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Cartoon Caption Contest - Fall 2009

2009-10-12T03:31:00.000-07:00

Your Caption Here! -- coming soon

Welcome to our “Caption This Cartoon” Blog!
We invite you to create captions for our cartoon above which will be published on this Blog for all the world to see and will make you eligible for the coveted Meskimen Cartoon Contest Certificate and a swell prize picked out just for you! (Scroll down to see previous winners.)

History
For years, Jim & Tamra Meskimen have run this contest for their friends, and over the years it has attracted an international audience of clever people. What was once a monthly snail-mailing of a photocopied cartoon has evolved into the high tech, full color, global version of the game you see now.

Purpose
The original purpose of this game is to give people who aren't ordinarily asked to, a chance to write a gag. It's good for you to create.

Rules
• This is a family oriented blog, so no profanity, please.
• We will announce the winners, so please leave your name along with your captions. Anonymous entries will not be considered.
• You may submit as many captions as you like, and there are no restrictions on how many times you can win, so play on!

Have fun! And don't think too much!

To post your caption, click on “COMMENTS” below.
All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

Cartoon Caption Contest - Summer 2009

2009-07-12T13:46:00.000-07:00

Uhh, this comes with the French Roast?

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner, Summer 2009!

DAVID LONG is our latest winner with the excellent caption above!

Congratulations, David! You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!

Honorable Mensches

Splendid catch! Dunk him in the formaldehyde jar immedi-
ately! -Rance Howard

Hey! I lost that one in Biology in 1972! - Kaye Conley

I thought we were getting Geiko insurance... - Norm
Novitsky

No, I don’t think that’s the one. It’s actually just a saying that
if you kiss enough you’ll get a prince. - Lena O’Mealy

Wow! I told my wife I needed my morning coffee, but I really
DID have a frog in my throat! - Gayle Smith

Aren’t frog’s legs usually served by themselves? - Victoria
Phillips-Larson

I’m sorry. I said;”I’ll have one for the toad!” - Raoul Widman

No, no. I said I wanted to see the manager. - Anne VIVIAN!”

Thank you everyone for participating in our game. It was fun reading all your great captions this month. We look forward to seeing your creativity again for our Fall contest.

All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

Cartoon Caption Contest - Spring 2009

2009-05-11T19:54:00.001-07:00

Is there any way you could add a softener to that cement?
My family and I would sure appreciate it.

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner, Spring 2009!

SHEILA ZIMMERMAN of www.ElegantMusic.com is our latest winner with the very creative caption above!

Congratulations, Sheila! You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!

Honorable Mensches
Hey, you! How about a break? That’s my kid sister,
she’s just outta the kiln... -Chuck Rosenthal

Do you use that stuff on your kids? - David Douthat

Psst. Buddy- can you help me out? I gotta bad PR issue. Ya know,
something there is that doesn’t love a wall. - Craig Sheilds

Hey you! I don’t want to be placed next to any old brick. I paid extra
for a prime location out of the sun and rain! - Barbara Dowling

But I was promised this would be my place... - JimmyWeldon

Thank you everyone for participating in our game. We had fun reading your captions to pick the winner. We look forward to seeing your creativity again for our Summer contest.

All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

Cartoon Caption Contest - Fall 2008

2008-10-03T00:26:00.001-07:00

Get your i-pod out of my eye pod!

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner, Fall 2008!

Michael Codispoti is our new winner with the excellent caption above! Congratulations, Michael!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!

Honorable Mensches
I don't care what Google maps says, I
was already standing here! -David X

Hey! Buddy! Why do you think they call
it MySpace?! - Craig Shields

Yes, I can hear you now! I can hear you
now, already!!! - Eric Krackow

Thank you everyone for participating in our game. Your captions were exceptional. We look forward to seeing your creativity again in our Spring/Summer 2009 contest. Remember, you can enter as often as you want.

All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

Cartoon Caption Contest - Summer 2008

2008-05-28T01:01:00.001-07:00

Now promise me that you won’t try to catch the rocket when I take off again. Last time I got a concussion.

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner, Summer 2008!

Luke Catton is our latest winner with the excellent caption above!
Congratulations, Luke!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!
(Please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com )

Thank you everyone for participating in our game. Your captions were very imaginative. We look forward to seeing your creativity again for our Fall contest.

All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

Cartoon Caption Contest, Spring 2008

2008-03-09T00:26:00.001-08:00

No Matter how much you Google map the ballfield, it's still 90 feet to the plate!

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner, Spring 2008!

