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Submit the worst possible caption for this week's New Yorker cartoon.

For last week's winner go here.

NOTE:Even in the face of persistent ridicule and chronic laziness, I have been uploading (and judging) the Caption Cartoon for several months. I have done this without serious incident.or meaningful reward. Now, it seems, there's some technical glitch. Let's not panic. I do not know who is at fault (although it's certainly not me!) but here's the deal: When I went to the site that enables me to upload the Anti-Cap Contest, I got this snotty little message: "Access denied for user." As you might imagine, I'm like, "Excuse me?" This SNAFU comes on the heels of complaints that last week's contest stopped accepting entries after 115.. At first, I gave it no mind, but now it's taken a serious turn as I am unable to post this week's cartoon .So, until we get this figured out I am putting the latest cartoon on my blog. Use the comments section to post your captions, I have not yet selected last week's winner, I went to a BBQ and there was a fireworks display in the park near our house so I'll have to get back to you.. (Happy Birthday America!!) -alinla

12:15 AM

Move along folks, there's nothing to see here! In L.A, even small public gatherings are viewed with suspiction. Less than 10 minutes after the local basketball team won the NBA championship, the cops outside the Staples Center decided there had been enought celebration. When Labron leads the Knicks to a championship next year, no such concerns will surface.

12:57 AM

Submit the worst possible caption for this New Yorker cartoon.

WINNER
"I think now she's right about here. Sorry about bringing him in on 'Take Your Daughter to Work Day'."-- LV

SECOND PLACE
"Don't be naive, Barbara."--Mike Mariano

HONORABLE MENTIONS
"He ate the dog that ate my winning lottery ticket."--dwilk

For additional Honorable Mentions and a Judge's Comment for each winner, go here.

5:29 AM

Submit the worst possible caption for this New Yorker cartoon.

For last week's winners go here

WINNER
Short and pale and old and balding, the guy from KPMG goes walking And when he passes, each one he passes goes -- ugh.--Tim H

SECOND PLACE
"It's right behind you."-- Rob

THIRD PLACE
"I'm sorry sir, this beach is closed to people visibly haunted by their absurd and ultimately meaningless choices."-- Jared S

HONORABLE MENTION
."Shut up, Bob, everyone knows your surfboard's a foamie."-- Hung Ten

For additional Honorable Mentions and a Judge's Comment for each winner go here.

4:08 AM

Wherein soon-to-be-ex-Congressman Mark Souder (R-Ind.) is interviewed by mistress Tracy Jackson on the pertinent subject of abstinence.

I didn't make it through the whole thing (they lost me around when they start talking about not banging). Snoozefest! No wonder Rotten Tomatoes rates it just 54% fresh.

7:38 PM

Submit the worst possible caption for this New Yorker cartoon.

WINNER (TIE)
In his dotage, the Yankee Clipper found solace in his garden, while an artist's approximation of his beloved Marilyn at 75 gazed down. --Mr. Silly

WINNER (TIE)
"Oh, honey, art's imitating life; a Nuthatch and a Red-cockaded Woodpecker have found their way into your asshole again." --Anonymous

SECOND PLACE
"Gives "gardening tool" a whole new meaning. --PG man

HONORABLE MENTIONS
"A muse; yourself, Dear." -- Tits up Word Play by Spowie

For additional honorable mentions and a Judge's Comment for each winner go here.

2:10 AM

Submit the worst possible caption for this New Yorker cartoon.

WINNER
Ancester of W clowns around while ancestors of Cheney and Rumsfeld plot pre-emptive strike on neighbor they believe has discovered fire too. --Jim Cavanaugh .

SECOND PLACE
Zorg stared and contemplated: Had it been such a wise idea to leave the hunter-gatherers to live with the sitter-jugglers? So hungry... Anonymous.

THIRD PLACE
What is this, Amateur Era?--Mr. Silly

For Honorable Mentions and Judge's Comments on all the winners go here.

3:51 AM

Submit the worst possible caption for this New Yorker cartoon.

WINNER
"Get out of my chair." -- Maya Walker (my 4-year-old daughter)

SECOND PLACE
"Well, Obama DID promise us chum."-- Anonymous

HONORABLE MENTION
"You can't stay here."--Deborah

For additional Honorable Mentions, Comments and an important note from the Anti-Cap Judge go here..

6:42 PM

Submit the worst possible caption for this New Yorker cartoon.

WINNER

[In Polish]: "Sir, your new cabinet."-- reid savid

SECOND PLACE
"...Again, the numbers for today's Mid-Day 5-Digit Lotto are 1-2-3-4-5." -- Kathy H

HONORABLE MENTIONS
"OK, number 4. It's your turn to put on the tutu." --Richard H

For additional Honorable Mentions and Judge's Comments go here.

10:02 PM

Submit the worst possible caption for this New Yorker cartoon.

Rules & Tips

WINNER (THREE-WAY TIE)

"Did someone in here order a jug band to play a plaintive, Depression-era folk tune about downward class mobility?" --Trout Almondine

"You think you've got it bad? We're just the latest in a long line of redneck caricatures created for the sole purpose of making New Yorker readers feel culturally superior."-- clannish

"My name's Brigham Young and these are my wives. We've come to complain about the rapid and deep decline in prophets. And your spelling."-- TG Gibbon

For 2nd, 3rd & 4th place as well as all the many Honorable Mentions and a comment for each one go here.

2:45 AM