Kevin Siers: You Write The Caption

The new winner: April 12, 2012

The winner:

"Well, what did you expect in an opera? A HAPPY ending?"

-- Pam Irish of Charlotte

The runners-up:

"It's NEVER over!"

-- Suzanne Estro, Charlotte

"This song's for you."

-- Mary Henry, Fort Mill

"This is the first high note between us in years."

-- Carolyn Hudson, Columbia, S.C.

"The AP says it's not over until the calorie-challenged, nongender-specific person sings."

-- Dan Burger, Charlotte

"Aria ready for Obama's budget?"

-- Bill Allen, Charlotte

Thanks for your entries.  Here's a few more of some of the better lines we received this week:

"We just can't let another big issue come between us."

"Ready for filibuster reform now?"

"She's warming up.  The immigration bill must be almost finished."

"The song remains the same."

"American Idle."

"Looks like we're leaving on a high note."

"Confirmation we agree on background checks for gun sales."

"But we haven't even STARTED yet!"

Feel free to join a discussion about the winners, add more captions of your own, or let us know your favorites by clicking the 'Comments' link below.  Please join us again Monday, April 15, for a new cartoon caption challenge. -- Kevin Siers

Your new challenge: April 8, 2013

Welcome to You Write the Caption, the Charlotte Observer cartoon caption contest, an opportunity to test your wit and win a prize. Each Monday, Observer editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will post a political cartoon that needs a caption and invite readers to write one.  To learn more about our contest and see our caption writing guidelines, please click here.

Submissions must reach us by NOON, Wednesday, April 10.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us. (Or address your e-mail to caption@charlotteobserver.com) 

Please include your mailing address and daytime phone number.

  To mail your caption to the Observer, address it to You Write the Caption, Editorial Department, The Charlotte Observer, P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, NC 28230-0308.

The new winner: April 5, 2012

The winner:

"Surely you sequest!"

-- Steve LaDue of Fort Mill

The runners-up:

"Great news, we have found common ground."

-- Raymond Kelly, Charlotte

"They're not laughing."

-- Lou Desser, Indian Land, S.C.

"Dressed for success!"

-- Ross Bailey, Cornelius

"A fool and his money are soon parted."

-- From several readers

"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you."

-- From many readers

"I do desire we may be better strangers."

-- Gretchen Zollinger, Charlotte

"I was seeking for a fool when I found you."

-- Will Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon

Thanks for all your entries.  Here's a few more of the better lines we received this week:

"Surely you jest." -- From many, many readers

"We're a just a couple of Court Sequesters."

"We might not be able to fool all the people all the time, but we sure can distract them."

"You're an obscene jester!"

"Are you playing with a full deck?"

"We still don't look as crazy as Kim Jong Un."

"Can't we all jest get along?"

"Apparently, we need a foolproof solution."

Feel free to join a discussion about the winners, add more captions of your own, or let us know your favorites by clicking the 'Comments' link below.  Please join us again Monday, April 8, for a new cartoon caption challenge. -- Kevin Siers

In memory of Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert, the popular movie critic, has passed away at age 70.

Here's his New York Times obituary.

And here's a piece the New Yorker ran when, after many tries, Mr. Ebert won their very competitive Caption Contest.  

In addition to the winning cartoon caption, the piece has his entries from various other caption-writing attempts.

Your April Fools' Day challenge, 2013

Welcome to You Write the Caption, the Charlotte Observer cartoon caption contest, an opportunity to test your wit and win a prize. Each Monday, Observer editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will post a political cartoon that needs a caption and invite readers to write one.  To learn more about our contest and see our caption writing guidelines, please click here.

Submissions must reach us by NOON, Wednesday, April 3.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us. (Or address your e-mail to caption@charlotteobserver.com) 

Please include your mailing address and daytime phone number.

  To mail your caption to the Observer, address it to You Write the Caption, Editorial Department, The Charlotte Observer, P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, NC 28230-0308.

The new winner: March 29, 2013

The winner:

"I forgot how hungry the North Koreans were."

-- Steven A. Meckler, Charlotte

The runners-up:

"The negotiations are at a very ticklish stage."

-- Phil Clutts, Harrisburg

"The Syrians gave me the bird."

-- Carolyn Hudson, Columbia, S.C.

"Israel loves me. Israel loves me not."

-- Charleen Bolt, Charlotte

"Peace in this region? We're plucked!"

-- Ross Levin, Charlotte

"And I thought my bracket had problems . . ."