Mark Edgemon is our latest winner with this great caption!
Congratulations, Mark!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!
(Please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com )

Thank you everyone for your captions. We enjoyed them very much.
We look forward to seeing your creativity again for our summer contest.
All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

Caption This Cartoon Contest, Summer 07-Winter 08

2007-07-03T17:28:00.000-07:00

Barbara Bush's idea of a time out.

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner,
Summer 2007 to Winter 2008!

JML is our latest winner for the great caption above!
Congratulations, JML!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!
(Please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com )

Thank you everyone for playing in our game.
There was a lot of creativity in your captions, and we very much enjoyed reading all 112 of them!

Stay tuned to this blog for our next cartoon caption contest coming soon.
All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

Caption This Cartoon Contest, Winter 2007

2007-01-17T11:38:00.000-08:00

...and to think that we both evolved from a single cell"

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner, Winter 2007!

TogetherOne.neT is our latest winner for the wonderful caption above!
Congratulations, TogetherOne.neT!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!
(Please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com )

HONORABLE MENSCHES:
“I'm just not looking for a long distance relationship...”
mose

“Vinnie, ya move to Hollywood and now, well, look at ya!”
T.Sims

“You say after recording Saddam's hanging, you had to get away for a while.”
Mark Edgemon

In addition to those mentioned above, we had many other great captions for this cartoon. Very well done to everyone who participated. Remember, there is no restriction on how many times you can win, so play on!
All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

“Caption This Cartoon” Contest - Fall, 2006

2006-10-28T14:31:00.000-07:00

The show on global warming ? Didn't bother me at all, Why ?

Cartoon Caption Winner, Fall 2006!

Silly Wiggle is our latest winner for the excellent caption above!
Congratulations, Silly Wiggle!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!
(Please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com )

There were a great many quality captions for this contest. Thank you everyone for your contibutions to our game.
All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

“Caption This Cartoon” Contest - Summer, 2006

2006-06-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

“Me thinks thou dos't INFRINGE too much.”

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner, Summer 2006!

bigDsquare is our latest winner for the excellent caption above!
Congratulations, bigDsquare!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!
(Please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com )

HONORABLE MENSCHES:
“Ding Dong, Bard of Avon calling”!
Bob Daley

“Oh, good, I've finally found someone who's up... I can't sleep.... I've been rethinking the whole rose thing... If one were to call it a maggot, or a dung heap, or a clump of toe cheese, for example, then mighten it NOT smell as sweet?”
amy

There were many quality captions. Thank you everyone for your contibutions to our game.
All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

“Caption This Cartoon” Contest - Spring, 2006

2006-02-09T12:22:00.000-08:00

Why all of Mankind must stand in line at the DMV for the rest of eternity.

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner, Spring 2006!

Sfagen is our latest winner for the excellent caption above!
Congratulations, Sfagen!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!
(Please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com )

HONORABLE MENSCHES:
“It's a Bugatti with a backseat big enough to start a human race.”
Peter Mead

“Fig leaves optional.”
The Krewe from the Speakeasy in the Big Easy - Monique Diuse

We had many great captions for this cartoon. Very well done everybody, and thank you for playing.
Remember, there is no restriction on how many times you can win, so play on!
All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

“Caption This Cartoon” Contest - June/July 2005

2005-06-16T01:31:00.000-07:00

“Picture it wearing a ratty, fingertip, fox jacket and

a pair of club heels. It's the spitting image of your mother!”

“Cartoon Caption Contest” Winner, June/July!

Carol McDonald is our latest winner for the fine caption above!
Congratulations, Carol!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!
(Please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com )

HONORABLE MENSCHES:
“Against their better judgement -- The studio allows real Pirates to critique Pirates of the Carribean PART VI.”
Don Reed

“Blast woman I don't care if you are a veggian... belay those complaints. I want to see the death scene of Moby Clamato.”
Graham Halky

“Do I believe it? Missy, I LIVED it!”
David Long

Well done to everybody who played!
There is no restriction on how many times you can win, so play on!
All captions become the property of meskimen applied silliness, inc.

“Caption This Cartoon“ Contest - April 2005

2005-04-14T01:35:00.000-07:00

“All I said was, I thought the water tasted of a little chlorine,
and the next thing you know, HE shows up.”

April 2005 Winner

Andrew Donaldson is the winning author of the caption above!
Congratulations, Andrew!
You will receive a special prize picked out just for you!
(Please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com )

HONORABLE MENSCHES:
“26,714 days without a work-related accident. It's not just luck, my friend.”
Craig Jensen

“Just play along. He's convinced Rhonda in accounting that tomorrow is bikini day.”
Brent K.Shepard

“Well, it's sure cut down on the horseplay around here.”
David Long

“The people who brought him in are the people in charge of our pension plan.”
Ed Salden

“It's his subtle way of letting the boss know that the ceiling in his office is leaking again.”
Gentilly Jr.

