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Elephant Pogo Cartoon Caption Contest

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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 could 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, November 8th, 2009.
  • I’ll select five finalists, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, November 9th, 2009.
  • That’s it!

Now, please take a minute to vote on last week’s “Weapons Mart” contest.

(This beats the crap out of voting for governor in NJ.)

(This beats the crap out of voting for governor in NJ.)


Time to vote for your favorite "Weapons Mart" caption.

  • "No receipt?….no refund!…..NEXT." - modom (39%, 23 Votes)
  • "If you want to get to heaven you’ve got to raise a little what?" - Michael (29%, 17 Votes)
  • “Yes Mrs Armstrong, I think your husband WILL be surprised!” - Jill M (24%, 14 Votes)
  • "Do you have someone to pick you up when you get there?" - Mickey (17%, 10 Votes)
  • "Ma'am, with all due respect, we’re not Nordstrom!" - Susan (-9%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 59

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Here’s the winner of the “Lion Pool” caption contest:

Congratulations, OZ!

Congratulations, OZ!

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

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Discussion

132 comments for “Elephant Pogo Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. I think the circus is in town.

    Posted by Steven Benson | November 3, 2009, 11:54 am
  2. Heavy payload AND fuel efficient… nice!

    Posted by Steven Benson | November 3, 2009, 11:57 am
  3. They run on peanuts…

    Posted by Steven Benson | November 3, 2009, 11:57 am
  4. Don’t you just hate these GOP conventions?

    Posted by Russ | November 3, 2009, 11:57 am
  5. The republicans were a little too quick to celebrate.

    Posted by Todd Barwick | November 3, 2009, 11:58 am
  6. Well Larry, at least we’ve figured out where all the potholes are coming from.

    Posted by Todd Barwick | November 3, 2009, 11:59 am
  7. “…and here comes ‘Bama’s offensive line…”

    Posted by Steven Benson | November 3, 2009, 12:00 pm
  8. “When pigs fly” has lost all meaning.

    Posted by Todd Barwick | November 3, 2009, 12:00 pm
  9. “Well… I can tell you this the Macy’s parade isn’t what it used to be”.

    Posted by Bob Swanson | November 3, 2009, 12:01 pm
  10. “Just let the Jackasses try this”

    Posted by Mark | November 3, 2009, 12:03 pm
  11. I hope the Guinness people are watching.

    Posted by Mark | November 3, 2009, 12:03 pm
  12. Look Peter, its a pair of Pachyderms on pogos punching potholes on Park Place.

    Posted by Smoovesailor | November 3, 2009, 12:04 pm
  13. Let’s hope this works out better than the rollerblade incident.

    Posted by Mark | November 3, 2009, 12:04 pm
  14. My inlaws are visiting.

    Posted by Mark | November 3, 2009, 12:05 pm
  15. I guess they are tired of people ignoring the white elephant in the room.

    Posted by Mike | November 3, 2009, 12:10 pm
  16. The City Public Works Department is going to be pissed.

    Posted by Emily P | November 3, 2009, 12:14 pm
  17. “Hey Adam, guess we don’t have to worry about job security. We will be directing traffic for months while all the streets are being repaired.”

    Posted by Janis R. Ruesch | November 3, 2009, 12:29 pm
  18. “It used to be, ‘Til pigs fly’. Now it should be ‘Til Elephants pogo’”.

    Posted by Janis R. Ruesch | November 3, 2009, 12:30 pm
  19. “The Republicans will do anything to make the six o’clock news!”

    Posted by Joseph Perozzi | November 3, 2009, 12:31 pm
  20. “Wait a minute. With Obama as president there should be asses out here, not elephants!”

    Posted by Janis R. Ruesch | November 3, 2009, 12:33 pm
  21. Horton hears a what?

    Posted by Janis R. Ruesch | November 3, 2009, 12:34 pm
  22. “Who trained these things anyway? They don’t jump together, and that one there is off doing his own thing”.

    Posted by Janis R. Ruesch | November 3, 2009, 12:36 pm
  23. Ever since Horton & that egg, elephants have sure gotten uppity…

    Posted by tung ton | November 3, 2009, 12:39 pm
  24. “I always wondered how potholes were made.”

    Posted by Chucky B | November 3, 2009, 12:41 pm
  25. “In GOP parlance, ths is what’s known as ‘pogo schtick’!”

    Posted by Joseph Perozzi | November 3, 2009, 12:41 pm
  26. It just fills my heart with joy knowing that ex-president George W. Bush cares about orphaned elephants.

    Posted by Scott | November 3, 2009, 12:43 pm
  27. You know I heard elephant’s have a different mating ritual in urban areas.

    Posted by Chucky B | November 3, 2009, 12:43 pm
  28. Great idea, Norm… I believe your genius has once again avoided a stampede!

