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Scuba Guy Cartoon Caption Contest

He looks so calm.

He looks so calm.

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 FIVE submissions.
  • I will accept entries until midnight, Sunday, August 30th, 2009.
  • I’ll select five finalists, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, August 31st, 2009.
  • That’s it!

You can vote for your favorite caption in last week’s the “Giant Eye” contest.

Pick one of the captions listed below:

Pick one of the captions listed below:

Time to vote for your favorite "Giant Eye" caption.

  • "Hi, room 1315, I’m going to need some larger curtains….and a clean pair of pants." - BJC (51%, 19 Votes)
  • "For Pete’s sake Doris, calm down! Now. tell me what you just saw on the news that is so important…" - OZ (27%, 10 Votes)
  • "Are you sure this line is secure?" - Chucky B (14%, 5 Votes)
  • "I know he’s not there because he’s looking at me right now." - Chris (5%, 2 Votes)
  • "Hello front desk? This is room 1I, I’d like a wake up call at 6:00AM." - Jeffrey M. (3%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 37

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Here are the winners of the “Ant Cowboys” and “Worm Family” caption contests:

Congratulations Marc J Ouellette!

Congratulations Marc J Ouellette!

Nice work, Lisa Keller!

Nice work, Lisa Keller!

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Discussion

112 comments for “Scuba Guy Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. President Obama started to worry that the Fed chairman wasn’t as optomistic as he needed to be.

    Posted by Jay F | August 24, 2009, 12:39 pm
  2. Jerry’s dislexia occasionally worked against him as he patiently waited in line for the next sub.

    Posted by jason h | August 24, 2009, 12:43 pm
  3. Jerry…Taking Shark week to a whole new level….

    Posted by Russ | August 24, 2009, 12:43 pm
  4. The Noah family has always been a little squimish when it comes to heavy rain.

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | August 24, 2009, 12:52 pm
  5. The perfect excuse to breath nitrous oxide all the live long day.

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | August 24, 2009, 12:53 pm
  6. Tom quietly wondered if turning off Joe’s oxygen tank for the 12th straight day would be too much.

    Posted by jason h | August 24, 2009, 12:53 pm
  7. Larry, honoring the tradition of all good eagle scouts, thought to himself…”One of these days California WILL break off into the ocean and I’ll be ready.”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | August 24, 2009, 12:56 pm
  8. Trying not to draw attention to himself, 007 decided to take the bus to blend in.

    Posted by jason h | August 24, 2009, 12:56 pm
  9. George always took extremes to avoid conversation.

    Posted by Chucky B | August 24, 2009, 1:00 pm
  10. They’ve got to get those locker rooms put in at the aquarium.

    Posted by Jana | August 24, 2009, 1:03 pm
  11. “Pardon me, but is this the bus to Atlantis?”

    Posted by Sheila | August 24, 2009, 1:05 pm
  12. Ed the Meteorologist knew the public wouldn’t heed his warning, but he wore the scuba suit anyway.

    Posted by Jeffrey M. | August 24, 2009, 1:05 pm
  13. Water phobia: the new middle class anxiety!

    Posted by Lois Cavanagh-Daley | August 24, 2009, 1:05 pm
  14. Being able to urinate in his own suit or warmth was his favorite advantage.

    Posted by Bernie S. | August 24, 2009, 1:05 pm
  15. Going to extremes when forgetting your umbrella…..

    Posted by Russ | August 24, 2009, 1:07 pm
  16. “So how about them Red Sox?”

    Posted by Ted | August 24, 2009, 1:09 pm
  17. “Frickin’ Wonder Woman” Aquaman thought to himself as he could barely afford the bus for he and his team of divorce attorneys.

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | August 24, 2009, 1:09 pm
  18. Tommy didn’t have far to go to reach the flooded manhole.

    Posted by Chucky B | August 24, 2009, 1:10 pm
  19. “Who the hell puts a bus stop at the base of a waterfall?”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | August 24, 2009, 1:11 pm
  20. Michael appeard a little over excited about his new job at Sea World.

    Posted by jason h | August 24, 2009, 1:11 pm
  21. Ernie’s attempt at becoming a vigilante has taken a turn for the worse.

    Posted by Chucky B | August 24, 2009, 1:13 pm
  22. Pauly was willing to try anything for his daytime enuresis.

