Frequent New Yorker anti-captioner Walt alerts me to another cartoon contest rich with possibilities for subversively bad jokes. It seems that Scouting Magazine, the official journal of the Boy Scouts of America, is now giving readers "an opportunity to partner with long-time contributing illustrator Bill Basso in creating a captioned cartoon to be published in the March-April 2007 issue of the magazine�and win up to $400 in BSA Supply Group gift certificates in the process." Oh, and it says here that "Entries can be submitted in two ways." I thought the Boy Scouts banned those people! [That's the kind of easy joke I'd like you to avoid]
The Scouting contest is open to BSA members only. But the anti-caption contest is open to everyone. Even girls. Winner and contest #2 (of 4) will be posted roughly one week from today.
Results after the jump
Winner:
"See what we're doing, boys? We're looking directly at the sun! You should never do this, because it will damage your eyes. Boys? Boys? Are you even paying attention? Because I'm throwing out gold here." �Francis
Finalists
"Seeing these boys pitch a tent makes me pitch a tent too. By that I mean my penis gets erect. This is because I find young boys sexually attractive." �Jesse Skinner
"This reminds me of back when I was a rookie scoutleader. The kids couldn't pitch a tent worth a damn back that first night, either. But with a little tough love, by the end of the week they were all experts at wilderness survival. Sure, they did start a small forest fire, but it only took out about five acres. Course, when Smokey Bear came by he started in on some bullshit about how all fires are dangerous, even the small ones. Even threatened to report me. So I shot that fucker in the back and took his hat. Worn it ever since then. God, I love telling that story." �Jesse
