The winner:
"So, when will Maria be back in circulation?"
-- Bill McGloughlin of Charlotte
The runners-up:
"Total recall? Voters have short memories."
-- Douglas Cox, Albemarle
"It's from Paris - they have a few dog catcher positions open!"
-- Philip S. Chubb, Charlotte
"Why are we always in lust place?"
-- Dale Stout, Colorado Springs, Colo.
“I think I see your problem: You didn’t spend enough at Tiffany’s!”
-- Debbie B. Steele, Charlotte
Thank you for all your entries. Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received:
"What an amateur!"
"How did you keep a 10 year secret?"
"Gulp. It's the list of criminal charges against John Edwards."
"According to this poll, we won't be back."
"What was the number on that Proposition?"
“It’s just a marriage contract - we broke the ‘Contract with America,’ too.”
"It's not easy being a patriot."
"You cheated on a Kennedy and got in trouble?! Oh, the irony. "
"It's the script for Twins 2."
"California Proposes Amendment to Commandment 7?"
“Well, it looks like we need to start getting our affairs in order.”
"Just call your self a sex addict, then its not your fault!"
"Let me show you how to turn your domestic problems into a run for the Presidency!"
"I'm glad you asked for my advice. As you can see, when it comes to marriage, I'M the Terminator!"
"True Lies, The Expendables, Judgment Day, End of Days, you were definitely prepared for this!"
"We're not practicing safe politics."
“Well, we can’t run on family values, that’s for sure.”
"An affair with a staffer? That's soo 1996..."
"Arnold, I am not so radical on medicare and health care. Would you plese teach me to hide my real feelings on the subjects for at least ten years?"
"We'll call it our 'Contract with the Other Woman.'"
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!
Please join us again Monday, May 30, for a new cartoon caption challenge.
Great winners, I really liked the better line, We're not practicing safe politics!
Posted by: suzanne & co. | May 27, 2011 at 10:56 AM
i liked that one too. (It was mine...)
Posted by: ray o | May 27, 2011 at 12:30 PM
I think your daily political cartoons are among the BEST in the nation! So, it is a MYSTERY to me how your judging/selection in the caption contests is, week after week, so atrocious.
MY OPINION: The Steele and Stout entries are much better than the "Winner" and first two runner-ups, as are one of MY entries ("It's a note from Tiger . . . says, 'Been there; done that.' ") and all of the following:
"Gulp . . John Edwards."
". . . number on that Proposition?"
"You cheated on a Kennedy . . . the irony."
"California Proposes Amendment to Commandment 7?"
“. . . getting our affairs in order.”
". . . to turn your domestic problems into a run for the Presidency!"
". . . when it comes to marriage, I'M the Terminator!"
"An affair with a staffer? That's soo 1996..."
Posted by: Willie Hobson | May 30, 2011 at 02:38 PM
Thanks . . . I think . . .
I never said we caption judges were infallible, just that our decision was final. Humor, as we have said here many times, is subjective, and there's bound to be disagreements as to what's a better caption. This is why we usually provide additional captions, so folks can look 'em over and perhaps find one they like better.
Posted by: Kevin Siers | May 31, 2011 at 12:59 PM