Submit the worst possible caption for this New Yorker cartoon. Click here for details. Click here to see last week's results.

Winner
"Well, sir, PETA made us release the animals. OSHA made us get rid of the trapeze, ring of fire and so forth. The health department closed down the concessions because of trans-fats. The carney workers went on strike. I'm afraid this is all that's left. But, you know, 'step right up!' and all that." �JohnnyB
Finalists
"Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It's been, apparently, a really long time since my last confession." �Kevin Guilfoile
"Virtual reality is amazing. If it weren't for this incongruous circus ring, I'd swear we really were sitting in a large room sipping wine, instead of chained to a wall and being mechanically masturbated every four hours in a nightmarish post-apocalyptic future." �Walt
Honorable Mention
(INTERACTIVE CAPTION)
"Well, if we do hire you to run ______________, how will you go about restoring dignity and integrity to our organization?
_the Dept. of Justice
_FEMA
_the FDA
_the Knicks" �Anonymous
�Funny how? I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? How the fuck am I funny? What the fuck is so funny about me?...Other than the circus ring in my living room, I mean." �al in la
"It defies your expectation of what would be in the living room of an average suburban home, doesn't it? Well, that's what I am all about -- defying people's expectations. That and taming lions." �Ed C
"A couple of midgets? How could I mind?" �therblig