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Shark Chef Cartoon Caption Contest

Do sharks feel well-read humans are more nutritional?

Do sharks feel well-read humans are more nutritional?

It’s time for another Splendid Marbles Cartoon Caption Contest. I’ve got another twisted cartoon in dire need of a warped caption. I try to have a bizarre visual treat to greet you every Monday at noon (Image after jump.) I think that I’m contributing something positive to the planet each week when I post a new cartoon that is calling out for a clever caption. I know that I’m greatly overstating the significance of this contest, but I think it’s pretty damn cool. A lot of sites, including the NY Times, are hosting caption contests. But they just toss up a cheap photo image (they often don’t even bother to doctor it up) for their readers to comment on. This, I strongly believe, is totally lame. I post original cartoons – created by ME. These images cannot be seen anywhere else (unless some unethical soul “borrows” my work) – AND I pay out ten bucks every week to the winners.

I know I’m ranting more than just a bit here, but I want to publish a book (my ultimate goal is to project my cartoons on the moon). But this will not happen until I raise my profile by establishing a solid platform on the web. I’m asking for your help. Please spread the word about this site and the contest. And, please offer suggestions regarding how you think this site can be improved. One final note: THANK YOU for participating in this contest. I really do enjoy it, and I want to keep it going. (By the way, look me up on Facebook and Twitter!)

Now, back to the rules. 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, May 1st, 2009. I’ll select five finalists over the weekend, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, May 4th, 2009.

This cartoon was inspired by a disturbing show I saw on the Discovery Channel a few years back. I think it was about commercial fishing. Anyway, it showed how Japanese commercial fishers harvested shark fins for shark fin soup. I am not a llama-dating member of PETA, nor do I harbor deep emotional ties to sharks, but the footage I witnessed a few years ago haunts me to this day.

Here is last week’s cartoon with the five final captions. Please vote for your favorite.

Time to vote for your favorite caption.

Time to vote for your favorite caption.


Time to vote for your favorite "Flying Caveman" caption.

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And, here is the winner of the Tin Man contest.

Winning caption came from Bernie S.

Winning caption came from Bernie S.

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

118 comments for “Shark Chef Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. If you don’t like what we have to offer in the cooler, go to another store.

    Posted by Lois Cavanagh-Daley | April 27, 2009, 12:43 pm
  2. I know he looks preppy, but he will taste good anyway.

    Posted by Lois Cavanagh-Daley | April 27, 2009, 12:44 pm
  3. I recommend the, Sedate Reader, they are more fleshy in the tail…

    Posted by barbara | April 27, 2009, 12:54 pm
  4. Hmmmm if you would wear that shirt you would eat anything. You can have this one I will take the next one.

    Posted by Susan | April 27, 2009, 12:54 pm
  5. Hey, Al, we’d better get that pot of water boiling before he realizes the title of the book is “How to Serve Man!”

    Posted by Sheila | April 27, 2009, 12:55 pm
  6. What would you like today, sir–leg, thigh, or breast? Anything you choose will be as fresh as it can be!

    Posted by Sheila | April 27, 2009, 12:58 pm
  7. He’s for breeding only, when they get old, they tend to be stringy and taste like leather…

    Posted by barbara | April 27, 2009, 1:04 pm
  8. At the MANARIUM, Frank shows his son Manny the importance of staying in schools

    Posted by OZ | April 27, 2009, 1:07 pm
  9. “There’ll be no dinner until you get some appetizers. Now go and get his kids.”

    Posted by Helen | April 27, 2009, 1:08 pm
  10. Fang and Doris thought getting a new pet would teach their kids some responsibility

    Posted by Shawn | April 27, 2009, 1:08 pm
  11. Notice what a voracious reader he is. He can devour an entire sports section in under 5 minutes!

    Posted by Tim | April 27, 2009, 1:09 pm
  12. We caught that one deeper than most, apparently those kind are bottom feeders.

