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. "

Comments

[Ethan]

Let them eat pie