Caption Contests

Stone Head Cartoon Caption Contest

It is a right of passage for cartoonists to draw an Easter Island cartoon featuring the famous contemplative stone heads at least once in his or her lifetime. I have chosen this random moment to dispense with this silly obligation. (Image after jump.) Actually, I have put the duty at your finger tips by choosing to incorporate it into the Splendid Marbles Cartoon Caption Contest.

I think you will have fun with this one. Please scoop out a stellar caption and place it in the comment section, along with a valid email address, and you could win a $10 cash prize. I will be accepting entries until midnight on Thursday, January 15th, 2009. I will then select five finalists, which will be voted on starting Friday morning, and ending at midnight on Sunday, January 18th, 2009. I will announce the winner at noon, along with a brand new Splendid Marbles Cartoon Caption Contest, on Monday, January 19th. (Please submit only one caption.)

This cartoon is the result of looking at too many other cartoons. It’s just odd – even by the loose standards of the cartoon world – to see an Easter Island stone head on a cruise ship sipping a martini next to a women in a bikini top. But that is what’s cool about creating these images. The news is so dismal these days that it’s more important than ever to focus on the absurd for at least a little while each week, especially on Mondays – it helps maintain sanity and creates an umbrella of sorts to shield the mind from the downpour of crap from the media outlets (the same ones who were telling us the sky would always be blue up until a year ago.)

As for last week’s contest, the winning caption is “Damn, why couldn’t I work in Area 50 or 52?,” submitted Kyle Banderman. And, there is a winner for the A-Hole Club contest as well: “Hey, A-Hole, let us in!” from Christina G. Congratulations to you both! (I’ll send emails out to the two of you today.)

Both cartoons with the winning captions are posted below.

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Please note: I will send out an email on Mondays to remind you about the contest. I will NOT pester you at any other time during the week, and I will NOT share your email with another living soul – or organization run by the living. AND, I will take you off of the list as soon as you request to be removed – just send a reply email with “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject line. Thank you, and have fun with this week’s cartoon. (Please be advised: I reserve the right to remove comments that contain foul language.)

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