![]() ![]() Post captions in the comments section (preferred), or if you’re shy, email them to by Anne Sax. This time, you’ll get no such leading leading statement - here’s the cartoon, let your inspiration run wild: Perhaps I poisoned (ha) the ID entries by introducing the drawing with this gloomy sentence: “We must be vigilant to the ever rising threat of both foodborne pathogens and carcinogenic heterocyclic amines.” Come to think of it, that alone could have been a (very unfunny) caption. ![]() They always give me heartburn.” (Aaron Kassoff) “Sorry, I was using fire in the belly as a figure of speech.” (JRMD).“No thanks, I’m watching my carbon footprint.” (the now-famous Philip Morganelli).Yet none of the top three captions chosen by our AHA (Advanced Humor Algorithm) had anything remotely to do with infectious food safety: Lawrence Madoff, an ID doctor who works at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, who periodically attends our neighborhood cookouts - you can guess Larry’s emphatic answer to the question, “And how would you like that done?” Perhaps he will be introducing his own line of crispy fast food soon. If you’re wondering what I mean, take a look at this most unappetizing food truck:Ĭoncern about underdone burgers prompted my next door neighbors Ben and Carol to call the well-done hockey pucks favored by ID specialists “Madoff burgers”. With such an ID-oriented crowd, I figured the obviously very well-done burgers would generate plenty of funny captions about food safety. We’ll give Philip Morganelli the top prize on this one, though he’ll need to share the generous honorarium with John Lee, who introduced the whole “carbon footprint” theme and might have provided Philip some inspiration.īut I confess this contest turned out a bit differently than anticipated. Liza’s book is really fun and I hope you will order it.“No thanks, I’m watching my carbon footprint.” I really want to thank Liza for doing this! It has been such a fun experience and many thanks to all Life of Spice readers for participating. So the winner is BARB!! Many congrats and here is your caption on the cartoon:īarb – Please email me your address so we can get you Liza’s fantastic book! We’re over here I’m wearing a bikini top and waving right at you. Finalists for this week’s cartoon, by Lars Kenseth, will appear online November 22nd and in the November 28, 2022, issue of The New Yorker. You, the reader, submit your caption below, we choose three finalists, and you vote for your favorite. Also–and this is Liza speaking– I can relate to this, as many can: I can never find the cinnamon.” Today’s Daily Cartoon is maroon on the Air Quality Index. Each week, we provide a cartoon in need of a caption. It brings to mind the humor of the dog actually using a spice. Her worried look, the dog’s deadpan delivery. We chose this one because of how it went with the drawing–specifically how the words work with the facial expressions of the two characters. “It was a difficult decision choosing the winner, particularly among the finalists. You buy one more spice and I’m calling Spices Anonymous on you!Īnd here is what they had to say about the process of picking the winner: When I said I liked ginger, I meant the terrier next door.Īll those jars and nothing to make it taste like the trash?ĭon’t look at me. ![]() You, the reader, submit your caption here, we choose three finalists, and you vote for your favorite. I can never find the cinnamon when I want it, either. Each week, we provide a cartoon in need of a caption. Judges Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin, New Yorker cartoonists picked the following finalists and the winner: I am pleased to say that we had over 240 entries! We had a contest for readers to submit a winning caption. Earlier this fall, New Yorker cartoonist, Liza Donnelly, drew a fantastic and fun cartoon for this blog.
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