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We’re back with another cartoon by regular _floss reader, the multi-talented Robert Bonotto. To repeat the rules, the idea here is quite simple: Your job is to come up with a gag. Make us smile, make us laugh, extra-points for those who are able to drop some interesting fact or trivia along the way.We’ll narrow down the entries to our favorites and then let YOU guys pick one winner. As with last time, when dropping your gag in the comments, also let us know which t-shirt you prefer in case your caption is selected the winner. (T-shirts can be found over in our store.)
Lastly, if you’re good with the pen and think you’d like to contribute a cartoon of your own for a future caption contest, or want to pitch me an idea for one, please leave a comment and I’ll be in touch with you via e-mail.
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You would not believe what I have had to put up with at Google since their Streetview Car broke down! They even have me working during my vacation!
posted by Chris Browning on 10-15-2008 at 6:47 pm
Sitting on the beach beats sitting in the middle of a city street to paint any day.
posted by Brian on 10-15-2008 at 7:30 pm
I started painting before the hurricane.
posted by partiallyDeflected on 10-15-2008 at 7:46 pm
Hey pal, do you see any 2s up there? I’ve got a whole lot of blue left.
posted by AMR on 10-15-2008 at 8:01 pm
So, you’re telling me that this doen’t look like a sailboat?
posted by Craig on 10-15-2008 at 9:25 pm
This is what I see in my nightmares. It is the city of the damned.
posted by ian on 10-15-2008 at 9:39 pm
This is what it looked like BEFORE global warming melted the ice caps.
posted by Scott-O on 10-15-2008 at 10:24 pm
well….ya know i felt like painting something different today.
(small women’s Constitution shirt)
posted by Claire on 10-15-2008 at 10:45 pm
“i’m from New York, whaddya think i was gonna to paint? friggin’ NATURE??”
Hyperbole, medium, women’s
posted by mri on 10-15-2008 at 11:03 pm
This seemed faster than taking a daguerreotype, but now I’m not so sure…
Constitution, L
posted by Lesley on 10-15-2008 at 11:11 pm
Artist? No, I’m the old Chicago city planner.
Hyperbole, XL
posted by Peter on 10-15-2008 at 11:25 pm
The Donald just bought this land.
(I’m an English Major T-shirt, Medium, or pref Women’s XL)
posted by Alysha Jones on 10-16-2008 at 6:02 am
I think this fresh new jersey air is getting to me
posted by chuck on 10-16-2008 at 7:01 am
Yeah, you know, I just don’t know. Meth is a hell of a drug.
Large Rocket Surgeon
posted by Gary on 10-16-2008 at 8:32 am
“Don’t worry! This will look completely different once I add the gorilla.”
binary social club w medium (oops i wrote median first!)
posted by Kristin on 10-16-2008 at 8:32 am
You know, next time I doze off a coffee will do just fine.
posted by robert on 10-16-2008 at 8:40 am
It is a Magic Eye drawing. If you stare at it long enough you will see depression and misery.
posted by Terry on 10-16-2008 at 8:52 am
From this angle, I think I can see Russia from here.
posted by Christopher on 10-16-2008 at 8:55 am
You can take the boy out of the city, but you can’t take the city out of the boy.
(Hyperbole, XXL)
posted by Eric Y. on 10-16-2008 at 9:34 am
Can I post another one?
I want to paint chapels like Michelangelo, but I can’t stand to stay indoors.
posted by Eric Y. on 10-16-2008 at 9:36 am
I am trying to evision what it will become after “the man” drains and bulldoze the lake.
posted by Christina on 10-16-2008 at 9:40 am
After they wrote me out of Heroes, I really had nothing else I could do.
posted by Christina on 10-16-2008 at 9:46 am
Sadly, Bill failed to see the beauty of the George Orwell paint set
posted by Heather on 10-16-2008 at 9:58 am
Hell if I know, I just sat down here…and yes, I carry this palette around for fun.
posted by David on 10-16-2008 at 10:00 am
I call it “Scream II.”
(Men’s XL Ship Happens)
posted by buddz on 10-16-2008 at 10:10 am
“Well Mr. Mayor, I added the Wal*Mart and Starbucks like you wanted. Those sinister storm clouds are just my personal touch.”
English Major- XL
posted by Brian on 10-16-2008 at 10:25 am
I call it A Breath of Fresh Air…the beach bores me.
(medium Women’s Mendel)
posted by Tiffany on 10-16-2008 at 10:41 am
If I lived in the city, I’d probably paint the ocean….
