The winner:
"Ahoy, polloi!"
-- Tom Groonell of Charlotte
The runners-up:
"No free rides!"
-- Patricia Ringle, Charlotte
"Need a lift to the Cayman Islands?"
-- Kheim Bui, Chapel Hill
"I'd like to help you, but, for Pete's sake, I'm running for President."
-- Rudolph C. Gabriel, Waxhaw
"I see you're still clinging to hope and change."
-- Jason Roten, Kannapolis
"A rising tide lifts all boats."
-- From several readers
"Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?
-- From a multitude of readers
Thanks for your entries. Here's a selection from some of the other captions we received:
"Don't worry. The Chinese will be here soon."
"Don't your marina dues cover this?"
"Have you seen my dog?"
"Did you fall off the Obama bandwagon?"
"So, I suppose you're looking for a handout as well?
"This must be one of those middle-class rafting parties."
"I won't bail you out, but I'll teach you to swim."
"Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
"I'll tell you my plan to save you right after the election."
"Swiftboated? I feel your pain."
"You're one of Obama's distractions, aren't you?"
Please join us again Monday, July 23, for a new cartoon caption challenge.
Kudo's to Tom!! but I must admit I had to look up the word pollio..which means the common people..
Posted by: suzanne& co. | July 20, 2012 at 09:55 AM
It's actually hoi polloi: the commoners, the masses. As opposed to the hoity-toity . . .
Posted by: Kevin Siers | July 20, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Tom, great one! Very clever and funny. Well deserved.
Kev, love the antonym!
Posted by: Ross | July 20, 2012 at 01:17 PM
Well punned, Tom.
Posted by: Bill | July 20, 2012 at 09:04 PM
Tom, you rose above the hoi polloi to come up with a great caption!
Posted by: Carolyn | July 20, 2012 at 09:27 PM
Tom,
Ouch! Good one.
Posted by: Mike | July 22, 2012 at 04:04 PM