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Tin Man Cartoon Caption Contest

What the hell is going on here?

What the hell is going on here?

It’s Monday, time for a brand new Splendid Marbles Cartoon Caption Contest. (Cartoon after jump.) Please type a witty caption (you are allowed two submissions) and place it in the comment section, along with a valid email address, and you could win a $10 cash prize. I will accept entries until midnight, Friday, April 17th, 2009. I’ll select five finalists over the weekend, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, April 20th, 2009.

I hope that you have fun with this rather dark cartoon. I came up with the idea for it a few weeks back, and created the finished product last week. I have a few captions of my own floating around in my head for this one, but I’m dying to see what you can come up with. As for the Tin Man and the mannequin, I don’t know how they met, or what their relationship is – that is up to you to decide.

Here’s your chance to vote on last week’s finalists:

Time to vote for your favorite caption.

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Time to vote for your favorite "Alien Affair" caption.

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And here is last week’s winner for the Birdman contest:

Winning caption from Todd.

Winning caption from Todd.

I post brand new cartoons, with my very own captions, every Wednesday at noon, and I have a new piece of fantastic commentary for you to read every Friday at noon.

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Discussion

113 comments for “Tin Man Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. Sorry about the “high five” comment. I’m a little rusty.

    Posted by JRusso | April 13, 2009, 12:23 pm
  2. i’ll wind your back if you wind mine.

    Posted by JG | April 13, 2009, 12:25 pm
  3. So I give you $500 and you can take me to the Wizard of Oz for new arms?

    Posted by TWescott | April 13, 2009, 12:32 pm
  4. I’d give my right arm for a drink..wait…I’d give my left arm for…oh..um. How about this? Buy me a drink and you can have any part that’s left.

    Posted by peter hepburn | April 13, 2009, 12:34 pm
  5. the tin man knew his best shot to score may be at the “arms optional” club on 2nd street

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | April 13, 2009, 12:35 pm
  6. You stick those nuts in my mouth,
    we might wind up together…

    Posted by Arrasmith | April 13, 2009, 12:37 pm
  7. I don’t cook or clean, obviously, but I’m good at other things.

    Posted by jason hoffman | April 13, 2009, 12:38 pm
  8. “great. I need to be wound-up to move and I’m next to the armless chick”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | April 13, 2009, 12:39 pm
  9. Come on have a heart and slide me my drink.

    Posted by jim | April 13, 2009, 12:40 pm
  10. Girl, I would Love to give you a ride home, you just need to wind the key…

    Posted by Mike | April 13, 2009, 12:40 pm
  11. Miss, think you could turn me on? Sure, but I might need a hand.

    Posted by jason hoffman | April 13, 2009, 12:45 pm
  12. Hey, buddy, can you lend me a hand?

    Posted by Donna | April 13, 2009, 12:47 pm
  13. Hey Mister Tin Man can you buy me the next drink? This one cost me an arm and an arm.

    Posted by Susan | April 13, 2009, 12:47 pm
  14. Don’t you recognize me, Tin Man? It’s Dorothy! I asked the Wizard for an end to the arms race and look what that wacko did to me!

    Posted by Sheila | April 13, 2009, 12:55 pm
  15. She had a cute face, but she just didn’t…well, couldn’t…get my gears going.

    Posted by Tim | April 13, 2009, 12:56 pm
  16. You may wind up lending me a ten man, cause these last two drinks cost me an arm and a leg….

    Posted by Arrasmith | April 13, 2009, 12:57 pm
  17. Haver you heard the one?

    What do you call a woman with no arms and legs who is left in a bar? TIP

    Posted by Russ | April 13, 2009, 12:59 pm
  18. “So then after that mine exploded my arms off, I realized I was really a woman living in a man’s body. So, why do you have a birdhouse for a head?”

    Posted by Tim | April 13, 2009, 1:00 pm
  19. If I only had a ……penis.

    Posted by Trish | April 13, 2009, 1:07 pm
  20. “So yeah, a handjob is out of the question”

    Posted by Branko | April 13, 2009, 1:10 pm
  21. Woman asking-”Fancy a Screw.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | April 13, 2009, 1:19 pm
  22. My nuts are a little rusty but the main shaft still works.

    Posted by Cary Dion | April 13, 2009, 1:26 pm
  23. Crank realized he had discovered a hole in Eharmony’s personality compatible section shortly after he entered the bar.

    Posted by Chucky B | April 13, 2009, 1:27 pm
  24. Bartender, I’ll have another oil and WD40 but when I told you to cut her off, I didn’t mean that literally.