    Posted by jason hoffman | April 27, 2009, 1:09 pm
  13. “Actually, funny you should mention Hawaii.. I picked this little tiddler up when I was on holiday there last summer”

    Posted by OZ | April 27, 2009, 1:10 pm
  14. Herbert scanned the racing form for a sure-bet to get him out of the clutches of these oily loan sharks.

    Posted by Tim | April 27, 2009, 1:12 pm
  15. Book raised human is much healthier. I know it cost double, but I can’t eat the fast food TV versions.

    Posted by Dane | April 27, 2009, 1:15 pm
  16. with his shoe glass cutter and micro harpoon-gun hidden in his mouth, 007 knew he had them right where he wanted them.

    -cue naked lady silhouettes-

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | April 27, 2009, 1:15 pm
  17. I heard that a well-read human is 50% lower in fat.

    or

    “Now Harold, you know what the doctor said about eating right…a human away keeps the doctor away.”

    Posted by Diana | April 27, 2009, 1:16 pm
  18. After hours of debating Joey and Flynn decided on a restaurant, Read Mobster.

    Posted by Chucky B | April 27, 2009, 1:21 pm
  19. “Yeah, I’ll take the PETA-man pita, to go.”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | April 27, 2009, 1:29 pm
  20. “NO WAY! It’s totally my turn to do the Sudoku and you know it.”

    Posted by Chucky B | April 27, 2009, 1:32 pm
  21. Since joining SETH, Doris had a growing disgust with Fang and his penchant for human teabagging.

    Posted by Shawn | April 27, 2009, 1:38 pm
  22. I can see how my Brooklyn accent could get in the way, but I clearly said I wanted to talk with “PETA”

    Posted by jason hoffman | April 27, 2009, 1:46 pm
  23. “Wait until you see what happens when you tap on the glass… it’s priceless!”

    Posted by Ted | April 27, 2009, 1:58 pm
  24. is that a salt-air human or a fresh-air human?

    Posted by Jill Glowczwski | April 27, 2009, 2:41 pm
  25. Be sure to recycle the newspaper when you are done with him.

    Posted by Steven Benson | April 27, 2009, 3:05 pm
  26. See son, when they sit with that paper in their face, that means they’re gonna poop..

    Posted by Arrasmith | April 27, 2009, 3:20 pm
  27. He’s a lawyer, and that would be like eating your cousin.

    Posted by Francis Welch | April 27, 2009, 3:26 pm
  28. “Okay, so dinner’s in the tank… but this is not my definition of a HAPPY MEAL!”

    Posted by Michael | April 27, 2009, 3:36 pm
  29. Did you feed Nemo yet today?

    Posted by Caitlin Brown | April 27, 2009, 3:42 pm
  30. This one looks so sick, let’s eat the book instead.

    Posted by john ferris | April 27, 2009, 3:43 pm
  31. “Having taste”, and being “well seasoned” doesn’t always refer to flavor.

    Posted by Brian | April 27, 2009, 3:44 pm
  32. When I refer to “having taste” or being “Well seasoned” I’m talking about a nice spicy rub not literature.

    Posted by Brian | April 27, 2009, 3:50 pm
  33. See this? He bit me! I’m glad he only has one row of teeth.

    Posted by JRusso | April 27, 2009, 3:53 pm
  34. So if you keep this Homo Sapien alive, I’ll get you the female…I heard they smell just like us.

    Posted by Arrasmith | April 27, 2009, 3:56 pm
  35. Oh dude! You’re in for a treat! You’ve never lived well until you’ve tasted human brain stew!

    Posted by lisa keller | April 27, 2009, 4:01 pm
  36. Sorry, but this time I get the wish bone.

    Posted by Cary Dion | April 27, 2009, 4:01 pm
  37. It’s the other white meat!

    Posted by Cary Dion | April 27, 2009, 4:03 pm
  38. And this here is my newest acquisition. It’s a rare form of human called a “Debt-free man with a 401k.” Although some fish just refer to them as CEO’s.

