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Cartoon Caption Contests

Giant Eye Cartoon Caption Contest

Please have fun with this one.

Please have fun with this one.


I’m a bit late this week, but I have delivered a new cartoon that needs some seasoning, in the form of a witty caption. (Image after jump.)

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, Sunday, August 23th, 2009.
  • I’ll select five finalists, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, August 24th, 2009.
  • That’s it!

You can vote for your favorite caption in last week’s the “Ant Cowboys” and “Worm Family” contests. (Final captions will be posted at noon on Tuesday, August 18th.)

Pick one of the captions listed below:

Pick one of the captions listed below:

Time to vote for your favorite "Ant Cowboys" caption.

  • “Of course we’re riding ants - this is a ONE-horse town, that’s it over there.” - Marc J Ouellette (31%, 13 Votes)
  • “I’m never playing poker for horses again.” - Bernie S. (17%, 7 Votes)
  • “Somethin’s been bugging me, Earl.“ – Diana (14%, 6 Votes)
  • “You see… I told you if we wore these clothes we would fit right in!” – Jackie (14%, 6 Votes)
  • “You really can buy anything from Ebay!” - James (12%, 5 Votes)
  • “I get better mileage without all the messy clean up.” - Lynn Batey (7%, 3 Votes)
  • “Dig out “ is giddy-up and “Dig in “ is whoa.” – Sandy (5%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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Pick one of the captions listed below:

Pick one of the captions listed below:

Time to vote for your favorite "Worm Family" caption.

  • “You don’t want to end up like your Uncle Bobby - he decided to see the world instead of going to school, made it to Mexico, and ended up at the bottom of a tequila bottle.” – Lisa Keller (44%, 17 Votes)
  • “Ya, I’m not sure how she is going to dry the dishes either…” - Russ (23%, 9 Votes)
  • “Well in my day, all we had was dirt.” - DWR (18%, 7 Votes)
  • “Luke, I am your father, and your mother.” – Marc (10%, 4 Votes)
  • “Ok kids, repeat after me….I am NOT a screw, I’m a bolt.” - Susan (5%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 39

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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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And, check out more cartoons and the winners of the caption contest in the Splendid Marbles Cartoon Gallery.

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.)

Intellectual Property Statement: By submitting your caption(s) to SplendidMarbles.com, you agree that such caption(s) and the accompanying information will become the property of SplendidMarbles.com and you grant SplendidMarbles.com permission to publicly display and use the captions in any form or media for any and all purposes. Your submission also allows SplendidMarbles.com to edit, or adjust the caption for clarity and language. In return for submitting captions, SplendidMarbles.com will give you name recognition every time your caption is published.

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Discussion

100 comments for “Giant Eye Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. “Honey,how long has King Kong been cleaning our windows.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | August 18, 2009, 5:38 am
  2. I know I asked for a room with a view, but that’s not quite what I meant.

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 18, 2009, 6:05 am
  3. “Hi honey, I just wanted to call say ‘you’re the one eye love.’”

    Posted by Steven Benson | August 18, 2009, 10:05 am
  4. CORRECTION:
    “Hi honey, I just wanted to call and say ‘you’re the one eye love.’”

    Posted by Steven Benson | August 18, 2009, 10:06 am
  5. “When I said I wanted a room with a view, I didn’t have this in mind.”

    Posted by victor | August 18, 2009, 10:21 am
  6. Front Desk? Yes, you’re privacy window graphics are kind of creeping me out.

    Posted by JRusso | August 18, 2009, 11:31 am
  7. This is Mister Johnson in 909. I’d like to switch to a room on a higher floor please.

    Posted by Peter Hepburn | August 18, 2009, 12:07 pm
  8. Musak on phone: “I always feel that somebody’s watchin’ me…”

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 18, 2009, 1:18 pm
  9. “Hello,is that the garden centre,I seem to have a problem with the Iris flower seeds you sold me.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | August 18, 2009, 1:34 pm
  10. Hello front desk? This is room 1I, I’d like a wake up call at 6:00AM

    Posted by Jeffrey M. | August 18, 2009, 1:44 pm
  11. Honey, I know you said you would keep an eye on me during my business trip but this is ridiculous.

