The New Yorker Cartoon Anti-Caption Contest #47

The New Yorker Cartoon Anti-Caption Contest #47

Daniel Radosh

Submit the worst possible caption for this week's New Yorker cartoon. Click here for last week's results. Click here for an introduction and "rules" to this contest. Click here for amplification of those rules. Click here for contest index.

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"Henderson started chasing the intruder first, which is why he is several feet in front of the others. But in his haste he forgot to pick up a weapon, and is going to attempt to strangle the villain with his bare hands. Now, it says here you graduated from Oberlin. I'm afraid we're looking for someone more qualified."

"You have an excellent performance record, general. Just out of curiosity, are you likely to speak out against the secretary of defense?"

"You know, from where I'm sitting, he really doesn't look like the most dangerous game at all."

Results after the jump

Winner:

"No! He's being strangled by his own necktie and those men are trying to help him! Jesus, you're negative and morbid and possibly psycho." �simsburybear

Finalists

"So, you would recommend that the man with the ranged weapon not be at the front of the pursuit? Excellent, that's just the kind of thinking we need to finally beat that black dragon on level 9." �Walt

�No, you�re right: There�s nothing funny about three armed men trying to kill a co-worker, and there�s certainly nothing funny about my blas� attitude towards same. But in a second I�ll be describing the company�s medical �benefits� package to you. That�s fucking hilarious.� �J