The winner:
"Whatever, Jimmy. You couldn't find the endzone either."
-- Ben Johnson of Charlotte
The runners-up:
"Don't you just love the change of seasons we have in Charlotte?"
-- Patrick Sweeney, Charlotte
"Are you Obama's new economic adviser?"
-- Allen Brawley, Troutman
"I'm not positive but I think we're in the NASCAR Hall of Fame."
-- Ross Levin, Charlotte
"Bristol Palin on Dancing With the Stars? Get Out!"
-- Kyle Taylor, Cornelius
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 or additional captions!
Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received:
"Maybe YOU could tell me how to get to I-485!"
"We don't care how dire circumstances are, we're not working with you Democrats!"
"That 'cap and trade' bill will put us out of our jobs!"
"The good news is this is a magnet school bus stop!"
"Let me guess! You were countin' on the Bush tax cuts, too!"
"Finally, bipartisanship!"
"Water? No, I’m looking for the Panther’s first win."
"Matt, looks like our running game has dried up!"
"You planted Fescue also?"
"I'm looking for the exit out of Afghanistan!"
"Water? I was looking for a Tea Party."
"TEA! TEA!"
"What do you mean you are fleeing from ObamaCare? I’m trying to get to ObamaCare!"
"Al Gore, I presume?"
"The meterologists said a 100% chance of rain as soon as Kevin Siers published a cartoon about the drought."
"The meterologists said a 100% chance of rain as soon as Kevin Siers published a cartoon about the drought."
Brilliant! I was actually thinking that Kevin probably found it irritating to do a contest about the drought and a day or so later, a monsoon hits.
Posted by: Brandon | October 01, 2010 at 12:59 PM
That was actually my favorite!!! Clever, makes me wonder if Kevin wrote it himself!!!
Posted by: suzanne & co. | October 01, 2010 at 01:23 PM
No, Kevin didn't write it. But I could picture how steamed he must've been when he looked out the window last Monday morning!
Posted by: ivy girl | October 02, 2010 at 05:09 PM
Kevin, I'm so tired of your overworked cartoons portraying our dear Pesident Obama in a negative way. Some hubris on your part, let's have tea? Waiting...
Posted by: CHECURTIS | October 04, 2010 at 01:21 PM
This contest is rigged
Posted by: drdave | October 11, 2010 at 02:34 PM
. . . and those grapes are sour.
Posted by: Kevin Siers | October 12, 2010 at 09:15 AM
"I was Colin Powell's handyman until he hired three illegal aliens.
That was my entry, but the Observer is so pro illegals that of course they wouldn't show it.
Posted by: Jon Powers | October 14, 2010 at 11:38 AM