    Posted by lisa keller | April 27, 2009, 4:19 pm
  39. I will have the seafood special.

    Posted by dave reid | April 27, 2009, 4:32 pm
  40. take off that hawaiian shirt finny. We need a train ride to shell reef

    Posted by dave reid | April 27, 2009, 4:37 pm
  41. Hey… isn’t that the guy from the caveman cartoon????

    Posted by dave reid | April 27, 2009, 4:40 pm
  42. Is this your idea of organic?

    Posted by Casey Patton | April 27, 2009, 4:54 pm
  43. “Listen Sharky, if he stops reading, even for one minute, push the pressure chamber button.”

    Posted by Janis | April 27, 2009, 5:11 pm
  44. “Everything is under control. And don’t worry, you will get your work shirt tomorrow.”

    Posted by Janis | April 27, 2009, 5:13 pm
  45. “No dear, you are fixing dinner tonight. I’ve worked outside all day.”

    Posted by Janis | April 27, 2009, 5:15 pm
  46. “You’ll like this one. Reading the New York Times makes them all soft and flaky.”

    Posted by David P. | April 27, 2009, 6:11 pm
  47. I told you, I’m a man-eater not a nerd-eater

    Posted by Larry McCarty | April 27, 2009, 6:25 pm
  48. Ah … a smart choice meal

    Posted by Larry McCarty | April 27, 2009, 6:26 pm
  49. This is my newest addition to my collection! I picked him up on vacation at PCB.

    Posted by Tijon Norman | April 27, 2009, 6:44 pm
  50. Don’t worry, this one’s potty trained.

    Posted by Tijon Norman | April 27, 2009, 6:45 pm
  51. Wall Street this, Wall Street that,
    they treat us like we’re not even human anymore. OK, lets carve him up.

    Posted by CK | April 27, 2009, 7:08 pm
  52. I find the ones that read to be a lot less “Gamey”.

    Posted by Jonathan Hibbs | April 27, 2009, 7:36 pm
  53. Human is a very heavy meat, so I’m slowly decreasing the oxygen and increasing the helium to see if that helps.

    Posted by dwr | April 27, 2009, 7:38 pm
  54. I don’t even think he know’s where he is.

    Posted by dwr | April 27, 2009, 7:39 pm
  55. “Ya see, here I put in this newspaper, ya know, to replicate his natural habitat.”

    Posted by Lily | April 27, 2009, 8:05 pm
  56. It’s ok son, they raise for this sole purpose…

    Posted by Michelle | April 27, 2009, 8:16 pm
  57. “A sandwich is a sandwich, but a manwich is a meal! Capeesh?

    Posted by Michelle | April 27, 2009, 8:20 pm
  58. “I don’t know why you want to eat that Republican. You know they don’t agree with you!”

    Posted by Beverly Justice | April 27, 2009, 8:46 pm
  59. I hear he only eats grass fed beef

    Posted by Richard W James | April 27, 2009, 10:14 pm
  60. Their leader has been sending us more of their bankers lately…

    Posted by james | April 28, 2009, 1:16 am
  61. “Would you like fries with that?”

    Posted by Eddie Choplin | April 28, 2009, 8:09 am
  62. “Junior, i told ya when ya walk your new pet, Speck,he’d bite the paper boy!!”

    Posted by Eddie Choplin | April 28, 2009, 8:13 am
  63. Why give our dinner the last paper?

    Posted by John | April 28, 2009, 8:51 am
  64. I am sick of these lawyer infested waters!

    Posted by Mark | April 28, 2009, 9:11 am
  65. “Hey Mary, Have you seen the Orthodonists bill for Jr?”

    Posted by Mark | April 28, 2009, 9:12 am
  66. All those books and he’s reading the comics! What a waste.

    Posted by James | April 28, 2009, 9:26 am
  67. Alas, our special of the day. A well read human being, goes great with some salt and water.

    Posted by James | April 28, 2009, 9:34 am
  68. I don’t care if he can read – It’s the National Enquirer after all – Throw him BACK!

