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“Genie Shrink” Cartoon Caption Contest

Everyone's seeking therapy these days.

Everyone's seeking therapy these days.

It’s Monday, and I’ve got a brand new cartoon that is sitting patiently, waiting for just the right caption. This lonely cartoon needs your help!

This is the Splendid Marbles Cartoon Caption Contest, and the rules are pretty simple.

  • Type a clever caption and place it in the comments section, along with a valid email address, and you win a signed copy of the cartoon, with your caption and name attached (and you’ll be added to the Splendid Marbles gallery of caption contest winners.) (Check out all the winners of the caption contest.)
  • You are allowed three submissions.
  • I will accept entries until midnight, Friday, July 10th, 2009.
  • I’ll select five finalists over the weekend, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, July 13th, 2009.
  • That’s it!

Time to vote on last week’s “Portal to Hell” caption contest.

Time to vote for your favorite caption.

Time to vote for your favorite caption.

Time to vote for your favorite caption.

  • “…and over here is the whirling vortex of death mentioned in the listing… You don’t see one of those everyday!” - Mary Marlatt (39%, 17 Votes)
  • “This new feature keeps track of your equity.” – Brian (30%, 13 Votes)
  • “…and in the winter months, you can go straight to hell.” - tyler pomeroy (16%, 7 Votes)
  • “Stand over there and I’ll talk you through it.” – Sandy (11%, 5 Votes)
  • “It adds an air of mystery to the house, don’t you think?” – Julie (4%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 44

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And here’s the winner of the “Pool Thing” caption contest.

Congratulations, BioloBri!

Congratulations, BioloBri!

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

77 comments for ““Genie Shrink” Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. At least SOME people believe you exist!

    Posted by Steven Benson | July 6, 2009, 11:53 am
  2. People just rub me the wrong way.

    Posted by Steven Benson | July 6, 2009, 11:54 am
  3. “It’s always the same thing: ‘can I wish for more wishes?’ Greedy bastards.”

    Posted by Steven Benson | July 6, 2009, 11:58 am
  4. Too many places have “no smoking” rules.

    Posted by Todd Barwick | July 6, 2009, 12:09 pm
  5. Sometimes I, I just feel trapped…

    Posted by Greg | July 6, 2009, 12:11 pm
  6. “I feel alienat…um, nevermind”

    Posted by Greg | July 6, 2009, 12:11 pm
  7. It’s the Economy, not you.

    Posted by mark | July 6, 2009, 12:14 pm
  8. Listen, you think you have problems. I have problems. Everyone thinks I came out of a Cracker Jack box!

    Posted by Lois Cavanagh-Daley | July 6, 2009, 12:25 pm
  9. Mom was a nymph and dad drank.

    Posted by Peter Hepburn | July 6, 2009, 12:40 pm
  10. Hmmmmm. The Friday New York Times is always the toughest. Lets see….one down, a five letter word for a supernatural creature that does one’s bidding when summoned.

    Posted by Peter Hepburn | July 6, 2009, 12:44 pm
  11. You have no idea, what it’s like when nobody thinks you’re for real!

    Posted by barbara | July 6, 2009, 12:44 pm
  12. Oh come on doc, what do you know about time travel?

    Posted by barbara | July 6, 2009, 12:47 pm
  13. would you grant me another hour in exchange for a wish?

    Posted by barbara | July 6, 2009, 12:51 pm
  14. Hmmmmmmm, I see, and why is a little claustrophobia such serious problem for you?

    Posted by Russell Causey | July 6, 2009, 12:52 pm
  15. Rubbing without feeling the love is getting to me.

    Posted by tiffany lane | July 6, 2009, 12:52 pm
  16. THE ALIEN RUBBED THE GENIE THE WRONG WAY.

    Posted by GILBERT DOERING | July 6, 2009, 12:53 pm
  17. Is that degree even real? It looks like crayon!

    Posted by Jackie | July 6, 2009, 12:55 pm
  18. Doc, those drugs you gave me have me feeling a little hazy.

    Posted by Marla K | July 6, 2009, 1:00 pm
  19. I get out of my bottle and I just FREAK OUT! What is the opposite of claustrophobia? That’s me.

    Posted by Jackie | July 6, 2009, 1:05 pm
  20. how am I supposed to keep a girlfriend when all I have is a cloud penis.