    Posted by Cary Dion | April 13, 2009, 1:31 pm
  25. At last call, either lower your standards or go home alone.

    Posted by Mike | April 13, 2009, 1:32 pm
  26. After a couple of drinks they decided that they could maybe work something out.

    Posted by Robert H | April 13, 2009, 1:32 pm
  27. You heartless bastard!!!
    No you can’t have my dang straw!!!

    Posted by Russ | April 13, 2009, 1:35 pm
  28. That’s the last time I try online dating.

    Posted by billie johnson | April 13, 2009, 1:42 pm
  29. “Sometimes I just want a hug.”

    Posted by Al Dawson | April 13, 2009, 1:45 pm
  30. “I sorry but wishing you had a heart just seems so trivial to me.”

    Posted by Al Dawson | April 13, 2009, 1:46 pm
  31. I have to admit the whole online dating thing had me terrified, but after meeting you I realize how armless it can be.

    Posted by Chucky B | April 13, 2009, 1:48 pm
  32. The Tin Man’s younger brother never made it in Hollywood and resorted to drinking and picking up strange women.

    Posted by Bernie S. | April 13, 2009, 2:10 pm
  33. The Island of Misfit Toys, 40 years later.

    Posted by Bernie S. | April 13, 2009, 2:16 pm
  34. And He’s whining about not having a heart at least the bastard has arms!

    Posted by Jackie | April 13, 2009, 2:19 pm
  35. “No way she is paying for those drinks.”

    Posted by Mark | April 13, 2009, 2:31 pm
  36. we’re both screwed.

    Posted by bnw | April 13, 2009, 2:31 pm
  37. “Hon, that will teach you to hug the wrong machine.”

    Posted by Mark | April 13, 2009, 2:33 pm
  38. I sure could use a mouthful of nuts… could you give me a hand?

    Posted by Blair Goode | April 13, 2009, 2:46 pm
  39. Rusty thought to himself “Well if I say something she doesn’t like, at least I won’t get slapped”.

    Posted by Don | April 13, 2009, 2:49 pm
  40. “So”, said Rusty “You got in here by working the doorknob with your mouth? Yeah, I think maybe I could overlook the ‘lack of arms’ thing”.

    Posted by Don | April 13, 2009, 2:56 pm
  41. “Apparently the two didn’t think the whole thing out before their great escape from mattel!”

    Posted by Melinda | April 13, 2009, 3:11 pm
  42. My name is Venus… Venus de Milo.

    Posted by Steven Benson | April 13, 2009, 3:12 pm
  43. Girl: “Yeah, I just found out I have termites”….and you?….
    Guy: “Bad ticker”..

    Posted by Melinda | April 13, 2009, 3:17 pm
  44. Tom sadly knew in the end that the relationship would never work.

    Posted by Julie Devaney | April 13, 2009, 3:24 pm
  45. “Apparently ‘heel-clicking’ has some adverse side effects.”

    Posted by Steven Benson | April 13, 2009, 3:25 pm
  46. There’s no place like Cheer’s.
    There’s no place like Cheer’s.
    There’s no place like Cheer’s.

    Posted by JRusso | April 13, 2009, 3:29 pm
  47. “I once had a boyfriend like you. He got an MRI and I never saw him again.”

    Posted by Beverly Justice | April 13, 2009, 3:43 pm
  48. Divorce Irony – He may have gotten screwed when she got half, but all she can do now is roll around in it!

    Posted by TDothard | April 13, 2009, 3:49 pm
  49. Go figure…the tin man has no heart and she’s all “up in arms” about it

    Posted by TDothard | April 13, 2009, 4:22 pm
  50. “Ya know big guy, I don’t have a heart either….Unfortunately I was in the habit of wearing it on my sleeve.”

    Posted by Brandie Allen | April 13, 2009, 5:38 pm
  51. I didn’t know drinks here cost an arm and a leg. How’d you wind up here anyway?

    Posted by james | April 13, 2009, 5:55 pm
  52. You’re here to unwind? Hey, I’m here to lose myself!

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | April 13, 2009, 5:59 pm
  53. “My arms may not be seen, but yours are obscene!”

    Posted by Jason Bannister | April 13, 2009, 6:06 pm
  54. Anabelle knew she was in no place to judge, but she just couldn’t get over the growth on George’s back.

    Posted by Lily | April 13, 2009, 6:08 pm
  55. Please, please, please reach into my purse and put some more money on the bar before you get too unwound!

