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Turret House Cartoon Caption Contest

What every home needs.

What every home needs.

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, December 27th, 2009.
  • I’ll select five finalists, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, December 28th, 2009.
  • That’s it!

(I posted this cartoon with my own caption back in May. I wasn’t all that pleased with it, so I decided to let you folks have a go at it. Check out the original cartoon with my semi-funny caption.)

We’ve got a three-way tie for the “Doc Vulture” caption contest, please break it.

They should definitely be on Cute Overload.

They should definitely be on Cute Overload.

Step up and break the tie.

  • "Take two carcasses and call me in the morning." - Steve Naso (43%, 27 Votes)
  • "I think it's just someone you ate." - Jill M (32%, 20 Votes)
  • "Whatever prompted you to become a vegan I don't know, but it's killing ya Vinnie?!" - DeeAnn S (25%, 16 Votes)

Total Voters: 63

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Now, take a minute to vote on last week’s “Santa on Santa” caption contest.

Don't worry, he won't hold it against you.

Don't worry, he won't hold it against you.

There are SEVEN to choose from – Happy Holidays!

Time to vote for your favorite "Santa on Santa" caption.

  • "Wow, this is awkward." - Bernie S. (28%, 15 Votes)
  • "How exactly do you make ‘Mall Santa’ look good on a resume?" - Rich (26%, 14 Votes)
  • "This mall isn’t big enough for the both of us…" - Diggin (15%, 8 Votes)
  • "I’ve lost my sense of self." - Emily P (13%, 7 Votes)
  • "I don’t think this ventriloquist act is fooling anybody." - Susan V. (11%, 6 Votes)
  • “I love your eyes.” - Bill Rabello (4%, 2 Votes)
  • There seemed to be a strange paradox the day Santa came to the mall. - Reaunna (3%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 54

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And, here’s the winner of the “Men Mouth” contest – which was also came down to a tie.

Very well done, Jeffrey M.!

Very well done, Jeffrey M.!

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

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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.)

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Discussion

135 comments for “Turret House Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. No need to worry about the neighbors bothering you…

    Posted by Steven Benson | December 21, 2009, 3:16 pm
  2. The driveway looks like it might be a little tricky when it snows…

    Posted by Steven Benson | December 21, 2009, 3:17 pm
  3. Armed and Ready Realty exacted notions of Homeland Security on a home-to-home basis.

    Posted by Shawn | December 21, 2009, 3:17 pm
  4. “so THIS is the new HGTV dream home, huh?”

    Posted by Steven Benson | December 21, 2009, 3:21 pm
  5. “…some paint, a few flowers, some artillery… honey I think we can make this place POP!”

    Posted by Steven Benson | December 21, 2009, 3:23 pm
  6. This one is nice…. It has that German Colonial House Style feel. I believe the owner named it the “Eagles Nest”

    Posted by Russ | December 21, 2009, 3:24 pm
  7. “SAM’S SIGHT! I SAID SAM’S SIGHT!”

    Posted by Chucky B | December 21, 2009, 3:26 pm
  8. “The last owner has gone into a mental home he went Ballistic.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | December 21, 2009, 3:27 pm
  9. “…and it has a built in security system.”

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | December 21, 2009, 3:27 pm
  10. I know the ad said “boarder house with a view, great security system”….
    We were thinking about something a little less masculine….

    Posted by Russ | December 21, 2009, 3:28 pm
  11. This will not work, Jane has bad knees.

    Posted by Russ | December 21, 2009, 3:29 pm
  12. “I had never heard of Panzer Peak.”

    Posted by Chucky B | December 21, 2009, 3:29 pm
  13. “Oh, Please can we take it? I always wanted a tank!”

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | December 21, 2009, 3:32 pm
  14. So is the white glow around the house radiation?
    Or is that just how the clouds gather?

    Posted by Russ | December 21, 2009, 3:32 pm
  15. you won’t need a fence

    Posted by lee | December 21, 2009, 3:34 pm
  16. “Does it come with or without the amo?”

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | December 21, 2009, 3:35 pm
  17. “This is sooo cool!”

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | December 21, 2009, 3:36 pm
  18. “Are you sure this is Licht Observatory?”

    Posted by Chucky B | December 21, 2009, 3:36 pm
  19. “No! We are not buying the house and I will not call you G.I. Joe!”

    Posted by Catherine Algiers | December 21, 2009, 3:38 pm
  20. It works great for keeping the in-laws away and the Taliban.

    Posted by Cary Dion | December 21, 2009, 3:39 pm
  21. The zoning board would not permit a fence.

    Posted by Mark | December 21, 2009, 3:40 pm
  22. You would not believe how polite the neighbors are.