    Posted by Scott | November 3, 2009, 12:44 pm
  29. Told ya they couldn’t handle their liquor…

    Posted by Scott | November 3, 2009, 12:44 pm
  30. You notice anything funny about main street today?

    Posted by Scott | November 3, 2009, 12:45 pm
  31. Don’t worry kid, you’ll get used to it. It’s always like this n Wall Street.

    Posted by Scott | November 3, 2009, 12:45 pm
  32. “You notice anything odd about this picture Wally?”

    “Ya Arnie, the horn is in the back.”

    Posted by Chucky B | November 3, 2009, 12:46 pm
  33. I think It’s advertisement for the new Wii game.

    Posted by Douglas Howland | November 3, 2009, 12:51 pm
  34. It was sure nice of Obama to let the Republicans test out our new mode of green transportation.

    Posted by Heidi Leledakis | November 3, 2009, 12:52 pm
  35. I know California is trying to find cheaper ways to fix the roads, but this is just ridiculous!!

    Posted by Sonny | November 3, 2009, 1:00 pm
  36. I usually see pink elephants when i tie one own.

    Posted by GILBERT DOERING | November 3, 2009, 1:07 pm
  37. “just between you and me, the boys at the station were hoping the ‘Leaping Lizards’ had won the pennant this year”‘

    Posted by OZ | November 3, 2009, 1:29 pm
  38. “Wait till you see what the clowns arrive on!”

    Posted by Jill M | November 3, 2009, 1:32 pm
  39. “No YOU give ‘em the ticket!!”

    Posted by Jill M | November 3, 2009, 1:33 pm
  40. “I believe the City Zookeeper calls it Rogue-go Pogo!”

    Posted by Jill M | November 3, 2009, 1:37 pm
  41. A Pothole Producing Pogo-stick Pouncing Pachyderm Parade…Wow, betcha can’t say that 5 times really fast.

    Posted by Greg | November 3, 2009, 1:43 pm
  42. “Man,that`s nothing,the Pink Elephants I saw last night were juggling Balls on their Pog Sticks.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | November 3, 2009, 1:45 pm
  43. If there is one word I would use to describe the incredible sight I see right now, it’s elephantastic!

    Posted by Diggin | November 3, 2009, 2:10 pm
  44. I’m starting to think we shouldn’t have played Jumanji earlier…

    Posted by Diggin | November 3, 2009, 2:20 pm
  45. One of the less popular theories on what will happen in 2012

    Posted by Ryan Nimm | November 3, 2009, 2:48 pm
  46. Those Damn liberals

    Posted by Lynn Batey | November 3, 2009, 3:15 pm
  47. where’s fox news when youneed them ?

    Posted by Lynn Batey | November 3, 2009, 3:16 pm
  48. I did read about a Trunk Show coming to town …..

    Posted by Lynn Batey | November 3, 2009, 3:19 pm
  49. Pardon Me Gentleman can you give us directions to the Kristy Alley Look-a-like Contest?

    Posted by Lynn Batey | November 3, 2009, 3:21 pm
  50. Is Letterman Having “Stupid Pet tricks” on his show again tonight ??

    Posted by Lynn Batey | November 3, 2009, 3:23 pm
  51. So these are the reinforcements from the North?

    Posted by Julie | November 3, 2009, 3:48 pm
  52. When I recently saw them at the circus, I may have called them fat…

    Posted by Julie | November 3, 2009, 3:49 pm
  53. I hate when the Elephant Bar has happy hour!

    Posted by Julie | November 3, 2009, 3:50 pm
  54. The fun really begins once they pass by the bars.

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | November 3, 2009, 4:00 pm
  55. This is no catastrophe Jim… THIS IS AN ELEPHANTASTROPHE!!!

    Posted by Diggin | November 3, 2009, 4:00 pm
  56. no you call it, no you call it in, come on joe i call the last time when we saw that ufo remember

    Posted by dean | November 3, 2009, 4:01 pm
  57. Must be a sale at the Big & Tall Store.

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | November 3, 2009, 4:01 pm
  58. “Well, now we know why this street has so many potholes.”

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | November 3, 2009, 4:03 pm
  59. ringling brothers are really going all the way this year joe,i see that sarge

    Posted by dean | November 3, 2009, 4:06 pm
  60. what do you think peta going to do about this one joe.

    Posted by dean | November 3, 2009, 4:09 pm
  61. Well, it’s better than the lingerie from last year.

    Posted by Tim West | November 3, 2009, 5:22 pm
  62. These circus hazing pranks are getting out of control.

    Posted by Tim West | November 3, 2009, 5:24 pm
  63. When Mrs. Wilson told me what she thought it sounded like, I never thought she’d be right!

