June 17: The new winner

The winner:

"They say employed graduates are now an endangered species."

-- Moses Luski of Charlotte

The runners-up:

"It's nice to see one of our grads is ready for the real world."

-- Billy Fisher of Charlotte

"Some of you have adapted to the current job market better than others!"

-- Phil Chubb, Charlotte

"At least it looks like something can be made of one of you."

-- Erik Miller, Charlotte

"Now you're well-prepared for wallowing in the mud."

-- Bill Russo, South Plainfield, N.J.

"Congratulations on your (Law / Banking / Political Science) degree."

-- with variations, from many readers

Thank you for all your entries.  Here's a selection of some of the other better lines we received:

"Some of us are built to withstand the tough journey ahead!"

"It is worse than 'dog eat dog' out there these days."

"Feeling swamped?"

"Each of you is a testament to Dr. Gorman's initiatives."

"College is a croc!"

"Higher education is not a crock!"

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