    Posted by David Clark | April 13, 2009, 6:13 pm
  56. Unfortunately for Rusty as he became completely unwound, his beer-goggle mode wore off.

    Posted by Jerry | April 13, 2009, 6:27 pm
  57. And the manniquin said, “My guess is you are drinking oil. What do you think I’m drinking?”

    Posted by J. Ruesch | April 13, 2009, 7:06 pm
  58. I never believed in reincarnation. This must be the punishment for my former life.

    Posted by J. Ruesch | April 13, 2009, 7:15 pm
  59. “Wanna arm wrestle?”

    Posted by Sandy | April 13, 2009, 7:53 pm
  60. “What’s your warranty?”

    Posted by Sandy | April 13, 2009, 8:09 pm
  61. “Don’t give me that “If I only had a heart bull…”

    Posted by Michelle Passerallo | April 13, 2009, 8:36 pm
  62. I’m torn apart, Venus D. Just because I’m presumin’ that I could be kind-a-human,If I only had heart.

    Posted by Michelle Passerallo | April 13, 2009, 8:42 pm
  63. Well, you don’t turn me on either.

    Posted by Francis Welch | April 13, 2009, 9:26 pm
  64. I know it’s a little extreme, but you said I was being too clingy!

    Posted by barbara | April 13, 2009, 10:31 pm
  65. It’s Miss…, masochist’s -ideal-quit-smoking-method; interested?

    Posted by barbara | April 13, 2009, 10:57 pm
  66. OOPS! MASOCHIST’s IDEAL STOP SMOKING method.

    Posted by barbara | April 13, 2009, 10:59 pm
  67. I’m pretty sure she didn’t just grab my butt.

    Posted by Brian | April 13, 2009, 11:33 pm
  68. Lizzy felt alittle disarmed by Rusty’s riviting conversation.

    Posted by Brian | April 13, 2009, 11:41 pm
  69. Please stay an arms length away from me !

    Posted by Lynn Batey | April 13, 2009, 11:50 pm
  70. Im currently cast in a leading roll in “Spamalot”

    Posted by Lynn Batey | April 13, 2009, 11:57 pm
  71. WANNA GO TO MY PLACE AND UNWIND?

    Posted by TERESA | April 14, 2009, 12:29 am
  72. “Barman,give my friend a screwdriver cocktail and give me an orgasm.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | April 14, 2009, 6:55 am
  73. I’ll have a Jack and Quakerstate and she’ll have a Woodchuck Cider

    Posted by Lynn Batey | April 14, 2009, 7:40 am
  74. Ned wondered if Helen could wind him up or if he was going to have to take matters into his own hands once again.

    Posted by Belinda | April 14, 2009, 7:47 am
  75. “I’m just looking for someone who can wind me up without walking all over me.” “Yer barkin’ up the wrong tree fella..”

    Posted by Rickshaw | April 14, 2009, 10:52 am
  76. Honestly, there’s no (h)arm in asking you to turn me on to these nuts!

    Posted by Belynda Price | April 14, 2009, 10:56 am
  77. I’m a lingerie model at Macy’s. What do you do?

    Posted by Christy Balcom | April 14, 2009, 11:01 am
  78. “What happened to you?” “I got cut off in traffic. Twice”

    Posted by dandyhero | April 14, 2009, 11:07 am
  79. …budget cuts affect the masses.

    Posted by JRusso | April 14, 2009, 2:50 pm
  80. You tell me a better way to quit smoking and lose weight at the same time.

    Posted by BJC | April 14, 2009, 3:16 pm
  81. Hey baby, I don’t need arms to wind you up!

    Posted by Katharine | April 14, 2009, 3:24 pm
  82. Why does it say your Crank is made by “Viagra”?

    Posted by scott | April 14, 2009, 5:05 pm
  83. Hi, my name’s Lorena Bobbit. I’m here because I finally got what I deserve, but still can’t be trusted around real men …

    Posted by Scott | April 14, 2009, 6:05 pm
  84. So, a wind-up toy and a woman with no arms walk into a bar and they… oh, you heard this one already?

    Posted by Scott | April 14, 2009, 6:09 pm
  85. OK I’ll dance with you but I’m not giving you a hand job, so don’t get wound up.

    Posted by george waring | April 14, 2009, 11:39 pm
  86. I guess it would be wrong to expect you to hitch hike home….

    Posted by Susan | April 15, 2009, 12:57 am
  87. Oh I’m sorry! I think you misunderstood me. “Shut The Hell Up” IS what I”m drinking!