Well done to everybody who played!
Tell your friends! Link us to your site if you like! Have fun! Don't think too much!

All captions become the property of Meskimen Applied Silliness, Inc.

THANKS FOR PLAYING!

“Caption This Cartoon” Contest - Mar. 2005

2005-03-04T22:23:00.000-08:00

“Not fair! You didn't do that to me!!...and I even went to the trouble of putting on my WMD costume!!!”

March 2005 Winner!

Congratulations to mcdeez who supplied the winning caption above.

Well done! mcdeez,
please send your mailing address to
meskimen@appliedsilliness.com so that we can send you your swell prize and certificate! And you can feel free to enter and win again; there is no restriction on excellence.

There were many great captions posted for March's cartoon, and it was a challenging one; was that a bomb, a turnip, a guy holding his breath too long..? Here are the Honorable Mensches:

DanJab said...
“Didn't I tell you not to wear that belt?”

anewguy said...
”Wait a minute, you're the fifth guy to search her...isn't anybody going to search me?”

Anonymous said...
“Another typical day at Hunter S. Thompson International Airport.”

(I don't know what this means, I just thought it was funny.)

And, for best short essay:

“All fruits or vegetables must be declared orally or in writing on the agriculture declaration form to the Customs & Quarantine Officer, but Mrs. Turniphead failed to declare her husband, a fashion consultant, who took offense at the poor posture of the attending officer. It may be illegal to smuggle vegetables across the border disguised as one's husband, but there is never an excuse for stooping.” - Elizabeth Cherry

Good job everybody!

“Caption This Cartoon” Contest - Feb. 2005

2005-02-01T22:26:00.000-08:00

"...then it says to push 9 to report missing parts to The Complete Ship In a Bottle Company."

February 2005 Winner!

Congratulations to JCanuck7 , who supplied the winning caption for our Feb. 2005 cartoon.

JCanuck7, please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com so that we can send you your swell prize and certificate! And you can feel free to enter and win again; there is no restriction on excellence.

There were many great captions sent for February's cartoon, but not many that acknowledged the oversized bottle, which was an important element. Here are the Honorable Mensches:

DLN said...
“It would seem Andre has met a fate similar to ours...”

knalty said...
“Dang, Chuck, the label DID say low carb. But at 7200 ounces, I'd say we've both blown our Atkins.”

Have fun! And don't think too much!

All captions become the property of Meskimen Applied Silliness, Inc.

“Caption This Cartoon” Contest - Jan. 2005

2005-01-04T16:36:00.000-08:00

“We've been playing 'Strip Dueling Banjos'. And that
darned varmint already won my shoes and socks!"”

January 2005 Winner!

CONGRATULATIONS to our first Cartoon Blog winner, A. Biggs, who wrote the above caption for our Jan. 2005 cartoon.

A. Biggs, please send your mailing address to meskimen@appliedsilliness.com so that we can send you your swell prize and certificate. And you can feel free to enter and win again; there is no restriction on excellence.

As you can see from the above, we favor silliness and brevity. The "Honorable Mensches" were:

“The deer and the antelope ain't got nuthin' on this guy!”
From SilverRider

“The bad news, Boudreaux, is that we gotta keep the 'banjo player wanted' ad running. The good news is that if you hush off and get my Remington, we can eat like rock stars.”
From Knalty

“Make that three beers, and get Letterman on the phone.”
From Anonymous

All captions become the property of Meskimen Applied Silliness, Inc.

Thank you everyone for playing!

Welcome to our new Caption This Cartoon Blog!

For years, Jim & Tamra Meskimen have run this contest for their friends, and over the years it has attracted an international audience of clever people. What was once a monthly snail-mailing of a photocopied cartoon has evolved into the high tech, full color, global version of the game you see now.

The original purpose of this game is to give people who aren't ordinarily asked to, a chance to write a gag. It's good for you to create.

We invite you to create captions for our cartoons which will be published on this Blog for all the world to see, and will make you eligible for the coveted Meskimen Cartoon Contest Certificate and a swell prize picked out just for you! We will announce the winners, so please leave your name along with your captions.

You may submit as many captions as you like. Tell your friends! This is a family oriented blog, so no profanity, please.
Have fun! And don't think too much!

All captions become the property of Meskimen Applied Silliness, Inc.