posted by: Doug Cox | October 24, 2008 at 02:22 PM
Seriously, I laughed the most with Hanna's entry....Sorry she didn't win....I think I'm going to ask the little one's for help because I'm getting nowhere on my own!!!
Posted by: suzanne & co. | October 24, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Doug, Thanks for the compliment about the 100 Grands and Snickers line.
Posted by: Carolyn | October 26, 2008 at 09:15 PM
You're welcome, multiple layers of chocolate covered cleverness. Are you the rock doc?
Posted by: Doug Cox | October 27, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Yes I am the rock doc.
Posted by: Carolyn | October 27, 2008 at 09:26 AM
i love the one about Robin Hood! it is hilarious!
Posted by: john | October 27, 2008 at 03:07 PM