    Posted by Mark | December 21, 2009, 3:40 pm
  23. Not only can you see Russia, you can attack!

    Posted by Mark | December 21, 2009, 3:41 pm
  24. Believe it or not, you can shoot your kids out of that cannon everyday and they will never be late for school.

    Posted by Cary Dion | December 21, 2009, 3:41 pm
  25. shells included

    Posted by lee | December 21, 2009, 3:42 pm
  26. “You say this use to be the home of George Bush??”

    Posted by Sonny | December 21, 2009, 3:42 pm
  27. The ad says,” Cozy Secluded Retreat.”

    Posted by Mark | December 21, 2009, 3:44 pm
  28. Why is Dick Cheney selling it?

    Posted by Mark | December 21, 2009, 3:44 pm
  29. Yes, we have another model home that is still available but it is a “double barrel” home.

    Posted by Cary Dion | December 21, 2009, 3:46 pm
  30. She told me she needed a TANK TOP.

    Posted by GILBERT DOERING | December 21, 2009, 3:49 pm
  31. She said she wanted a TANK TOP,

    Posted by GILBERT DOERING | December 21, 2009, 3:54 pm
  32. “This house is a “higher caliper” house than the other ones we looked at”.

    Posted by Cary Dion | December 21, 2009, 3:57 pm
  33. I wanted a TANK TOP to wear NOT to live in!!

    Posted by GILBERT DOERING | December 21, 2009, 4:01 pm
  34. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

    Posted by Emily P | December 21, 2009, 4:23 pm
  35. Hey honey, remember that conversation we were having the other day about the difference between an architectural turret and a gun turret?

    Posted by Patti Beckert | December 21, 2009, 4:40 pm
  36. What kinda range does this baby get?

    Posted by Tim West | December 21, 2009, 4:52 pm
  37. How come the wheelchair ramp doesn’t go all the way to the house?

    Posted by Tim West | December 21, 2009, 4:53 pm
  38. You tell Mr. Bin-Laden that we aren’t going any higher than $150,000!

    Posted by Tim West | December 21, 2009, 4:54 pm
  39. Indeed, it is Mr. Jones. All of our homes are fully childproofed.

    Posted by MRF | December 21, 2009, 5:00 pm
  40. So, now it is called the Barack of Gilbraltar?

    Posted by April M. | December 21, 2009, 5:12 pm
  41. They contracted with Defense Department roofers.

    Posted by April M. | December 21, 2009, 5:19 pm
  42. I can finally take my skeet shooting to a whole new level

    Posted by jason h | December 21, 2009, 5:22 pm
  43. That baby is the world record holder for punkin chunkin

    Posted by jason h | December 21, 2009, 5:23 pm
  44. I’m just not sure it is rustic enough

    Posted by jason h | December 21, 2009, 5:23 pm
  45. now this one is a blower upper

    Posted by dean | December 21, 2009, 5:29 pm
  46. If you think I’m hanging Christmas lights on THAT, you’re nuts!

    Posted by DeeAnn S | December 21, 2009, 5:31 pm
  47. and that bonus room ensures there will be no more delays in receiving your frequent flyer miles.

    Posted by April M. | December 21, 2009, 5:39 pm
  48. I’m sure it can withstand a heavy attack, but how well does it cool in the summer?

    Posted by jason h | December 21, 2009, 5:50 pm
  49. This one was a favorite vacation spot of George Lucas…He had the turret broght in from the original Death Star.

    Posted by jason h | December 21, 2009, 5:52 pm
  50. I said look for a German Bank, not a Sherman Tank!

    Posted by April M. | December 21, 2009, 6:05 pm
  51. This address had nothing to do with being labeled the White House “party crashers.”

    Posted by April M. | December 21, 2009, 6:08 pm
  52. “the only thing I know that is wrong with the house?, the security alarm is broken”

    Posted by WILLIAM ALLEN | December 21, 2009, 7:09 pm
  53. “See. Americans CAN feel good about a vacation home in Afghanistan!”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | December 21, 2009, 7:16 pm
  54. “Can you say ‘compensating’?”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | December 21, 2009, 7:16 pm
  55. “And this is the old Charlton Heston estate.”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | December 21, 2009, 7:55 pm
  56. “I gotta admit that only turning left to go home and only turning right to leave IS appealing.”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | December 21, 2009, 8:09 pm
  57. “Honey, with the hatch on top, I just don’t feel safe. That’s what called ‘AI’ – Architecturally Irresponsible. Frickin’ AI that’s all that is…A frickin I.”

    Posted by tyler pomeroy | December 21, 2009, 8:13 pm
  58. I really like what they have done with the window treatments!

    Posted by Shawn | December 21, 2009, 8:18 pm
  59. Is there anything in a larger caliber?

