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The Morning Line: Our First Caption Contest
RHYMES WITH ORANGE: Your caption here. Literally. (King Features)
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We knew this fateful day could come. We've been biding our time -- waiting, waiting patiently for that just-right cartoon for Comic Riffs's first o-ffic-ial Caption Contest. And this, o fellow fans, is it:
Today's "Rhymes With Orange."
Time for you to get as witty, wry or warped as you wanna be. Whether you were weaned on cartoon-caption contests decades ago, or perhaps only know them from The New Yorker's more recently revised back-page, you know how the game is played:
You supply substitute dialogue -- in this case, for what the cartoonist has already provided. We'll read all your submissions and highlight some of our faves in a later post.
Oh, and why did this comic, among so many, get singled out? Our scattershot criteria:
1. An inherently amusing image.
2. A single dialogue balloon makes recaptioning a quickie exercise.
3. The potential to be even funnier is high.
So have at it -- we invite your entries. And though the Comic Riffs expense budget doesn't yet allow for giveaway T-shirts, you can enter for the glory of seeing your name in boldfaced print -- and the greater good of cracking the rest of us up.
Please post your captions in the Comments field.
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Michael Cavna
| August 7, 2008; 6:00 AM ET
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Posted by: Apilgrim | August 7, 2008 7:56 AM | Report abuse
Those fisherman are in for a big shock.
Posted by: md | August 7, 2008 8:08 AM | Report abuse
And as soon as young Herman Melville spotted pale Moby skipping across the water he knew he had a title for the novel.
Posted by: Keith | August 7, 2008 8:29 AM | Report abuse
Timmy states the obvious.
Posted by: Jeff Sewell | August 7, 2008 8:40 AM | Report abuse
Dad, what kind of fish are they trolling for?
Posted by: ease99 | August 7, 2008 8:41 AM | Report abuse
See, Daddy? This lake *DOES* have leeches!
Posted by: Bruce Falk | August 7, 2008 8:55 AM | Report abuse
Daddy, what kind of fish is that lure for?
Posted by: sunnydaze | August 7, 2008 9:03 AM | Report abuse
Look, Daddy... There's a full moon over the lake tonight!
Posted by: Bernard Shaw | August 7, 2008 9:05 AM | Report abuse
Dad, what's he pointing to?
Posted by: John B | August 7, 2008 9:21 AM | Report abuse
See! I'm not the only one who thinks its cold out here!
Posted by: Arlington | August 7, 2008 9:32 AM | Report abuse
Signs that you should start worrying about your child...
Posted by: Quizzigal | August 7, 2008 9:45 AM | Report abuse
Gary Larson weeps.
Posted by: M Street | August 7, 2008 10:10 AM | Report abuse
Daddy! That eel ate that man's bathing suit!
Posted by: Rhymes with Purple | August 7, 2008 10:14 AM | Report abuse
Go, Speed Racer! Go, Speed Racer!
Posted by: Quizzigal | August 7, 2008 10:26 AM | Report abuse
Daddy, why is that man wearing black socks?
Posted by: RS | August 7, 2008 10:33 AM | Report abuse
That's a silly way to carry a life preserver.
Posted by: f2 | August 7, 2008 10:37 AM | Report abuse
Look Daddy, Mr. Jones is showing off his shortcomings again!
Posted by: Jan C | August 7, 2008 10:54 AM | Report abuse
middle-aged white men are a pain in the *$!
Posted by: MSchafer | August 7, 2008 12:28 PM | Report abuse
Daddy... that man is signaling he wants to go faster, but he's not using his thumb.
Posted by: J. Baretta | August 7, 2008 1:02 PM | Report abuse
See I told you Pete's dad was cooler than you.
Posted by: Jesse Cline | August 7, 2008 1:27 PM | Report abuse
THAT'S why the cabin was so cheap
Posted by: FTI | August 7, 2008 1:31 PM | Report abuse
I didn't know Grandpa was coming to the lake too.
Posted by: eyeballpupil | August 7, 2008 4:30 PM | Report abuse
"This time he's using his HANDS!"
Posted by: Hankster | August 7, 2008 11:23 PM | Report abuse
**not a caption**
Hankster definitely has the best so far...
Posted by: J C | August 8, 2008 9:16 AM | Report abuse
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Wellll,,,,, Some who are out of shape should wear Speedos.