    Posted by Jeffrey M. | August 18, 2009, 1:45 pm
  12. Hello front desk? No, the room next door will not work unless this thing is a cyclops…

    Posted by Jeffrey M. | August 18, 2009, 1:49 pm
  13. “It’s hard to be a discreet peeping Tom when you are a giant!”

    Posted by James | August 18, 2009, 2:39 pm
  14. “I have a rather large UBO outside my room… yea, an Unidentified Blinking Object.”

    Posted by James | August 18, 2009, 2:41 pm
  15. Hello – I need the police to 117 Crazy Stare Road – I think someone is looking into my window.

    Posted by Shawn | August 18, 2009, 2:48 pm
  16. Uhhh…Well I think it’s stoned…Maybe it just has allergies..

    Posted by Russ | August 18, 2009, 2:51 pm
  17. Hello, Police? Yeah, that peeping tom is back again…

    Posted by Scott | August 18, 2009, 2:55 pm
  18. “I see you too.”

    Posted by Chucky B | August 18, 2009, 2:55 pm
  19. Hello, Doctor Florence? I’m calling about the possibility of upping my perscriptions?

    Posted by Scott | August 18, 2009, 2:56 pm
  20. Are you sure this line is secure?

    Posted by Chucky B | August 18, 2009, 2:57 pm
  21. Mama goose, this is Red Dog… I believe my cover is blown and our position is compromised.

    Posted by Scott | August 18, 2009, 2:57 pm
  22. I said Lord of the FLIES!

    Posted by Chucky B | August 18, 2009, 2:59 pm
  23. Hello, CBS…..

    Posted by Francis James Welch | August 18, 2009, 3:00 pm
  24. Do you sell vizine in 50-gallon drums?

    Posted by Francis James Welch | August 18, 2009, 3:03 pm
  25. That’s right, big Brother IS watching!

    Posted by Francis James Welch | August 18, 2009, 3:05 pm
  26. “This Big Brother thing has REALLY gone too far!”

    Posted by Lois Cavanagh-Daley | August 18, 2009, 3:08 pm
  27. HGTV?
    Apparently my wife arranged for a bedroom makeover while I was away—

    Posted by Qwerty | August 18, 2009, 3:15 pm
  28. You must have a wrong number. there is nobody named Iris here.

    Posted by Mark | August 18, 2009, 3:21 pm
  29. Hello Walgreens? Do you have Viseen in the 5 gallon economy size ?

    Posted by Lynn Batey | August 18, 2009, 3:21 pm
  30. Doctor-Stop calling me paranoid! I am being watched.

    Posted by Mark | August 18, 2009, 3:22 pm
  31. “Yes, Gulliver. I agree. Your daughter is quite a looker.”

    Posted by Steve Robinson | August 18, 2009, 3:26 pm
  32. Kids, be good while daddies gone remember Santa is always watching .

    Posted by Lynn Batey | August 18, 2009, 3:26 pm
  33. Operator, I wanna report a Peeping Tom

    Posted by Lynn Batey | August 18, 2009, 3:27 pm
  34. Okay…Okay…I got it. Hold his stare until he looks away. You sure this will let him know I am the dominate one?

    Posted by Russ | August 18, 2009, 3:30 pm
  35. When I asked for a private eye, this is not what I meant!

    Posted by Jana | August 18, 2009, 3:33 pm
  36. When I told you to keep an eye on my place, I didn’t mean it literally!

    Posted by Jana | August 18, 2009, 3:34 pm
  37. I know he’s not there because he’s looking at me right now.

    Yes I locked the gate!

    Posted by Chris | August 18, 2009, 3:44 pm
  38. Yes, I understand it’s too late to change it Now >>> but I specifically asked for GREEN Eyes!

    Posted by Chris | August 18, 2009, 3:48 pm
  39. No, no…Big Brother’s still watching. We’ve got to get that pesky Patriot Act repealed!

    Posted by Lissa | August 18, 2009, 3:49 pm
  40. Hello room service? Send up a gallon of visine.

    Posted by Todd Barwick | August 18, 2009, 4:12 pm
  41. The skills of the Lilliputian optometrist are legendary and he is known all over the universe.

