The winner:
“You both have what we are looking for, but BOA has decided to go in a different direction.”
-- Stephen Polzien of Rock Hill
The runners-up:
"After our Golden West experience, we'll actually have to SEE your gold before we sign any papers."
-- Burt Cheezem, York
"Mr. Moynihan, meet Ken Lewis. He’ll be showing you the ropes."
-- Kenneth Irving, Kannapolis
"Sorry, you're both out of luck. This health care bill doesn't cover pre-existing conditions or illegal immigrants."
-- Lee Baber, Charlotte
“I guess the priest and the rabbi just left.”
-- Doug 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:
"Savings rates are at an all time low...so, we thought we'd check with you guys for some pointers!"
"Trust me, with your gold, you'll fit in perfectly as NBA team owners!"
"I'm here to negotiate Ken Lewis' golden parachute."
"How I made my pot of gold? Derivatives and deregulation."
"Bank of America is looking for a man of character."
"The new government health plan will cover lifts, smoking cessation, vision and amputation. Now, give me three quarters of your pot of gold and buried treasure. "
"The bank's distrust in the government bail-out regulations has led them to seek more reputable investors."
"So why do you think you'd make a better mayor of Charlotte?"
“You can save a lot on your car insurance by switching to Geico.”

The runners-up:
"After our Golden West experience, we'll actually have to SEE your gold before we sign any papers."
I believe Golden West was a Wachovia merger, not BOA.
Posted by: Faxman | October 09, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Which prevented it from being the winner . . . . otherwise a very clever caption.
Posted by: Kevin Siers | October 10, 2009 at 04:21 PM
Kevin,
Where in your illustration does it signify anything relating that the suit represents Bank of America?
It definitely struck me that the suit could have represented numerous corporate figures.
Posted by: JBM | November 06, 2009 at 01:41 AM