-- Carlo Zollinger, 13 years old, Charlotte

"Another feather in my cap!"

-- From many readers

Thanks for all the great captions.  Here's a selection of few more of the better lines we received:

"I thought they said 'piece' treaty."

"What, me worry?"

"Now is the time to build upon the strong foundation of the peace process."

"We've ruffled a few feathers."

"Israel is now ready to talk Turkey."

"Peace is the only way, as long as it's acheived by killing the right people."

"I'm a foreign policy magician. I can make a dove disappear."

"So much for winging it."

"Looks like another Nobel Peace Prize to me!"

Feel free to join a discussion about the winners, add more captions of your own, or let us know your favorites by clicking the 'Comments' link below.  Please join us again Monday, April 1, for a new cartoon caption challenge. -- Kevin Siers

Your new challenge: March 25, 2013

Welcome to You Write the Caption, the Charlotte Observer cartoon caption contest, an opportunity to test your wit and win a prize. Each Monday, Observer editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will post a political cartoon that needs a caption and invite readers to write one.  To learn more about our contest and see our caption writing guidelines, please click here.

Submissions must reach us by NOON, Wednesday, March 27.

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us. (Or address your e-mail to caption@charlotteobserver.com) 

Please include your mailing address and daytime phone number.

  To mail your caption to the Observer, address it to You Write the Caption, Editorial Department, The Charlotte Observer, P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, NC 28230-0308.

The new winner: March 22, 2013

The winner:

"Only one requires a court."

-- Richard L. Bean, Charlotte

The runners-up:

"I'm no threat, I play for the Bobcats."

-- Wallace Currin, Monroe

"Unmanned drones? Wow, nobody wants to watch these play-in games."

-- Steve Alexander, Charlotte

"The Cameron Crazies are even worse on the road."

-- Brent Sheppard, Morganton

"This Madness will continue long after March."

-- From several readers

Thanks for all the great captions.  Here are just a few more from the many good entries we received:

"UNC finally gets a defense."

"Looks like man-to-man defense is a thing of the past."

"President Obama is really taking his brackets seriously this year."

"The officiating is getting a little over the top."

"The Bobcats are coming into contact with other unmanned drones."

"OK, OK, we'll bring the Hornets back!"

"March Badness."

"The 'hive is alive' used to mean something waay different around here."

"At least my shots won't kill anyone."

"That's a one-shot foul."

"I've heard of the sixth man, but this is ridiculous."

"If the President wants to watch a game, he should buy a ticket."

Feel free to join a discussion about the winners, add more captions of your own, or let us know your favorites by clicking the 'Comments' link below.  Please join us again Monday, March 25, for a new cartoon caption challenge. -- Kevin Siers

Your new challenge: March 18, 2013

Welcome to You Write the Caption, the Charlotte Observer cartoon caption contest, an opportunity to test your wit and win a prize. Each Monday, Observer editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers will post a political cartoon that needs a caption and invite readers to write one.  To learn more about our contest and see our caption writing guidelines, please click here.

Submissions must reach us by NOON, THURSDAY, March 21. (An extra 24 hours, since our website was down a day.  Our apologies.)

Enter as many times as you wish.  To submit your caption on-line, just click here to e-mail us. (Or address your e-mail to caption@charlotteobserver.com) 

Please include your mailing address and daytime phone number.

  To mail your caption to the Observer, address it to You Write the Caption, Editorial Department, The Charlotte Observer, P.O. Box 30308, Charlotte, NC 28230-0308.

The new winner: March 15, 2012

The winner:

"I told you Raleigh plays rough."

-- Richard Randall of Cherryville

The runners-up:

"The state likes MetLife's blimp better."

-- Patrick Sweeney, Charlotte

"Looks like a cash sinkhole."

-- Bill Mullis, Charlotte

"You're breaking new ground, Mr. Mayor."

-- Phil Clutts, Harrisburg

"It looks like Jerry decided to throw a bomb."

-- Ross Levin, Charlotte

"Mr. Richardson, do you think you may have over-inflated it a bit?"

-- Marlene Healion, Charlotte

"The legislature punted it all the way from Raleigh."

-- Steve Epperson, Gastonia

"It's fourth and dough!"

-- Also by Steve Epperson

Thanks for all the great captions.  Feel free to join a discussion about the winners, add more captions of your own, or let us know your favorites by clicking the 'Comments' link below.  Please join us again Monday, March 18, for a new cartoon caption challenge. -- Kevin Siers