    Posted by Chucky B | August 24, 2009, 1:16 pm
  23. “When Jacques Cousteau was young, he had no funding either.”

    Posted by Marla K | August 24, 2009, 1:17 pm
  24. As Barry waited for the bus, he was hopeful they had finally replaced his usual seat with a steel cage.

    Posted by jason h | August 24, 2009, 1:17 pm
  25. Captain Nemo and his dream team…Headed to defend himself in the accidental mermaid harpooing incident.

    Posted by Russ | August 24, 2009, 1:21 pm
  26. For the umpteenth time that day, Larry wondered just where HAD he left that darn umbrella?!

    Posted by OZ | August 24, 2009, 1:22 pm
  27. Leonard privately hoped the tide was finally turning.

    Posted by OZ | August 24, 2009, 1:24 pm
  28. Ted always wanted to be aquaman, the rain just gave him a reason to don “the suit”.

    Posted by Shawn | August 24, 2009, 1:24 pm
  29. Dave began to wonder if he may have overacted just a little to the morning media’s extreme weather warnings

    Posted by OZ | August 24, 2009, 1:27 pm
  30. “Someone at the Bus company left out the Letter `R`when placing the newspaper advert for Bus Drivers.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | August 24, 2009, 1:28 pm
  31. Always on the hunt, Blofeld’s goons will turn over every stone to find James Bond.

    Posted by Shawn | August 24, 2009, 1:34 pm
  32. “John just didn`t know what to wear,he`d never dated a Mermaid before.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | August 24, 2009, 1:37 pm
  33. In this economy, who can afford to build and ark?

    Posted by Mark | August 24, 2009, 1:40 pm
  34. Walter’s mother is slightly overprotective.

    Posted by Mark | August 24, 2009, 1:42 pm
  35. “Boy, am I screwed if the sun shines today.”

    Posted by Mark | August 24, 2009, 1:44 pm
  36. How dare them say I have a dry sense of humor!

    Posted by Mark | August 24, 2009, 1:47 pm
  37. “Navy SEALS typically have the hardest time adjusting to civilian life.”

    Posted by James | August 24, 2009, 1:49 pm
  38. I hate when I surface nowhere near the boat.

    Posted by Mark | August 24, 2009, 1:56 pm
  39. GLOBAL WARMING is a bunch of bunk.

    Posted by GILBERT DOERING | August 24, 2009, 2:00 pm
  40. Damn SARS…

    Posted by Steven Benson | August 24, 2009, 2:11 pm
  41. “This guy developed a phobia after watching Water World countless times…”

    Posted by James | August 24, 2009, 2:15 pm
  42. Kudos to “jason h” for his caption… I’m still laughing!

    Posted by Steven Benson | August 24, 2009, 2:19 pm
  43. “Good thing I wore my ‘wait’ belt.”

    Posted by Steven Benson | August 24, 2009, 2:23 pm
  44. Before Jacques Cousteau’s career took off, he thought he could make it in the corporate world.

    Posted by Bill Rabello | August 24, 2009, 2:26 pm
  45. After being splashed many times before by the bus missing the stop, Jacob was well prepared for it this time!

    Posted by James | August 24, 2009, 2:31 pm
  46. Jacques Cousteau always hated the morning commute…

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 24, 2009, 2:39 pm
  47. ‘The Man from Atlantic City’ somehow never made it to network television.

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 24, 2009, 2:42 pm
  48. Chef Pierre’s obsession for frog legs soon turned him into a genuine frog man.

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 24, 2009, 2:46 pm
  49. Larry sought different means of staying dry during thunderstorms after an umbrella was found to be the cause of him being struck by lightening in the past.

    Posted by James | August 24, 2009, 2:46 pm
  50. James has always been something of an exaggerator.

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 24, 2009, 2:48 pm
  51. This swine flu thing has gone way too far.

    Posted by Diana | August 24, 2009, 2:53 pm
  52. “Would you believe he’s doing this for a Klondike bar?”

    Posted by James | August 24, 2009, 3:07 pm
  53. I don’t really see the need for the dive belt.

    Posted by Fiasco | August 24, 2009, 3:16 pm
  54. Jaques laughed to himself at the other commuters. Umbrellas…

    Posted by Bill Rabello | August 24, 2009, 4:09 pm
  55. Stan wondered what the guy in front of him knew that he didn’t.