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | August 18, 2009, 4:12 pm
  42. “OK. YOU ARE GETTING VERY SLEEPY!!”
    Hypnotizing a monster is exactly the same… you just need a lamp and very, very loud intercom.

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | August 18, 2009, 4:15 pm
  43. I thought a “room with a view” meant the view was for ME!!

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | August 18, 2009, 4:17 pm
  44. “Dr. Jekyll, I know you told me there would be some side effects with this new medication but I don’t think I can handle them…”

    Posted by GLR | August 18, 2009, 4:57 pm
  45. So you say I’m being watched. Well, you might say that’s a bit of an understatement.

    Posted by GLR | August 18, 2009, 5:04 pm
  46. First one to blink is the looser.

    Posted by GLR | August 18, 2009, 5:11 pm
  47. Look mom, I’ve really got to go. You know that Godzilla doesn’t like waiting, and he’s right outside.

    Posted by Cassandra Boyd | August 18, 2009, 5:55 pm
  48. I think it’s blue, no maybe hazel.

    What the hell difference does it make, the thing is at least 10′

    Posted by Russ | August 18, 2009, 5:56 pm
  49. “Call it off Helen, you’re taking this “Find Waldo” thing too seriously…”

    Posted by Sandy | August 18, 2009, 6:02 pm
  50. “Google Earth, have you misplaced your seeing eye?”

    Posted by Sandy | August 18, 2009, 6:05 pm
  51. “Bill, is Hillary looking for you?”

    Posted by Sandy | August 18, 2009, 6:07 pm
  52. You need to get over here fast, I think this thing is on something! You have to see the size of it’s pupil.

    Posted by Shawn | August 18, 2009, 6:19 pm
  53. For Pete’s sake Doris, calm down! Now. tell me what you just saw on the news that is so important…

    Posted by OZ | August 18, 2009, 6:19 pm
  54. “Yes, I’ve got the ransom money. You can let Gulliver go now.”

    Posted by DeeAnn S | August 18, 2009, 7:11 pm
  55. You said the walls have ears, but this is TOO MUCH.

    Posted by GILBERT DOERING | August 18, 2009, 7:40 pm
  56. HELP! I’m trapped in a really bad sci-fi movie.

    Posted by Russ | August 18, 2009, 9:28 pm
  57. I specifically said I wanted a room with no floral pictures!

    Posted by jason h | August 18, 2009, 10:15 pm
  58. “Yes Brian I can see you.”

    Posted by DWR | August 19, 2009, 12:33 am
  59. “Ted, reset the eye. It’s just me.”

    Posted by DWR | August 19, 2009, 12:35 am
  60. And for me: “….”

    Posted by DWR | August 19, 2009, 12:39 am
  61. The mother in-law from hell!!

    Posted by B.E.S | August 19, 2009, 12:56 am
  62. “I’m telling you, Margie. I have a good feeling about this business trip! My horoscope said, “To keep your eye on the prize!”

    Posted by Diana | August 19, 2009, 12:59 am
  63. “Hello? Management? Yes, I have a big friggin’ eyeball outside my window!”

    Posted by Diana | August 19, 2009, 1:01 am
  64. No, I haven’t been drinking!

    Posted by B.E.S | August 19, 2009, 1:32 am
  65. “Is that Scotland Yard,I think I`ve found the missing London Eye.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | August 19, 2009, 5:48 am
  66. Yes Boss, the competition is keeping an eye on us!

    Posted by Michael McCullough | August 19, 2009, 9:57 am
  67. “Nice Joke, Hansen. And by the way f@#k your mother!”

    Posted by MRF | August 19, 2009, 12:17 pm
  68. Hi, room 1315, I’m going to need some larger curtains….and a clean pair of pants.

    Posted by BJC | August 19, 2009, 1:37 pm
  69. No, I’m NOT imagining it! Someone is DEFINITELY watching me!

    Posted by Lisa Keller | August 19, 2009, 1:44 pm
  70. Apple’s new subliminal advertisement for the iPhone

    Posted by The Chad | August 19, 2009, 2:00 pm
  71. Ummm…about the new security guard. Could you PLEASE tell him he needs to learn to be a little more discreet?