    Posted by Michael Goldberg | April 28, 2009, 9:56 am
  69. Correction to previous comment:

    “Now Harold, you know what the doctor said about eating right…a human a day keeps the doctor away.”

    Posted by Diana | April 28, 2009, 11:53 am
  70. “Next time get me a tourist, they have much better taste in clothes”

    Posted by szilvia a. | April 28, 2009, 1:11 pm
  71. “alright, now remember, we are acting like tourists asking for directions…”

    Posted by szilvia a. | April 28, 2009, 1:17 pm
  72. Oh, that’s our “Smug”..don’t be fooled, he’s reading the funnies. Might I interest you in our house “jock”, they’re tender and much more pallatable..

    Posted by Mike | April 28, 2009, 1:20 pm
  73. Don’t give me crap about my “save the man” t-shirt. It was just yesterday they said global warming was a joke and humans were at the top of the food chain!!

    Posted by Russ | April 28, 2009, 1:37 pm
  74. How much Dolphin propaganda are you going to give this guy?

    Posted by Russ | April 28, 2009, 1:45 pm
  75. He’s not ripe yet; he’s still yellow.

    Posted by John Podgursky | April 28, 2009, 3:46 pm
  76. I’m afraid his acid-washed jeans would give me heartburn.

    Posted by John Podgursky | April 28, 2009, 3:47 pm
  77. Mom said “Spike!!! You were supposed to empty the litter box.” “Gross…. what have you been feeding him?” replied Spike.

    Posted by Bob Swanson | April 28, 2009, 6:27 pm
  78. Honey “How does Hal-e-butt sound tonight for dinner?

    Posted by Shelba Lanham | April 28, 2009, 6:54 pm
  79. I’ll take that one with the white sauce and herbed rice, thank you.

    Posted by mrtibbs99 | April 28, 2009, 7:22 pm
  80. they have a shelf live of 10 yrs.

    Posted by Djp | April 28, 2009, 7:27 pm
  81. I said I wanted him “real dead”, not “well read”

    Posted by Brent Dotson | April 28, 2009, 7:47 pm
  82. I said “breeding stock”, Not “reading socks”

    Posted by Brent Dotson | April 28, 2009, 7:49 pm
  83. …so you’re telling me that we evolved from one of these “lawyer” creatures?

    Posted by Tim Penner | April 28, 2009, 8:35 pm
  84. Over here we have read meat. Did you know that Robsters cross their legs when they see prepositional phrases at the end of sentences.

    Posted by Justin Hartman | April 29, 2009, 12:03 am
  85. Correct Sir, clubs are allowed, just make sure you don’t have more than 3oz. of shampoo.

    Posted by Berg | April 29, 2009, 12:31 am
  86. He’s a reader, they’re usually too stringy.

    Posted by Todd Barwick | April 29, 2009, 12:41 am
  87. “oh man, not another AIG exec, the one I ate last week had me on the toilet for two days…and look at the card attached to his foot, another gift from General Motors (GM)”

    Posted by Jackie C | April 29, 2009, 9:53 am
  88. Are you thinking what I’m thinking?

    YEAH! He’s hogging the Lifestyle section again!!!

    Posted by Stephanie Weldon | April 29, 2009, 10:32 am
  89. Nice pet choice? He’s reading the litter box again.

    Posted by bob weidenbenner | April 29, 2009, 11:12 am
  90. Tastes like chicken!

    Posted by robert keller | April 29, 2009, 12:07 pm
  91. It’s real good on top of seaweed salad.

    Posted by robert keller | April 29, 2009, 12:08 pm
  92. I insisted they stock only healthy snacks in the shark school vending machines

    Posted by Katharine | April 29, 2009, 12:26 pm
  93. Seaward ! Who knew our new Huchi bar would do so well especiially now since we added fresh Politician Hand Roll to the Menu.

    Posted by Jody | April 29, 2009, 1:08 pm
  94. C’Mon Man we’re the best two Loan Sharks around and you know he’s Good coming from that place Capitol Hill!!!

