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“Shotgun Baby” Cartoon Caption Contest

Kids these days!

Kids these days!

I hope you’re ready to unleash your warped sense of humor today. I’ve got another new cartoon that is in dire need of a snappy caption.

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 17th, 2009.
  • I’ll select five finalists over the weekend, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, July 20th, 2009.
  • That’s it!

Here’s your chance to vote for the best caption in the “Genie Shrink” contest from last week.

Time for you to vote.

Time for you to vote.

Time to vote for your favorite "Genie Shrink" caption.

  • ”And she said, lets go back to your place…Well what the hell do I do with that?” - tyler pomeroy (42%, 21 Votes)
  • “I feel alienat…um, never mind” – Greg (20%, 10 Votes)
  • No one on earth could cure the Genie’s fear of vacuums. – BJC (18%, 9 Votes)
  • “I`m tired and stressed out; my new owner has Obsessive Polishing Disorder.” - ken Wilkinson (16%, 8 Votes)
  • “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.” - Peter Hepburn (4%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 50

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And here’s the winner of the “Portal to Hell” caption contest.

Congratulations, Mary Marlatt!

Congratulations, Mary Marlatt!

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

93 comments for ““Shotgun Baby” Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. Ok. Which one of you is the real mom and which one is the surrogate?

    Posted by Mark | July 13, 2009, 11:53 am
  2. “See what happens when you get them to stop whining.”

    Posted by Mark | July 13, 2009, 11:54 am
  3. I said, “Dance!”

    Posted by Mark | July 13, 2009, 11:56 am
  4. The gun rack is back-ordered.

    Posted by Steven Benson | July 13, 2009, 11:57 am
  5. Why yes… we ARE from Texas! How did you know?

    Posted by Steven Benson | July 13, 2009, 11:58 am
  6. He’s very demanding.

    Posted by Steven Benson | July 13, 2009, 12:00 pm
  7. You know your a redneck when.

    Posted by jim | July 13, 2009, 12:01 pm
  8. Sally and Sarah ponder gay marriage, as little Savannah is directed more towards the 2nd amendment.

    Posted by Russ | July 13, 2009, 12:02 pm
  9. It’s amazing how much more work it is to take a walk in the park these days…..

    Posted by Russ | July 13, 2009, 12:04 pm
  10. The next generation of the NRA takes to the street.

    Posted by GILBERT DOERING | July 13, 2009, 12:06 pm
  11. Does she know the safety is off?

    Posted by Russ | July 13, 2009, 12:06 pm
  12. Taking candy from a baby, my ass.

    Posted by JRusso | July 13, 2009, 12:15 pm
  13. “Is this your gunny wunny?”

    Posted by JRusso | July 13, 2009, 12:16 pm
  14. she had no idea Benjamin Buttons could be such a jerk in his old age

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | July 13, 2009, 12:16 pm
  15. quick, do what he says..give him his binky, GIVE HIM HIS BINKY!!

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | July 13, 2009, 12:18 pm
  16. Oh, that’s just his pacifier.

    Posted by MRF | July 13, 2009, 12:20 pm
  17. What could I do? He called shotgun.

    Posted by Peter Hepburn | July 13, 2009, 12:21 pm
  18. Well, your right Margie, if the liberal judges won’t put the child molesters in jail, just let the child shoot the molesters.

    Posted by Cary Dion | July 13, 2009, 12:23 pm
  19. Yes, this is Dick Cheney’s kid.

    Posted by Cary Dion | July 13, 2009, 12:28 pm
  20. Well, we’re all looking for ways to cut expenses these da– OH! PIGEON!

    Posted by Gwen L | July 13, 2009, 12:37 pm
  21. “I knew that shotgun wedding was a bad thing. Now look what’s happened?”

    Posted by Marilyn Brenden | July 13, 2009, 12:46 pm
  22. “Yeah, I wonder what Dr. Spock has to say about this.”

    Posted by Diana | July 13, 2009, 12:46 pm
  23. “Finding a babysitter is damn near impossible!”

    Posted by Diana | July 13, 2009, 12:48 pm
  24. “I’m gonna sue the hell out of that sperm donor center!”

    Posted by Diana | July 13, 2009, 12:54 pm
  25. Sarah and Cara should have never told baby Billy he had to be the man of the house

    Posted by Chucky B | July 13, 2009, 12:56 pm
  26. Jimmy adopted a new method of communication after Bill Cosby and “Kid’s Say The Darndest Things” humiliated him nationally.

    Posted by Chucky B | July 13, 2009, 1:06 pm
  27. Tristan and Carissa knew their hands-off parenting approach wasn’t working after a brief walk in the park.