    Posted by Tim West | November 3, 2009, 5:28 pm
  64. They say us cops eat too many doughnuts, but these construction guys take the literal cake!

    Posted by Shawn Hunter | November 3, 2009, 5:30 pm
  65. Hey, Maloney. You didn’t tell me your sisters were in town!

    Posted by Tim West | November 3, 2009, 5:31 pm
  66. They ain’t the prettiest things, but they got lots of trunk space.

    Posted by Tim West | November 3, 2009, 5:32 pm
  67. “I really hate zoo field trip day.”

    Posted by Sandy | November 3, 2009, 5:47 pm
  68. “I knew it was asking for trouble when the city closed the skateboard park.”

    Posted by Sandy | November 3, 2009, 5:48 pm
  69. “I never could learn to ride one of those things.”

    Posted by Sandy | November 3, 2009, 5:51 pm
  70. “I’ve heard the fun doesn’t begin until they fly.”

    Posted by Sandy | November 3, 2009, 5:52 pm
  71. “Even the stock market crash deserved a better send off than this.”

    Posted by Sandy | November 3, 2009, 5:54 pm
  72. Thank God they’re not PINK!

    Posted by Qwerty | November 3, 2009, 7:29 pm
  73. I guess we’ll need some of that stimulus money to fix the road now.

    Posted by Bernie S. | November 3, 2009, 7:50 pm
  74. I think the zoo ran out of peanuts again.

    Posted by Bernie S. | November 3, 2009, 7:51 pm
  75. Well, at least they’re not speeding.

    Posted by Bernie S. | November 3, 2009, 7:52 pm
  76. Is that your car parked in the red zone Jim?

    Posted by Bernie S. | November 3, 2009, 7:52 pm
  77. Let’s get a bit to eat.

    Posted by Bernie S. | November 3, 2009, 7:53 pm
  78. “Childhood obesity is out of control.”

    Posted by Kenneth Treacher | November 3, 2009, 7:53 pm
  79. Gee Phil, The academy didn’t address tactics for dealing with an attack by the Pogo Elephants from Planet Barnumandbailey.

    Posted by Grumpy | November 3, 2009, 9:08 pm
  80. So I sez to him, “Yeah, right, you can park here when elephants jump on pogo sticks!”

    Posted by Amy Downs | November 3, 2009, 10:33 pm
  81. Are the flying pigs next?

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | November 3, 2009, 10:55 pm
  82. I think I’ve seen it all.

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | November 3, 2009, 10:56 pm
  83. So…do you want to write them a ticket or should I?

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | November 3, 2009, 10:57 pm
  84. The GOP will do anything to deter healthcare reform…

    Posted by james | November 3, 2009, 10:59 pm
  85. When they said “It’s a circus down there!” I had something else in miind.

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | November 3, 2009, 10:59 pm
  86. And that’s why we have earthquakes.

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | November 3, 2009, 11:01 pm
  87. The Ringling Brothers have replaced their circus trains with eco-friendly pogo sticks.

    Posted by Judith | November 4, 2009, 1:00 am
  88. The animal control officer is on his way with trunkquilizer darts.

    Posted by Judith | November 4, 2009, 2:04 am
  89. Looks like something that happened in Vegas decided not to stay in Vegas.

    Posted by peter hepburn | November 4, 2009, 2:23 am
  90. Ten bucks if you call for a cleanup on aisle 5.

    Posted by Fran Welch | November 4, 2009, 9:55 am
  91. This time PETA has gone too far!

    Posted by Fran Welch | November 4, 2009, 10:00 am
  92. What is this… The Elephantom of the Opera!

    Posted by Diggin | November 4, 2009, 12:18 pm
  93. The sleeping giants have awoken.

    Posted by Steve Naso | November 4, 2009, 2:46 pm
  94. No Christmas this year . . . they trampled the Santa float a few blocks back.

    Posted by Rich | November 4, 2009, 4:39 pm
  95. Hey Frank, Did I ever tell you I can see Russia from my house?

    Posted by Rich | November 4, 2009, 4:41 pm
  96. “Trunks down! Oooh … Simon didn’t say trunks down. Sorry Walther.”

    Posted by Chucky B | November 4, 2009, 5:09 pm
  97. They call it the “pogo stick diet” but they sometimes accidently smash cars so I call it a “crash diet”.

    Posted by Judith | November 5, 2009, 12:51 am
  98. There was a misprint in the flyers advertising tryouts for the Elephant Polo League.

    Posted by Judith | November 5, 2009, 1:02 am
  99. Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow. Back to my home, I dare not go. For if I do, my mother will say… Have you ever seen an elephant, going on a pogo rant. Down by the bay!

    Posted by Diggin | November 5, 2009, 10:41 am
  100. This is WAY worse than the time they came through on the hippity hops!

