Kevin Siers: You Write The Caption

The New Cartoon Caption Winner

The winner:

"I broke it.  You own it."

-- Roger Colberg of Charlotte

The runners-up:

"We have not been penny-wise, but pound-foolish."

Doug Gillis, Charlotte

"What? Me nationalize?"

-- Guy M. Long III, Lenoir, NC

"If you have any more questions, I'll be at my new beach house in Malibu."

-- Brent Shepard, Morganton, NC

"Obama's hammer worked well... but just wait for the sickle."

-- Richard L. Bean, 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 little piggy went broke."  -- from many, many readers

"I was looking for change I could believe in."  -- another popular line

"I want to be a CEO when I grow up."

"Obama said there would be change."

"Madoff already made off with everything."

"There should have been some bills, but Congress hasn't finished them yet."

"Our bank is so broke we can't coin a phrase!"

"We've hammered out a solution."

“We have to break the banks in order to brake the banks!”

"Hmmph.  Thaine got that too! "

"Just a few more pennies and I can buy some more Bank of America Stock."

"Please, sir, I want some more."

"Well, there goes my retirement! "

"If it's broke, break it some more."

“I only applied a little stimulus.”

"We're gonna need help paying for a bigger hammer."

"It's not all it's cracked up to be!"

"None of this makes any cents!"

Please join us again Monday, March 2, for a new cartoon caption challenge.

Your New Challenge: Feb. 23, 2009

Welcome to You Write the Caption, 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 political 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.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us.  (Or address your e-mail to caption@charlotteobserver.com)  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, Wednesday, Feb. 25.

Winners are posted online Friday, and published in the paper on Monday.  For a discussion about last week's winners, please see the "Comments" section below the previous post.

Good luck, and have fun!

The President's Day cartoon caption winner

The winner:

"And I say listen to your BITTER angels."

-- Lloyd Dillon of Charlotte

The runners-up:

"Just name that dog Checkers and you'll have it made."

-- Ross Levin, Charlotte

"Honesty is over-rated."

-- Jibril Hough, Charlotte and Kenneth Irving, Kannapolis

"Forget President's Day! IKEA is open in Charlotte!"

-- Lee Baber, Charlotte

"You can't fool all the Republicans all the time!"

-- Linda Sarazen, Huntersville

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:

"It's tricky being honest and two faced."

"America’s history rests on your shoulders, Mr President!"

"Forget his 'Team of Rivals'--- just remember to erase the tapes!"

“Well, at least Stimulus-gate isn’t that catchy.”

"I know lots about shouldering burdens!"

"You're more like me than him.  You haven't made anything perfectly clear either."

"You may be taking this "team of rivals" thing too far."

"End the war, but maintain your occupation."

“ … Washington, Hollywood and Broadway!”

"Is it possible to be an honest crook?"

"Remember, they loved us once, too."

"We all make mistakes.  You went to the wrong church and I went to Duke."

"Hey, Abe, I can see you!"

Please join us again Monday, Feb. 23, for another cartoon caption challenge.

Your Presidents' Day Challenge

Welcome to You Write the Caption, 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 political 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.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us.  (Or address your e-mail to caption@charlotteobserver.com)  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, Wednesday, Feb. 18.

Winners are posted online Friday, and published in the paper on Monday.  For a discussion about last week's winners, please see the "Comments" section below the previous post.

Good luck, and have fun!

The Feb. 9 cartoon caption winner

The winner:

"Sometimes love hurts!"

-- Rodney Robinson of Lincolnton, NC

The runners-up:

"They're just not that into the stimulus plan."

-- Kathy Nebel, Charlotte

"Let's see if this baby can reach across the aisle."

-- Charles Baker, Crossnore, NC

"Working on Charlotte's relationship with the Bobcats!"

-- Ray Travis, Charlotte

"It's a weapon of mass seduction!"

-- Douglas R. Cox, Albemarle

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:

"How’s this for stimulus?"

"It's all part of Obama's plan to kill them with kindness."

"I'm spreading the love in Gaza."

"Sometimes you have to get their attention first."

"Yep, I got the guys this year."

"This could break all their hearts!"

"This is the heavy duty model I used to make the news media fall blindly in love with Obama.''

"It’s the latest in weapons of mass reproduction."

"Don’t underestimate me.  I made Cheney and Bush fall in love."

"I figure Rush Limbaugh could use a little tough love!"

"It’s the only way to get America in love with the stimulus package."

"Don't worry, Congress earmarked $200 million for condoms..."

"Obama wants Republicans to love the stimulus."

"My targets automatically get a Purple Heart.""

"We have new rules of engagement!"

"I'll take the Democrats, you take the Republicans."

"With one hit from this I can make Rush Limbaugh love Nancy Pelosi."

"This is the best thing since Viagra! "

Please join us again, Monday, Feb. 16, for a President's Day cartoon challenge!

Your new challenge: Feb. 9, 2009

Welcome to You Write the Caption, 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 political 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.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us.  (Or address your e-mail to caption@charlotteobserver.com)  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, Wednesday, Feb. 11.

Winners are posted online Friday, and published in the paper on Monday.  For a discussion about last week's winners, please see the "Comments" section below the previous post.

Good luck, and have fun!

The Feb. 2 cartoon caption winner

The winner:

"We're all going to have to take a bite!"

-- Charles H. Hodge of Charlotte

The runners-up:

"My secret is just a hint of pork!"

-- Tim Saam, Charlotte

"The pie and the economy are both minced meat!"

-- Bart Sullivan, Austin, Texas

"Yes, we pan!"

-- Keith Greenstein, Charlotte

"Can you smell what Barack is cooking?"

-- from many, many readers

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:

"You should recognize 'pie in the sky' when you see it."

"Guess which pie is half baked?"

"For the Republicans we have pie, for the Democrats we have Pork."

"One smells better than the other!"

"They said you can't have your cake and eat it to, but they didn't say anything about pie."

"A banker's got to eat too."

"Ever get the feeling you’ve bitten off more than you can chew?"

"Eat fast, cause your piece is getting smaller by the minute."

“And there’s even a piece of the pie for regular American citizens!”

"Just wait until you see what I can do with fishes and loaves."

"Humble pie is on the menu!"

"... And this part here is the actual stimulus in the plan."

"Tastes great!  Less filling."

“How do I stay so trim?  This thin slice depicts how much of this hot apple pie Michelle will allow me to eat!”

"This is the wedgie you'll be getting from me. "

Your new challenge: Feb. 2, 2009

Welcome to You Write the Caption, 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 political 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.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us.  (Or address your e-mail to caption@charlotteobserver.com)  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, Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Winners are posted online Friday, and published in the paper on Monday.  For a discussion about last week's winners, please see the "Comments" section below the previous post.

Good luck, and have fun!