    Posted by Chucky B | July 13, 2009, 1:11 pm
  28. “I think he’s trying to tell you it’s time his feeding.”

    Posted by DeeAnn S | July 13, 2009, 1:12 pm
  29. He got tired of people pinching his cheeks.

    Posted by Todd Barwick | July 13, 2009, 1:12 pm
  30. His diaper isn’t the only thing that’s loaded.

    Posted by Todd Barwick | July 13, 2009, 1:12 pm
  31. I don’t like it either, but the NRA has been recruiting aggressively these days.

    Posted by Jeff M. | July 13, 2009, 1:15 pm
  32. Oh for the love of..just pinch his cheeks and no one will get hurt!!

    Posted by Jeff M. | July 13, 2009, 1:17 pm
  33. His platoon is being deployed again in late August.

    Posted by Danielle | July 13, 2009, 1:22 pm
  34. Marla, you really should rethink leaving him at the NRA daycare center.

    Posted by Jeff M. | July 13, 2009, 1:22 pm
  35. I’ve heard of colicky babies but this is just ridiculous!

    Posted by Danielle | July 13, 2009, 1:24 pm
  36. We watched invasions of the Mommy snatchers last night and Junior is taking any chances.

    Posted by Danielle | July 13, 2009, 1:30 pm
  37. Now that’s what I call a baby boomer!

    Posted by James | July 13, 2009, 1:50 pm
  38. “Honey,I can`t understand why our neighbours keep avoiding us.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | July 13, 2009, 1:52 pm
  39. We’re opposed to robbing the cradle!

    Posted by barbara | July 13, 2009, 1:57 pm
  40. Ever since he started watching Family Guy he’s been acting this way…

    Posted by James | July 13, 2009, 1:58 pm
  41. No, JESSIE is HIS first name…!

    Posted by barbara | July 13, 2009, 1:59 pm
  42. Grandaddy Heston, is SOOooo proud!

    Posted by barbara | July 13, 2009, 2:01 pm
  43. No one really bothers us on our walks now, so I think it was a pretty good idea to add the gun.

    Posted by Julie | July 13, 2009, 2:16 pm
  44. It’s really going to edge out the competition when he applies to preschool.

    Posted by Julie | July 13, 2009, 2:19 pm
  45. Oh how cute and a double barrel too…

    Posted by Jackie | July 13, 2009, 2:28 pm
  46. It’s just a phase…he’ll grow out of it.

    Posted by Jackie | July 13, 2009, 2:30 pm
  47. I’m not sure if this is better than video games or not.

    Posted by Bernie S. | July 13, 2009, 2:35 pm
  48. He just keeps saying ‘I’m hunting wabbits’ over and over again.

    Posted by Bernie S. | July 13, 2009, 2:37 pm
  49. I’m taking little Justin to his first audition. He’s trying out for the new reality show, “Kill The Nanny”.

    Posted by Sandy | July 13, 2009, 2:39 pm
  50. He’s still having a bit of trouble with his aim…

    Posted by Sandy | July 13, 2009, 2:40 pm
  51. Bad news is he killed our guard dog. Good news is he’s cleared the drug lords out of our neighborhood.

    Posted by Sandy | July 13, 2009, 2:43 pm
  52. “With all these liberals in office, I just didn’t feel like my kid was safe outside anymore.”

    Posted by Ted | July 13, 2009, 2:49 pm
  53. I’ve tried taking his gun away, but believe me, it’s NOTHING like taking his candy!

    Posted by jason h | July 13, 2009, 3:31 pm
  54. Whatever you do, Nancy, don’t say p….u….l….l!

    Posted by jason h | July 13, 2009, 3:32 pm
  55. …and do you know what he said? ‘From my cold dead hands!” Can you beleive that?!

    Posted by Ken Pereyra | July 13, 2009, 5:50 pm
  56. I’m starting to worry about Jr.

    Posted by DWR | July 13, 2009, 6:31 pm
  57. He’s the only one on our street with breech-loader. I feel like a failure as a mom.

    Posted by DWR | July 13, 2009, 6:34 pm
  58. Change the diaper and no one gets hurt!

    Posted by Reaunna | July 13, 2009, 9:16 pm
  59. Palin morning stroll.

    Posted by Emily P | July 13, 2009, 9:18 pm
  60. Rosemary’s baby has got nothing on this kid!

    Posted by Lisa Keller | July 13, 2009, 9:21 pm
  61. We picked it up at “First Guns-R-Us.” They said he’d grow into it in no time!