(Hyperbole, size L)
posted by Tracy on 10-16-2008 at 10:43 am
Bystander: “This is awfully morbid, sir.”
Twoface:”THIS IS MY FAVORITE DARK KNIGHT SCENE!!! OK?!?!”
posted by L on 10-16-2008 at 10:43 am
-I’m going for postmodern.
-You nailed it?
(Scurvy T-Shirt, Medium)
posted by Stephen on 10-16-2008 at 10:58 am
I guess you can take the man out of the city, but you can’t take the city out of the man.
(Apathy T-shirt)
posted by John M. on 10-16-2008 at 11:02 am
My art therapist is certain that taking up landscape painting will cure me of my melancholy.
x-large rocket
posted by Mare on 10-16-2008 at 11:47 am
No mister, the one on the left is supposed to be my wife and on the right my mistress, and me, well, I’m the car speeding out of town.
posted by Julia on 10-16-2008 at 11:49 am
It’s my reverse daydream. (sigh) . . . back to fun.
posted by Brian on 10-16-2008 at 1:29 pm
The doctor said it would help with my agoraphobia. It worked, but now I have claustrophobia.
Pythag XL
posted by Michael on 10-16-2008 at 1:45 pm
For some reason, Jim didn’t believe the eye doctor when told he was farsighted. Perhaps it was because the farmer twenty miles away didn’t look very reliable.
posted by Samantha on 10-16-2008 at 1:45 pm
“Now, all I have to do is add ‘Waldo’…”
“Natural Selection”, XL
posted by Jon Campbell on 10-16-2008 at 2:00 pm
For clarification, the Twoface character in my caption is the painter.
posted by L on 10-16-2008 at 2:16 pm
… lets put a happy little hooker right here on the corner.
Large rocket surgeon
posted by J.E. on 10-16-2008 at 4:02 pm
Painter: “Well, whaddya think, General? Betcha miss being able to do things like this, things that require you to use your HANDS and all…heh heh.”
Old Man: “I want to euthanize myself with an eraser.”
posted by L on 10-16-2008 at 4:37 pm
I call my style “post-contemporary,” but in 20 years, it’ll just be “realism” again.
posted by Dan on 10-16-2008 at 4:44 pm
Bob Ross would be proud.
Hyperbole S in womans
posted by Matthew on 10-16-2008 at 6:47 pm
“I can’t paint clouds.”
Articles XL
posted by Kevin on 10-16-2008 at 6:51 pm
Starving artist - I couldn’t afford the gas prices, so I’m painting from memory.
posted by Adriana on 10-16-2008 at 6:58 pm
Well, I was told to canvas the old neighborhood so…
posted by Scott-O on 10-16-2008 at 8:00 pm
Oh… just in case.. XXL, Rocket Surgeon.
posted by Scott-O on 10-16-2008 at 8:03 pm
This happens every time I read Sartre!
Hyperbole - male XL
posted by Chris on 10-17-2008 at 2:09 pm
Painter: “Oh, this is just my Judgement Day version.”
Observer: “Oh yeah- I can see the Cyborgs now!”
Rocket Surgeon Small
posted by Holly on 10-17-2008 at 3:49 pm
There’s always a critic! You tell me how I’m supposed to paint the ocean and the sky when I don’t have any blue on my palette.
posted by John on 10-17-2008 at 4:58 pm
Fibonacci X-Large
posted by John on 10-17-2008 at 5:01 pm
I’m getting a jump on the urban sprawl.
posted by Laura on 10-17-2008 at 9:42 pm
“I can paint Venice from memory.”
posted by sarahewhy on 10-17-2008 at 9:51 pm
“Professional? Nah, I’m just a street artist…”
large rocket surgeon
posted by william mckelvey on 10-17-2008 at 10:28 pm
“What? Too Ash Can School for ya?”
Hyperbole, med.
posted by Melissa on 10-18-2008 at 1:59 am
yea, they used to call me the “boy wonder”… good times…sigh
posted by emaneff on 10-18-2008 at 4:05 am
“No, I just do this for relaxation. I’m actually a real estate developer.”
posted by Jim on 10-18-2008 at 5:58 am
it’s the vision i see in the clouds…
womens m constitution
posted by meag on 10-18-2008 at 7:28 am
yea, they used to call me the “boy wonder”… good times (sigh)
posted by emaneff on 10-18-2008 at 7:32 am
We’ll reclaim the land and call it….Hong Kong.
posted by Tracy on 10-18-2008 at 9:37 am
Hyperbole Womens small
posted by Tracy on 10-18-2008 at 9:38 am
Since that trip to Italy, I see Venice constantly!!
posted by olal on 10-18-2008 at 9:48 am
Boy, this place sure looks different during the day…
posted by CM on 10-18-2008 at 12:47 pm
Bystander: My, that’s certainly very…gloomy…
Painter: Yep, that’s how lawyers see it.
