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The New Yorker cartoonist Zach Kanin has reviewed our latest caption contest entries and winnowed it down to 7 finalists. Now the fun really begins: it’s up to YOU to pick the winner. As with last time, each finalist is labeled with a letter. All you have to do is decide which is the best (whatever your definition of “best” is), and drop your ballot in the comments below.
Remember what’s at stake? A crisp copy of Zach’s new book: The Short Book,
As always, one vote per person!
And the 7 finalists are…
A. Kevin entered: “Pssssst, I don’t think I am the only one in here.”
B. Erik Bussinger entered: “Now, Thomas, just because you think you’re rid of me doesn’t mean you can go about shuffling your feet!”
C. Heather entered: “Hey kid, can you nab me some shrimp cocktails? I’m starving to death in here!”
D. John C entered: In a British accent: “I’m not quite dead yet.”
E. Chelsea O. entered: Now you don’t HAVE to kiss grandpa goodbye!!
F. Marcy entered: You call that last respects, kid?!
G. Chris entered: “I think I’ve made my point.”
Comments (54)
Comment
Sorry, but it has to be D. I laughed out loud on that one. :D
posted by Allison on 2-10-2008 at 9:44 am
I vote for A
posted by scott on 2-10-2008 at 9:47 am
F, although D was not bad.
posted by gus on 2-10-2008 at 9:59 am
D for my vote
posted by Natalie on 2-10-2008 at 10:04 am
Definitely D!
posted by Insolent Minx on 2-10-2008 at 10:12 am
D. It’s a classic line.
posted by Kelley O on 2-10-2008 at 10:25 am
A was by far the funniest although D takes a close second.
posted by Angie Hudkins on 2-10-2008 at 10:32 am
F for sure. D is someone else’s line - not original.
posted by Allie on 2-10-2008 at 10:32 am
E or F… the winner shouldn’t be a monty python rehash.
posted by cameron on 2-10-2008 at 11:08 am
A hands down
posted by Manda on 2-10-2008 at 11:42 am
G. G is awesome
posted by Brady on 2-10-2008 at 11:44 am
D.
posted by Beth on 2-10-2008 at 12:36 pm
A!
posted by Gayle on 2-10-2008 at 12:38 pm
F
posted by Anonymoose on 2-10-2008 at 12:58 pm
F. (followed by C)
posted by Eileen on 2-10-2008 at 12:58 pm
None of these really capture Kanin’s style, which is easy to tell given the selection of finalists. I read that Kanin was to select the winner, doesn’t seem like it. MF…are you just fishing for hits with all these “Vote for your fav deals?”
My wife liked C
posted by Tersely Cogent? on 2-10-2008 at 1:04 pm
b
posted by Reggie on 2-10-2008 at 1:20 pm
G FTW
posted by Asa on 2-10-2008 at 1:31 pm
G!
posted by lilly on 2-10-2008 at 1:34 pm
D, for sure.
posted by Stephanie on 2-10-2008 at 2:07 pm
F! It makes me giggle.
posted by JiLL on 2-10-2008 at 2:29 pm
G. G is hilarious, with B a close second. d isn’t funny. it’s derivative. Monty Python = funny. Quoting Monty Python = annoying.
posted by Derek on 2-10-2008 at 3:04 pm
G — It has a bit of sharp humor to it.
I’m disappointed the Monty Python reference would be chosen by a professional cartoonist as a finalist. Not quite sure how to interpret that choice.
posted by Wiley on 2-10-2008 at 3:26 pm
A
posted by Katie on 2-10-2008 at 4:00 pm
D
posted by Melissa on 2-10-2008 at 4:31 pm
A
posted by bart simpson on 2-10-2008 at 5:28 pm
it should have been something like “this is what happens when you don’t eat your vegetables”
posted by Carmen on 2-10-2008 at 5:52 pm
A….. because I can
posted by Paul S on 2-10-2008 at 5:59 pm
A the only funny one………
posted by therat on 2-10-2008 at 6:04 pm
D!
PLEASE
im a python fanatic
posted by ithidet on 2-10-2008 at 8:09 pm
A is by far the correct answer. YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Get it right!!!
posted by EMJAY on 2-10-2008 at 9:23 pm
C
posted by Clara on 2-10-2008 at 10:28 pm
Has to be D - but maybe that’s just because I am a Python geek!!
posted by Deacon on 2-10-2008 at 11:34 pm
A
posted by Sarah on 2-11-2008 at 8:27 am
D, has to be!
posted by alisia on 2-11-2008 at 8:41 am
A is the best
posted by Tom on 2-11-2008 at 8:54 am
D was the only one I actually even smiled at!
posted by Hope on 2-11-2008 at 9:49 am
G
posted by soph on 2-11-2008 at 9:56 am
E!!!!!
posted by bet on 2-11-2008 at 10:44 am
Gotta be “F”.
Have to agree with Derek on “D” - we can do better.
posted by B on 2-11-2008 at 11:51 am
A
posted by AlvinC on 2-11-2008 at 12:01 pm
D
posted by caitlen315 on 2-11-2008 at 12:16 pm
A
posted by Fran on 2-11-2008 at 12:18 pm
G is by far the best fit for the style.
I’m embarassed to see that D even made the finals. Please do not select D. I agree wholeheartedly with derek in comment 22.
posted by Caleb on 2-11-2008 at 1:54 pm
To be quite honest, none of them are that funny. The Monty Python line doesn’t fit that well….and it’s practically sacrilege to a dye hard fan. The only one that was that clever was the “starving to death” line but “sandwich” would have been better. So if I had to choose I’d say C.
posted by petunia on 2-11-2008 at 2:56 pm
D!!!!!
posted by Cheryl on 2-11-2008 at 3:26 pm
C
posted by Joanna on 2-11-2008 at 4:09 pm
A. Has to be A.
posted by Jennie on 2-11-2008 at 4:20 pm
Straight, simple, very funny and to the point; A.
Tony
posted by T. on 2-11-2008 at 4:21 pm
None are that good but I’ll pick A.
posted by alias on 2-11-2008 at 4:28 pm
D
didnt see that one coming
C is pretty good too though
posted by Annie on 2-11-2008 at 5:53 pm
As tempted as I am to vote for C, F definitely made me laugh.
posted by heather on 2-12-2008 at 2:20 pm
A all the way!
posted by ShayDubya on 2-12-2008 at 4:41 pm
G!!!
posted by MilesMommy on 2-13-2008 at 3:58 pm