    Posted by Bill Rabello | August 24, 2009, 4:10 pm
  56. Alison had called him from work and told him to be prepared. The new guy was full of it and she was sure they’d be sifting through his BS all morning.

    Posted by Danielle | August 24, 2009, 4:28 pm
  57. Apparently the rest of you didn’t get the memo on the seven am tsunami.

    Posted by Danielle | August 24, 2009, 4:29 pm
  58. Another typical Summer day in Seattle.

    Posted by Scott | August 24, 2009, 4:32 pm
  59. With a start, Bob realized he had forgotten his breifcase for the big presentation. But could he run home and back in THESE flippers before the bus got here?

    Posted by Scott | August 24, 2009, 4:35 pm
  60. Arthur decided taking initiative was probably best in this case. It might impress his bookie. After all, if this was the only way out of his contract, he could do worse than taking a dip with a few fish right?

    Posted by Danielle | August 24, 2009, 4:36 pm
  61. I hope it’s not this uncomfortable when I get in the elevator at the Empire State Building…

    Posted by Scott | August 24, 2009, 4:37 pm
  62. Armando arrives at a solution to leaving yet another umbrella on the bus.

    Posted by Qwerty | August 24, 2009, 4:37 pm
  63. Wet suit? I don’t need no stinkin’ wet suit in the office!

    Posted by Qwerty | August 24, 2009, 4:38 pm
  64. To save time, Jacques suited up before his morning commute to the Calypso.

    Posted by Qwerty | August 24, 2009, 4:39 pm
  65. I look like I’ve lost weights? I hope not!

    Posted by Qwerty | August 24, 2009, 4:41 pm
  66. Wall Street wasn’t quite the swimming with sharks adventure he was hoping for.

    Posted by Bernie S. | August 24, 2009, 4:49 pm
  67. I hate my job! I hate my job! I LOVE my job! I hate my job!

    Posted by Bernie S. | August 24, 2009, 4:50 pm
  68. “MARCO…..polo…….MARCO…..polo
    FISH OUT OF WATER”

    Posted by Bob Swanson | August 24, 2009, 5:10 pm
  69. heh heh heh …. …. suckers.

    Posted by ACP | August 24, 2009, 7:49 pm
  70. As a sensitive child, Jeff, terrorized by the plotlines of Mary Poppins and the Wizard of OZ, decided his only way out was a wet suit.

    Posted by MRF | August 24, 2009, 9:04 pm
  71. Charles laughed to himself, “Just watch them try to sell me an umbrella now!

    Posted by MRF | August 24, 2009, 9:05 pm
  72. “They wouldn’t think I was overreacting if they knew that I’m a wicked witch,” thought Joe. “Where are my winged monkeys?!”

    Posted by MRF | August 24, 2009, 9:13 pm
  73. An unexpected rain was all it took to force early adopter and gadget freak, Herb, to try the new hands free umbrella system.

    Posted by MRF | August 24, 2009, 9:15 pm
  74. With the bus running late, Jasper fought his panic to recalculate. Did he have enough air to make it back?

    Posted by MRF | August 24, 2009, 9:20 pm
  75. Bill took precaution to guard his new rug.

    Posted by Sandy | August 24, 2009, 10:16 pm
  76. George couldn’t get past that sinking feeling.

    Posted by Sandy | August 24, 2009, 10:17 pm
  77. Edith hated getting splashed by the bus.

    Posted by Sandy | August 24, 2009, 10:21 pm
  78. Twenty bucks – she lets him on fare free if he clears those steps.

    Posted by Andi | August 24, 2009, 11:46 pm
  79. Bob found a way to disguise his thick, coke-bottle lenses…

    Posted by Steven Benson | August 24, 2009, 11:49 pm
  80. Bob takes “Casual Fridays” seriously.

    Posted by Steven Benson | August 24, 2009, 11:51 pm
  81. No one took Noah seriously either.

    Posted by Brian | August 25, 2009, 12:54 am
  82. “I heard his very talkative boss is a bit of a spitter.”

    Posted by Diana | August 25, 2009, 10:48 am
  83. “He must get the weather channel”

    Posted by Melinda | August 25, 2009, 1:28 pm
  84. Oddly enough, Bill thought he had a genius way of protecting himself from the swine flu.