    Posted by Jody | April 29, 2009, 1:21 pm
  95. They’re called humans. We catch them in shallow waters mostly.

    Posted by peter hepburn | April 29, 2009, 2:01 pm
  96. Honey do they really think we are going to snatch a bite of that bait?

    Posted by Shelba Lanham | April 29, 2009, 2:18 pm
  97. He says they sunk when his crew refused to work. They were waiting around for a goverment bail out.

    Posted by Scott | April 30, 2009, 5:36 am
  98. And this is the most dangerous of their species … The Great White Man!

    Posted by Scott | April 30, 2009, 5:38 am
  99. I’m telling ya… Intelligence IS flavor!

    Posted by Rod Charles OConnor | April 30, 2009, 10:54 am
  100. take your pick
    ‘ when Bernie comes out to use the bathroom, you go for the family jewels and I’ll finish off his pompous arrogance’

    ‘lets swap that oxygen tank with nitrous oxide, he’ll laugh himself to death. ‘

    if W thinks he can stay in there forever, we’ll bring in bar-b-que and set it just outside his reach. When he comes out for it we eat him alive

    Doonesbury is ready to retire and when that oxygen tank runs out we’re taking over baby

    Let him stay there till the whole mess is cleaned up. Just when he thinks its safe to go in the water again, we got him

    Posted by dave | April 30, 2009, 12:04 pm
  101. I want this one, but I’m worried I will be hungry again in a half hour.

    Posted by Tony | April 30, 2009, 12:47 pm
  102. Honey, he looks like he is up to no good and he scaring me.

    Posted by Cody Blair | April 30, 2009, 8:57 pm
  103. Look at that stupid grin on his face; if only he knew what was coming!

    Posted by Cody Blair | April 30, 2009, 8:58 pm
  104. Where’s the Beef?

    Posted by A Casson | April 30, 2009, 10:12 pm
  105. Bob takes his date to one of those fancy restaurants where you get to pick out your own fresh human

    Posted by Larry McCarty | April 30, 2009, 11:58 pm
  106. I think he’s reading the menu to see what vegetables he’ll be served with.

    Posted by Larry McCarty | May 1, 2009, 12:00 am
  107. On this stop on our zoo tour we have an Unidentified Floating Object, or UFO, living in its native habitat.

    Posted by Jay F | May 1, 2009, 1:47 pm
  108. I’ve heard that boiling the bones makes a nice broth.

    Posted by Lynn | May 1, 2009, 3:49 pm
  109. Who cares if there’s not much meat on his bones, we’re just making broth!

    Posted by Lynn | May 1, 2009, 3:51 pm
  110. That’s what they’re using for shark bait these days?

    Posted by Lynn | May 1, 2009, 3:58 pm
  111. He’s Looking tonight menu..

    Posted by Louis Willhauck | May 1, 2009, 5:28 pm
  112. People watching? We’re going to Atlantis next vacation!

    Posted by Krystal F | May 1, 2009, 11:34 pm
  113. “Let’s do the SNL ‘landshark’ bit. He’ll just think it’s performance art before dinner.”

    Posted by Joseph Perozzi | May 1, 2009, 11:45 pm
  114. Hey Fin, wanna go for a bite and a cup of croppy?

    Posted by Linda Slayton | May 4, 2009, 4:36 pm
  115. I’m just not finding something I can really sink my teeth into.

    Posted by Linda Slayton | May 4, 2009, 4:37 pm
  116. Don’t want to be picky but seems at least one of your finalists had 3 attempts rather than the required 2, no? perhaps I’m wrong and there are 2 people with same name so sorry if I am wrong…

    Posted by Shelley | May 10, 2009, 6:44 pm
  117. Great blog ! many thank.

    Posted by hawaiian t shirt | January 8, 2010, 4:33 am
  118. My cholesterol is fine! Now go get a fat one.

    Posted by jon ragan | January 19, 2010, 12:40 pm

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