    Posted by jason h | November 5, 2009, 12:48 pm
  101. You arrest them….no YOU arrest them!

    Posted by jason h | November 5, 2009, 12:52 pm
  102. who says blondes have all the fun!

    Posted by J Fletch | November 5, 2009, 2:14 pm
  103. I’m guessing Mayor Bloomberg was reelected.

    Posted by Fran Welch | November 5, 2009, 4:12 pm
  104. I hear the vice squad found a meth lab at the zoo.

    Posted by Fran Welch | November 5, 2009, 7:34 pm
  105. As long as they are not texting, there are no laws being broken.

    Posted by Fran Welch | November 5, 2009, 7:38 pm
  106. Hurry! We can beat the light!

    Posted by Robert Keller | November 6, 2009, 10:30 am
  107. Oh no! I told Jumbo not to bounce too high! He just crashed through that 3rd story window!

    Posted by Lisa Keller | November 6, 2009, 10:34 am
  108. Show offs! I remember when they used to just ride cute little tricycles.

    Posted by Lisa Keller | November 6, 2009, 10:38 am
  109. THIS is how the Republicans are putting some spring into their party?

    Posted by Julie Stahnke | November 6, 2009, 10:49 am
  110. Kellers agreed upon favorites thus far: “GOP Convention” by Russ; “No YOU give ‘em the ticket” by Jill M.; and “Less popular theories” by Ryan Nimm

    Posted by Lisa Keller | November 6, 2009, 10:50 am
  111. Seriously Fred, I wish you would stop farting every time you hit the ground!

    Posted by jason h | November 6, 2009, 6:24 pm
  112. Dumbo looks to the sky, thinking there really must be a better way to get around.

    Posted by jason h | November 6, 2009, 6:26 pm
  113. “The GAP is promoting its GOP-inspired off-year election bounce with its ‘Young Republican’ line. They’re calling it ‘The GYP’!”

    Posted by Joseph Perozzi | November 7, 2009, 7:00 pm
  114. “Hey! You’re the ones who told us we couldn’t get a driver’s license!”

    Posted by Tonya Trummer | November 8, 2009, 9:14 am
  115. Better hold off on giving them a citation Ted. This is another one of those pork barrel jobs making man holes. The Democrats will be along shortly with the covers.

    Posted by Jim | November 8, 2009, 9:26 am
  116. Pogos. Potholes. Pachyderms. Coincidence? I don’t think so.

    Posted by Keith in Dallas | November 8, 2009, 10:29 am
  117. Maybe going green isn’t for 2 ton folks!

    Posted by Michel Brooks | November 8, 2009, 11:46 am
  118. Marge, I know if we do this right we can fly, trust me.

    Posted by Michel Brooks | November 8, 2009, 11:48 am
  119. Dumbos heading to the hill!

    Posted by Michel Brooks | November 8, 2009, 11:52 am
  120. Hey George, Mama must have been right when she told me Ringling Brothers Circus went on strike.

    Posted by Brian | November 8, 2009, 1:22 pm
  121. Kenya is so boring, I love this town!

    Posted by Brian | November 8, 2009, 1:24 pm
  122. The police mans payrole is gonna pay for this one.

    Posted by Brian | November 8, 2009, 1:26 pm
  123. “I told the FBI under cover team not to wear anything Conspicuous.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | November 8, 2009, 1:28 pm
  124. “I`ll be glad when the Fire Service strike is over.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | November 8, 2009, 1:32 pm
  125. The elephants, forgetting about Daylight Savings Time, made the mistake of going out on Operation Pothole Repair Job Savings patrol just as the men in blue assumed duty.

    Posted by Heather C | November 8, 2009, 10:58 pm
  126. Testing the metal that will serve as the vault door on highly valued gold bars, before the sticker that claims ‘not even pogo-jumping pachyderms can break in’ is affixed.

    Posted by Heather C | November 8, 2009, 11:01 pm
  127. This isn’t as fun or funny as Big Balls!

    Posted by Heather C | November 8, 2009, 11:01 pm
  128. I thwear, occifer, we are not as think as you drunk we are.

    Posted by Heather C | November 8, 2009, 11:03 pm
  129. I still say it’s better than patrolling those parades in san francisco.

    Posted by Gianna | November 9, 2009, 12:44 am
  130. My favorite captions are all of Fran Welch’s captions.

    Posted by Judith | November 10, 2009, 9:25 am
  131. you’re right! .. culturally they’ve not even tried to fit in but so far its been a quiet riot, they haven’t charged and with freedom of press what are ya gonna do??

    Posted by lisa jones | November 14, 2009, 2:28 pm
  132. I know, I know…but it’s freedom of press! What ya gonna do??

    Posted by lisa jones | November 16, 2009, 9:28 pm

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