Hyperbole, womens small
posted by Linda on 10-18-2008 at 4:21 pm
I just thought of a better one, although I’m not sure if I can enter again.
“‘Paint a picture’, he said. ‘It’ll last longer’, he said.”
posted by Linda on 10-18-2008 at 4:56 pm
“Well, I wanted to paint a landscape, but I could only afford two colors. Damn recession.”
posted by steph on 10-18-2008 at 6:50 pm
Sarah Palin doesn’t think global warming is man made either.
Easy as pie, small
posted by Sabrina on 10-18-2008 at 9:33 pm
Observer: “I don’t think you’ve gotten the hang of this Impressionism thing quite yet…”
English major, L
posted by Erika on 10-18-2008 at 9:53 pm
My art teacher told me to draw from my experiences and I’m a recently unemployed derivatives broker.
Women’s Simple as 3.141592 XL
posted by Jean on 10-18-2008 at 10:33 pm
“And this is why don’t play pictionary with artists.”
Men’s Apathy XXL
posted by Rohit on 10-18-2008 at 11:55 pm
My analyst told me that a change of scenery would do me good!
posted by Amy on 10-18-2008 at 11:55 pm
Lady MacBeth womans small
posted by Amy on 10-19-2008 at 12:00 am
Gah! Typo:
“And this is why I don’t play pictionary with artists.”
Men’s Apathy XXL
posted by Rohit on 10-19-2008 at 12:05 am
I really need to get this prescription checked…..
(I love Lucy, med)
posted by Brandi on 10-19-2008 at 8:12 am
I really need to get this prescription checked…..
(I love Lucy, Large womens)
posted by Brandi on 10-19-2008 at 8:14 am
Artistic proof that it is possible to channel other dimensions, but only in black & white.
Women’s Pavlov t-shirt, XL
posted by ShouldBStudying on 10-19-2008 at 11:26 am
Bob Ross’ inner struggle: “I’m just trying to see if the grass really is greener”
posted by Mauricio on 10-19-2008 at 12:52 pm
All that remains is the final touch - a ‘Bridge to Nowhere’- those other paintings will Palin comparison!
posted by Amy on 10-19-2008 at 7:25 pm
Either Lady Macbeth or Pavlov long sleeved, womans small
posted by Amy on 10-19-2008 at 7:28 pm
Ok, Seurat - SEURAT! - it isn’t … but whatever it will be, it will be!
Either Lady Macbeth or Pavlov long sleeved, womans small
posted by Amy on 10-19-2008 at 11:07 pm
Well John there are no easy solutions but I think that our only chance is to climb through this time portal to Wall street in November of 2000. We can begin where this whole mess started. I think your right, let’s go for it Barack.
posted by David on 10-20-2008 at 1:16 am
Painter: Do we have a deal?
Observer: While the kidney is a good kidney, I will still only pay you 50$ for this painting.
If I somehow manage to win, I would like Marco Polo in a Men’s Medium, if you would please.
posted by Taryn on 10-20-2008 at 5:43 am
No, not a maritime vessel, per se. But a good looking urban town ship.
English major - L
posted by Brian on 10-20-2008 at 7:17 am
Oh crap! The naked cowboy moved!
Pluto-large
posted by JJ on 10-20-2008 at 10:00 am
L would like a Rhesus tee, womens’ size M, should she win.
posted by L on 10-20-2008 at 10:59 am
Colorblind? No. Why do you ask?
Rhesus M women’s
posted by Heather Dawn on 10-20-2008 at 11:09 am
The longer I stare at it the more I think I am missing something…
Hyperbole - L
posted by Jeffrey on 10-20-2008 at 12:17 pm
“What’s even more weird is they commissioned me to do a Winslow Homer-type seascape.”
Natural Selection XL
posted by Steve F on 10-20-2008 at 1:03 pm
“Where are the sardines?”
posted by Ryan McCardell on 10-20-2008 at 10:18 pm
men’s large “English Major”
posted by Ryan McCardell on 10-20-2008 at 10:23 pm