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | July 6, 2009, 1:06 pm
  21. ” and she said, lets go back to your place…Well what the hell do I do with that?”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | July 6, 2009, 1:07 pm
  22. You’re supposed to be helping me. Can you put down the takeout menu?

    Posted by JRusso | July 6, 2009, 1:07 pm
  23. I couldn’t find a parking spot. Your ship takes up the whole North end of the parking lot. So my carpet is in the handicapped spot.

    Posted by Jackie | July 6, 2009, 1:08 pm
  24. why are you dressed like an alien Dr. Smith?

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | July 6, 2009, 1:09 pm
  25. Addicted to what? I don’t have problem! I only smoke at parties.

    Posted by Shawn | July 6, 2009, 1:16 pm
  26. YOU try picking up girls without a lower body.

    Posted by JRusso | July 6, 2009, 1:17 pm
  27. I just can’t seem to run away from my problems.

    Posted by jason h | July 6, 2009, 1:26 pm
  28. So, Dr. Cletus, why have I never heard of Orion State school?

    Posted by jason h | July 6, 2009, 1:28 pm
  29. Why is that paper from my file titled “Dr’s wish list?”

    Posted by jason h | July 6, 2009, 1:30 pm
  30. Look pal you get three wishes:
    new shoes, new suit, doctorate in psychiatry. Three is what you asked for and three is what you got. If you wanted a human head you shouldn’t have wished for the shoes.

    Posted by Peter Hepburn | July 6, 2009, 1:45 pm
  31. I don’t know, Doc, some people just rub me the wrong way.

    Posted by Fran Welch | July 6, 2009, 1:58 pm
  32. O.K., my flying carpet versus your alien space craft in the quarter mile. We’re racing for pink slips.

    Posted by Cary Dion | July 6, 2009, 2:00 pm
  33. Listen Doc, I would suggest this for your three wishes, do something about your head, get a new suit and wish for a legitimate diploma.

    Posted by Cary Dion | July 6, 2009, 2:15 pm
  34. “…and how often would you say he touched you inappropriately?”

    Posted by Chucky B | July 6, 2009, 2:47 pm
  35. “I don’t think you should be probing anything other than my mind, DOC!!!

    Posted by Chucky B | July 6, 2009, 2:51 pm
  36. “Please help me Doc,I think i`m a Puff.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | July 6, 2009, 2:59 pm
  37. Horrible memories resurfaced as soon as the doctor scooted his chair closer.

    Posted by Chucky B | July 6, 2009, 3:01 pm
  38. No one on earth could cure the Genie’s fear of vacuums.

    Posted by BJC | July 6, 2009, 4:48 pm
  39. I know I agreed to go to the reunion but I’m having second thoughts. I don’t think you understand how embarrassing it is to be the only one in your family with an aversion to having your lamp touched!

    Posted by lisa keller | July 6, 2009, 7:05 pm
  40. I dream of? Oh hell no! It’s more like I have nightmares of! They promised the part to me and then they went and gave it to some actress! A HUMAN! She’s not bad looking but come on! She’s NOT a real genie!

    Posted by lisa keller | July 6, 2009, 7:26 pm
  41. IT SUCKS BEING TRAPED HERE IN OBAMAS IMAGINATION WITH GLOBEL WARMING AND A STRONG ECONOMY

    Posted by HDSPORT77 | July 6, 2009, 7:38 pm
  42. No, I DON’T feel bad about what happened! Just like gremlins, it’s not MY fault I have a bad reaction to getting wet! Stupid people don’t even know the difference between smoke and mist!

    Posted by lisa keller | July 6, 2009, 7:54 pm
  43. I like to be rubbed…

    Posted by Bill Rabello | July 6, 2009, 8:33 pm
  44. “So, Doc, how do YOU deal with the fact that no one believes you really exist?”

    Posted by Sheila | July 6, 2009, 9:27 pm
  45. Begining to doubt his own existence, Genie decided to seek Zorthons personal insight and counsel.

    Posted by Brian | July 7, 2009, 12:41 am
  46. So when did you first question your own existence?

    Posted by Brian | July 7, 2009, 12:44 am
  47. This three wishes thing is starting to get to me. I mean I can do “a pony” with no problem but how do they expect me to “fix the economy”?

    Posted by Belinda | July 7, 2009, 4:28 am
  48. “Nobody ever asks what I wish for!”

