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Morning, Cartoon Nation...
So last week, I invited you to offer captions for my "Warped" cartoon, whose caption I've never really been happy with:
(Michael Cavna)
Enlarge ComicFrom your many clever entries (by comment and e-mail), a handful of Post jurors -- who genuinely laughed aloud, and frequently -- culled the Caption Contest contenders down to three. Now, it's your turn. Vote for your fave:
And with that voting in the works, I also invite you to enter this week's new Caption Contest. Below is a Cavna strip that had such a promising visual, yet the caption and thought balloon added, well, nada.
MICHAEL CAVNA
Enlarge ComicFeel free to write your own setup box and/or thought balloon (via Comments or e-mail: comicriffs@washpost.com). Win and -- if you want it -- the original art of the "Warped" strip is all yours.
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Michael Cavna
| February 2, 2009; 11:15 AM ET
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Posted by: jessecline | February 2, 2009 1:41 PM | Report abuse
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."
Posted by: MSchafer | February 2, 2009 2:39 PM | Report abuse
Note: At this rate, given the number of PG-13-rated puns submitted, safe to say the "new" Pinocchio toon would not crack many family funnypages.
Webcomic, perhaps?...
--M.C.
Posted by: cavnam | February 2, 2009 9:49 PM | Report abuse
Caption:
Why walking on hot coals is not for everyone.
Thought Ballon:
Maybe I shouldn't have said "Inflammable? You bet I'm inflammable."
Posted by: Montanan | February 2, 2009 10:56 PM | Report abuse
Oops.
Make that:
Thought ballon:
Maybe I shouldn't have said "Nonflammable? You bet I'm non-flammable."
Posted by: Montanan | February 2, 2009 11:00 PM | Report abuse
ENGLISH AS A SECOND FERTILIZER: "%*&@#! intransitive verbs!"
Posted by: staxowax | February 3, 2009 7:54 AM | Report abuse
Termintes/Terminal...I had a great one....but my mind had slippage before I could get back to the terminal.....
*&%#! old age.
Posted by: ZeldaJane | February 3, 2009 9:27 AM | Report abuse
Dude, it needs NO CAPTIONS OR THOUGHT BALLOON AT ALL.
Posted by: Jumper1 | February 3, 2009 12:05 PM | Report abuse
HAVING LIED ONCE TOO OFTEN, PINOCCHIO PLANS A BRILLIANT ESCAPE
Pretending to be dead was a GOOD idea. Pretending to be dead was a GOOD idea...
Posted by: engelmann | February 3, 2009 12:28 PM | Report abuse
Sign: Salem, 1692
Quote: "I'm telling you, I'm not possessed by the devil"
Meh, that's all I got...
Posted by: jessecline | February 3, 2009 12:34 PM | Report abuse
hmm...
"I'm not dead yet!"
Posted by: daydreamer61 | February 3, 2009 3:05 PM | Report abuse
Caption: Rumors of Pinocchio's Death Prove Premature
Balloon: "Ahhh, spring..."
Posted by: SportzNut21 | February 3, 2009 5:43 PM | Report abuse
I have to agree with Jumper1. When I saw this yesterday the first thing I thought was that it didn't need any captions at all.
Posted by: elyrest | February 3, 2009 6:09 PM | Report abuse
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Man Pinocchio is gonna be a tough one...