    Posted by Lisa Keller | August 19, 2009, 2:38 pm
  72. “Really?…No pants at all you say?…I guess when you look at it that way, I am lucky to have this view.”

    Posted by John | August 19, 2009, 2:56 pm
  73. This is Mister Smith in Room 1413. Do you have any rooms with something more like Bette Davis Eyes?

    Posted by Peter Hepburn | August 19, 2009, 3:23 pm
  74. I don’t care WHAT your notes say! I specifically ordered female-blue, NOT creepy-gray!

    Posted by Lisa Keller | August 19, 2009, 5:56 pm
  75. O.K. so if I close the curtains you think it will just go away?

    Posted by Brian | August 19, 2009, 10:29 pm
  76. Yes,front desk, I’d like a room with alittle more privacy.

    Posted by Brian | August 19, 2009, 10:31 pm
  77. I thought staying on the upper floors would help discourage prying eyes.

    Posted by Brian | August 19, 2009, 10:33 pm
  78. Yes, could you please forward me directly to Mr. Wonka please!

    Posted by jason h | August 20, 2009, 3:15 pm
  79. Hello, Bravo Network? I got a new show concept for you: “Giant Ape Eye For The Straight Guy”.

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 20, 2009, 4:56 pm
  80. I told you to keep an eye on things!!

    Posted by John Flynn | August 21, 2009, 12:27 pm
  81. I would like to file a complaint… I was told I would have a view of the pool.

    Posted by Bob Swanson | August 21, 2009, 12:27 pm
  82. Dr. Smith, I have been taking the medication but I STILL feel like I am being watched.

    Posted by John Flynn | August 21, 2009, 12:29 pm
  83. I will be in the office in about 30 minutes. We have to get this project done today. Please remind the group that “There is no I in team!!”

    Posted by John Flynn | August 21, 2009, 12:32 pm
  84. “Mrs. Harris… yes this is Tom…yes thats right Mr. Thumb your son is trespassing again”

    Posted by Bob Swanson | August 21, 2009, 1:06 pm
  85. “yes ‘fo fum’…’FUM!’. Look Govn’r just send ’round a bloody bobby and we’ll sort this out.”

    Posted by Thom | August 21, 2009, 5:07 pm
  86. I said I wanted an “eye view” not a “viewing eye!”

    Posted by Robert Keller | August 22, 2009, 11:15 am
  87. This is room 1234. Please send up some coffee for me and a gallon of Visine for the little woman.

    Posted by Peter Hepburn | August 22, 2009, 1:29 pm
  88. I spy… with my little eye…

    Posted by Marla K | August 22, 2009, 9:24 pm
  89. “Yes, honey, I’ll be taking the red-eye to New York.”

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 23, 2009, 1:57 pm
  90. Oops! I just realized I had already reached my maximum number of entries after I posted “Yes, honey, I’ll be taking the red-eye to New York.” Please ignore that post (although I’m sure someone out there would consider posting it as his or her own).

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 23, 2009, 2:08 pm
  91. Yea honey I just checked into the Bate’s Motel and I’ve got this strange feeling.

    Posted by Brian | August 25, 2009, 12:47 am
  92. I see you , too.

    Posted by Denise | August 25, 2009, 10:09 pm
  93. “Alice, I forgot to ask you; when you where 10 feet tall…”

    Posted by Thom | August 30, 2009, 11:28 am
  94. I’m ok right now. I’m in the eye of the hurricane.

    Posted by Julianna A | September 3, 2009, 11:16 pm
  95. Hello NASA? Sherlock Holmes is using the Hubble Telescope to look at clues again.

    Posted by Julianna A | September 3, 2009, 11:21 pm
  96. If I blink,I’ll miss it!!!

    Posted by modom | September 15, 2009, 12:58 pm
  97. I think the scanners broke chief.Call maintenance.

    Posted by modom | September 15, 2009, 12:59 pm
  98. I need to speak to a realtor right away…I’m tired of living in glass houses.

    Posted by Dan King | September 17, 2009, 5:39 pm
  99. Did you do a background check on this window washer? He’s kind of creepy.

    Posted by Dan King | September 17, 2009, 5:40 pm
  100. Iris I lived somewhere else.

    Posted by Dan King | September 17, 2009, 5:41 pm

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