    Posted by Shawn | August 25, 2009, 4:02 pm
  85. “What myth is this again?”

    “Shhhh!!!! Here comes the bus.”

    Posted by Chucky B | August 26, 2009, 10:19 am
  86. “alright rochambo to see who has to sit with Ed from Marine development”

    Posted by Bob Swanson | August 26, 2009, 11:44 am
  87. Sid was the first in the group of agoraphobiacs to dive right in and face his fears.

    Posted by John Flynn | August 26, 2009, 11:48 am
  88. snickering Tom says ” it looks like Jack is wearing a black bra …. hahahahah” Jim says “yeah and a big belt from the 80’s” “I wonder if Jack figured out noone else is dressing up for the Haloween party?” says Peggy.

    Posted by Bob Swanson | August 26, 2009, 11:55 am
  89. The new U.S. Postal Service’s rainy day suit. Through rain and sleet and snow…

    Posted by John Flynn | August 26, 2009, 11:55 am
  90. Sid’s solution to the very annoying and stinky flatulence problem at the bus stop.

    Posted by John Flynn | August 26, 2009, 12:08 pm
  91. Wasn’t the Graduate yesterday’s in thing?

    Posted by Lois Cavanagh-Daley | August 26, 2009, 12:12 pm
  92. These 21st century Renaissance men really irritate me!

    Posted by Lois Cavanagh-Daley | August 26, 2009, 12:12 pm
  93. Chad’s scuba outfit provides great protection from nature, except for when it calls.

    Posted by BJC | August 26, 2009, 12:59 pm
  94. Steve had never dated a squirter before.

    Posted by Lock | August 26, 2009, 1:53 pm
  95. “While his three friend tried out his latest invention,the three breasted water proof Bra,Fred`s lack of confidence in the product showed.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | August 26, 2009, 2:18 pm
  96. Scuba Steve is always prepared in an unexpected rain shower.

    Posted by Gianna | August 26, 2009, 3:13 pm
  97. Once again, Mother Nature found a way to cover up for one of Brian’s unusual fetishes.

    Posted by Dr. J | August 26, 2009, 4:49 pm
  98. Jerry liked to be prepared for anything.

    Posted by Reaunna | August 26, 2009, 5:56 pm
  99. I think his mortgage is underwater!

    Posted by Michael McCullough | August 27, 2009, 8:48 am
  100. Hmmm…does this scuba suit make me look fat?

    Posted by Lisa Keller | August 27, 2009, 9:16 am
  101. After what happened to his aunt, the Wicked Witch of the West, Josh wasn’t taking any chances.

    Posted by Lisa Keller | August 27, 2009, 9:20 am
  102. Oh, the you-manatee!

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | August 27, 2009, 11:17 am
  103. After several years of humiliation, Jerry finally realized that he had to stop letting his wife choose his clothes for him.

    Posted by Nathanael | August 27, 2009, 4:45 pm
  104. Herman hated the inconvenience of having to carry an umbrella on rainy days.

    Posted by Sheila | August 27, 2009, 5:12 pm
  105. “Get your hand off my apparatus!”

    Posted by Greg | August 27, 2009, 7:04 pm
  106. Exact change for bus fare would present Hubert with the day’s first of many challenges.

    Posted by Keith | August 28, 2009, 3:06 pm
  107. Unfortunately only one in four people accept global warming as fact.

    Posted by Peter Hepburn | August 28, 2009, 6:16 pm
  108. Steve is trying to get used to his scuba-gear before his big vacation to Hawaii.

    Posted by Nathanael | August 28, 2009, 8:13 pm
  109. After missing 10 days of work, Bob finally attempts to face his fear of Swine Flu.

    Posted by Lydia | August 28, 2009, 8:18 pm
  110. “… and Jim is wearing the newest fashion statement on Wall Street… Wear Your Body Bag To Work…”

    Posted by Sandy | August 28, 2009, 10:35 pm
  111. “Sink or swim, Bob was prepared to face the bank’s executive board.”

    Posted by Sandy | August 28, 2009, 10:46 pm
  112. Scuba dooba doo! Hey, hey, hey! Those made-in-china brollies won’t make it through the day.

    Posted by Steve Singer | August 29, 2009, 8:34 pm

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