    Posted by Lisa Keller | July 13, 2009, 9:41 pm
  62. He couldn’t decide if he wanted to the the cowboy or the Indian, so I just let him be both.

    Posted by Cassandra Boyd | July 14, 2009, 10:11 am
  63. En outre, l’enthousiasme lors de la description de vous montrer qu’il est absolument contagieux

    Posted by Iam-New-mailorderbride | July 14, 2009, 11:54 am
  64. Some kids like to carry a security blanket around. My kid, he just wants security.

    Posted by Julie | July 14, 2009, 1:06 pm
  65. “This is what I get for marrying the head of the NRA!”

    Posted by Sheila | July 14, 2009, 2:56 pm
  66. “Hey, point that somewhere else, Junior—I DID NOT take your binky!”

    Posted by Sheila | July 14, 2009, 2:57 pm
  67. “All the kids at the Texas Tots Day Care Center carry now, Jane, so I didn’t want Donnie to feel left out.”

    Posted by Sheila | July 14, 2009, 3:08 pm
  68. oh junior….don’t mind him, he has been a little over protective since we had him circumsized

    Posted by jason h | July 14, 2009, 4:38 pm
  69. How’s this for “significant risk of harm”, DHS bitch?

    Posted by james | July 14, 2009, 8:23 pm
  70. He got it from his daddy, he’s a postal worker, guess it runs in the genes.

    Posted by Eyleen | July 14, 2009, 10:29 pm
  71. “Thank god we only let him watch Rambo and not the Texas chainsaw massacre.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | July 15, 2009, 6:38 am
  72. “I wouldn’t mention that you’re a fan of president Obama again if I were you.”

    Posted by SammyBoy | July 15, 2009, 2:18 pm
  73. Sigh. It seems like yesterday that he was carrying a six-shooter.

    Posted by Julianna A | July 15, 2009, 11:16 pm
  74. Gun ownership laws are getting less and less strict.

    Posted by Natalie | July 16, 2009, 1:53 am
  75. You don’t think I’m an over-protective mother, do you?

    Posted by Scott | July 16, 2009, 2:48 am
  76. Well, I’m not gonna let him get a tattoo until he’s at least ten!

    Posted by Scott | July 16, 2009, 2:51 am
  77. I know it doesn’t match her outfit, but the M-16 seried don’t come in pink!

    Posted by Scott | July 16, 2009, 2:53 am
  78. Correction/edit above;

    I know it doesn’t match her outfit, but the M-16 series didn’t come in pink!

    Posted by Scott | July 16, 2009, 2:54 am
  79. 1- “He’ll be ready for whatever comes his way!”

    2- “He’ll grow into it!”

    Posted by Karl K. | July 16, 2009, 1:14 pm
  80. What’s he protecting himself from now that Michael Jackson is dead?

    Posted by BJC | July 16, 2009, 1:37 pm
  81. “For all you sons of bitches who got something bad to say about me having two mommies, well let’s just say I got something for ya!! POW!!”

    Posted by Michael | July 16, 2009, 3:24 pm
  82. He is starting to compensate early.

    Posted by Kristy | July 16, 2009, 4:07 pm
  83. Dick Cheney’s first hunt.

    Posted by Kristy | July 16, 2009, 4:10 pm
  84. “Cassandra wanted a Tiffany rattle, Jason wanted hand woven silk onesie and Jackson here wanted an antique 1874 double barrel break action shotgun…….I just can’t say no to these kids”

    Posted by ACP | July 16, 2009, 7:53 pm
  85. “He so DEADLY and PRECIOUS!!!!!!! I can’t wait have one of my own!”

    Posted by ACP | July 16, 2009, 7:55 pm
  86. Don’t worry it’s not loaded

    Posted by mark | July 17, 2009, 5:05 am
  87. Now what did I tell you about pointing that thing at people?

    Posted by mark | July 17, 2009, 5:06 am
  88. “Well,if this Bank Heist doesn`t work,the Dwarf goes straight back to the Circus.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | July 17, 2009, 5:54 am
  89. “They accidentally spliced Charlton Heston’s DNA with a daisy.”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | July 17, 2009, 12:00 pm
  90. Oh, Mrs. Heston, little Charlton is so cute I bet he could be in the movies!

    Posted by mike | July 17, 2009, 1:02 pm
  91. Go ahead, make his day.

    Posted by Peter Hepburn | July 18, 2009, 12:17 pm
  92. Did you notice that there are no more pigeons in the park?

    Posted by Fran Welch | July 20, 2009, 3:07 pm
  93. What?? He’s just a little protective over his toys and mommy. He’ll grow out of it.

    Posted by Cindy Lee | July 27, 2009, 12:09 pm

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