    Posted by lisa keller | April 15, 2009, 1:29 am
  88. I just love exotic cocktails! This here is a “Slippery Nipple”. Wanna try one? Wait, on second thought, you look like more of a “Lube Job” kinda guy! Oh hell! Let’s just order a few rounds of Slippery Nipples AND Lube Jobs and get this party started!!

    Posted by lisa keller | April 15, 2009, 1:55 am
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  90. The armless woman kept asking the robot for help with her drink, so he went and got her a bendy straw. Upon doing so, he used up all his energy and now he needs to be winded back up so he can enjoy his drink too, so he says “I don’t suppose you could get me a bendy straw could ya? You know, like an eye for an eye kinda thing?” And the armless woman says “Oh no, nice try buddy, but the last time I tried to help a guy he said it would be like an arm for an arm kinda thing and look where that got me. I can go without arms, but I can’t go without eyes and arms!” And the robot says “Well could you try and wind me back up then?” And the woman says “Very funny pal” and walks away.

    So the caption shall be:

    “Peggy now knows the true meaning of ‘An Arm For An Arm’”

    Posted by James | April 15, 2009, 9:52 am
  91. When Peggy said she would give an arm for a bendy straw and another arm for someone to talk to I didn’t think she was being serious!

    Posted by James | April 15, 2009, 9:54 am
  92. Correction**

    When Peggy said she would give her left arm for a bendy straw and her right arm for someone to talk to I didn’t think she was being serious!

    Posted by James | April 15, 2009, 9:58 am
  93. I told you wind up is better than battery operated.

    Posted by Debbie N | April 15, 2009, 10:40 am
  94. Looking at the dynamics of the situation, Tin Man new it was possible, he could get wound tonight.

    Posted by Christy Balcom | April 15, 2009, 2:08 pm
  95. To make matters worse, I had just signed up for unlimited texting.

    Posted by GA Kelly | April 15, 2009, 3:21 pm
  96. I still think with good promo Wood Chipper Barbie would have found her niche.

    Posted by GA Kelly | April 15, 2009, 10:04 pm
  97. 1) Did I tell you what happened to the last guy that ordered me a martini shaken, not stirred?

    2) Don’t get all wound up, I was asking for the other nuts…

    Posted by Campbell | April 16, 2009, 3:05 am
  98. Despite the restraining order, Miley Mannequin kept seeing former beau Robby Rockem’ Sockem’ Robot in their old haunts.

    Posted by Jay F | April 16, 2009, 5:25 pm
  99. The Old Movie Stars meet at a bar.. The Tin Man having a Shirley Temple

    Posted by AB | April 16, 2009, 8:52 pm
  100. “I’m not a complete woman. Is that what you just said? Yeah well, go crank yourself pal!!”

    Posted by Terry Collins | April 17, 2009, 11:03 am
  101. “Ya know, there’s something I like about you, I just can’t put my finger on it.”

    Posted by Terry Collins | April 17, 2009, 11:05 am
  102. “Well,it makes a change from getting Legless every night.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | April 17, 2009, 11:39 am
  103. “Something tells me they were not Dolphins we just swam with”. Everyone knows Dolphins dont eat Blondes?

    Posted by Brace | April 17, 2009, 3:39 pm
  104. …so, who sold you your arms?

    Posted by Mike | April 17, 2009, 5:24 pm
  105. “Come on over to my place and we’ll see how things wind up!”

    Posted by Joseph Perozzi | April 17, 2009, 11:54 pm
  106. “I’ll take a screwdriver with a tin and tonic chaser!”

    Posted by Joseph Perozzi | April 17, 2009, 11:59 pm
  107. “That better be your last drink….I’m cutting myself off- I don’t think I can drive us home.”

    Posted by Kevin | April 22, 2009, 11:54 pm
  108. “So, can you tell that I lost 10 pounds???”

    Posted by Kevin | April 23, 2009, 12:13 am
  109. Great another man who has to be wound up just to get him going…

    Posted by Tiffany | April 24, 2009, 12:03 am
  110. What and you think I need Help???

    Posted by Tiffany | April 24, 2009, 12:03 am
  111. As the lit teacher watched he couldn’t help but wonder, was it “The Taming of the Shrew” or “The Turn of the Screw”?

    Posted by Linda Slayton | April 28, 2009, 5:02 pm
  112. “I just never realized I had to arm myself against heartless men.”

    Posted by Linda Slayton | April 28, 2009, 5:06 pm
  113. feed the pet food not bullshit 2,,,, when the smuck is done dinners ready

    Posted by phil waters | April 28, 2009, 10:44 pm

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