    Posted by Mark | July 7, 2009, 7:26 am
  49. “No my case notes aren`t written in Latin-you`ve got them upside down.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | July 7, 2009, 7:44 am
  50. You have some very kinky wishes…
    AND Hell no to the Patient Doctor fantasy…..

    Posted by Russ | July 7, 2009, 11:34 am
  51. I mean seriously, what can you plug in those outlets?

    Posted by Russ | July 7, 2009, 11:36 am
  52. What about my wishes?

    Posted by Emily P | July 7, 2009, 3:06 pm
  53. “So you’re upset Aladdin made you a typecast actor… Big deal, look what Signs has done to me.”

    Posted by James | July 7, 2009, 3:45 pm
  54. “Don’t be frightened, I really am an alien.”

    Posted by James | July 7, 2009, 4:03 pm
  55. Doc, You just don’t understand, people think I look funny, I dress funny and my friends just use me because I can get them stuff.

    Posted by Shawn | July 7, 2009, 4:48 pm
  56. “Anymore I am feeling very alienated, if you know what I mean.”

    Posted by Jason B. | July 7, 2009, 9:33 pm
  57. “I wish for a turkey club on rye hold the mayonnaise”

    Posted by Aaron P | July 8, 2009, 2:53 am
  58. “I`m tired and stressed out,my new owner has Obsessive Polishing Disorder.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | July 8, 2009, 6:04 am
  59. “Any thought on why every wish I grant goes alien?”

    Posted by Sandy | July 8, 2009, 10:56 am
  60. “I really don’t think 3 wishes are going to help you.”

    Posted by Sandy | July 8, 2009, 10:58 am
  61. “Here’s a thought. Wish for hair.”

    Posted by Sandy | July 8, 2009, 10:59 am
  62. This was my mother and father’s wish; I wanted to sell antiques.

    Posted by Karl K. | July 8, 2009, 1:20 pm
  63. So, you say the number three keeps turning up?

    Posted by Denise | July 8, 2009, 6:23 pm
  64. You think you are a genie and that I am an alien psychologist with a fake diploma…I believe you will need many years of therapy.

    Posted by Denise | July 8, 2009, 6:37 pm
  65. “Hmm… If I get a side of fries with my sandwich, does that count as one wish or two?”

    Posted by Aaron | July 9, 2009, 4:29 am
  66. I just always feel like I am trapped in space.

    Posted by Mike | July 9, 2009, 12:06 pm
  67. So. . I’ll show you my lamp if you’ll show me yours.

    Posted by M. W. Long | July 9, 2009, 5:42 pm
  68. 1.) “Someone rubs the lamp…I appear…then they just look at me, like I’m from OUTER SPACE or something”

    2.) ” It’s hard being attached to home all the time…at least all YOU have to do is ‘PHONE HOME’ every now and then.”

    3.) ” You don’t know what it’s like to not be popular…when’s the last time you’ve heard of somebody reporting a GENIE SIGHTING?”

    Posted by John L. | July 10, 2009, 1:15 pm
  69. I want a piece of the bailout too…

    Posted by SammyBoy | July 10, 2009, 3:04 pm
  70. They rub your what???

    Posted by Kristy | July 11, 2009, 12:04 am
  71. So let me get this straight, there are creatures on a planet called Earth…they steal your home…rub it…and you do what ever they wish…three times. I think we need to set up more sessions.

    Posted by Kristy | July 11, 2009, 12:09 am
  72. No, I’m not going to make my lower half solid. I know what you guys do with those probes.

    Posted by Julianna A | July 13, 2009, 8:35 am
  73. People just don’t seem to understand what it’s like to live in a lamp for years and years… I mean, it’s not like living in a saucer, flying around all day.

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | July 13, 2009, 1:50 pm
  74. … And that’s when I decided I’d go see a specialist that can relate to being compared to a role played by Robin Williams. Thank you, doctor Mork.

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | July 13, 2009, 1:54 pm
  75. Loneliness, irregular hours, unreasonable demands. I see that you’re suffering from some job dissatisfaction.

    Posted by Julie | July 13, 2009, 2:00 pm
  76. So you’re only here because someone wished you here? How does that make you feel?

    Posted by Julie | July 13, 2009, 2:04 pm
  77. .. and then this mysterious glowing creature came out of a ship with probe in hand. That’s all I remember.

    Posted by Gianna | July 14, 2009, 2:25 pm

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