    Posted by Shawn | December 21, 2009, 8:19 pm
  60. I don’t think they got the right contractors to do the remodel.

    Posted by Shawn | December 21, 2009, 8:25 pm
  61. Have you got anything in a 16 inch?

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | December 21, 2009, 10:54 pm
  62. Actually, we’re tired of living under the gun.

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | December 21, 2009, 10:55 pm
  63. It doesn’t stand a chance against my mother in law.

    Posted by Douglas Howland | December 21, 2009, 11:00 pm
  64. I think keeping up with the Jones’ is rather difficult in this neighborhood!

    Posted by DeeAnn S | December 21, 2009, 11:13 pm
  65. Tanks, but no tanks.

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | December 21, 2009, 11:38 pm
  66. It doesn’t stand a chance against your mother.

    Posted by Douglas Howland | December 21, 2009, 11:40 pm
  67. I swear. from the top you can see your house

    Posted by Lynn Batey | December 22, 2009, 1:49 am
  68. I promise you want be bothered by those pestky trick or treaters again

    Posted by Lynn Batey | December 22, 2009, 1:52 am
  69. …And a Nice Tax Break is available for first time buyers ….

    Posted by Lynn Batey | December 22, 2009, 1:53 am
  70. And what the hell are we supose to do if it snows ?

    Posted by Lynn Batey | December 22, 2009, 1:54 am
  71. It’s perfectly legal .. Remember the second amendment …

    Posted by Lynn Batey | December 22, 2009, 1:57 am
  72. I promise you it’s bigger and nicer than what the Jones just bought

    Posted by Lynn Batey | December 22, 2009, 1:58 am
  73. “The neighbors are quiet…..”

    Posted by Greg | December 22, 2009, 2:02 am
  74. “Surprisingly, no.”

    Posted by Greg | December 22, 2009, 2:03 am
  75. Home On The Shooting Range

    Posted by Jerry Davis | December 22, 2009, 2:12 am
  76. This property is being sold ‘AS IS’
    as part of the Government’s Defense Reutilization Program.

    Posted by Jerry Davis | December 22, 2009, 2:17 am
  77. “Mr. Sherman originally bought it as a ‘handyman special”.

    Posted by Kenneth Treacher | December 22, 2009, 2:19 am
  78. This is the perfect “sight” for an up and coming terrorist couple.

    Posted by Jerry Davis | December 22, 2009, 2:39 am
  79. “We`re looking for a higher Caliber type of home.”

    Posted by ken wilkinson | December 22, 2009, 8:03 am
  80. sorry,..but when you said home on the range, i was thinking something different.

    Posted by lisa jones | December 22, 2009, 8:48 am
  81. I said we wanted to rent, not a turrent

    Posted by Steve Naso | December 22, 2009, 10:32 am
  82. “Should we submit an offer or a treaty?”

    Posted by Keith in Dallas | December 22, 2009, 1:06 pm
  83. You will neve need a laxative.

    Posted by Fran Welch | December 22, 2009, 2:00 pm
  84. I said we wanted a house to rent, not a house turrent!

    Posted by Steve Naso | December 22, 2009, 3:16 pm
  85. I don’t care if george lukas did own it

    Posted by William Davison | December 22, 2009, 3:35 pm
  86. All that is required of you to live here is that you occasionally do a sweep of the border to make sure that no one is crossing illegally.

    Posted by John Wallace | December 22, 2009, 4:17 pm
  87. You should really see the pool in the back yard

    Posted by John Wallace | December 22, 2009, 4:20 pm
  88. We call this Cinder-fella’s Castle

    Posted by John Wallace | December 22, 2009, 4:21 pm
  89. The last guy to live here was a big fan of James Garner movies.

    Posted by John Wallace | December 22, 2009, 4:22 pm
  90. It’s nice, but we were looking for
    something with conventional nukes.

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | December 22, 2009, 4:42 pm
  91. So, would you say this is a mostly Republican neighborhood?

    Posted by Gordon Donovan | December 22, 2009, 6:44 pm
  92. No, that’s not the kind of turret she has is mind!

    Posted by Gordon Donovan | December 22, 2009, 6:47 pm
  93. So, why do they call it the Goland House?

    Posted by Gordon Donovan | December 22, 2009, 6:49 pm
  94. No, definately gothic … except for the turret.

    Posted by Gordon Donovan | December 22, 2009, 6:55 pm
  95. No, there is no bath in the turret.

    Posted by Gordon Donovan | December 22, 2009, 6:57 pm
  96. You say the origional owner was a G.W. Patton?

    Posted by Gordon Donovan | December 22, 2009, 7:00 pm
  97. It’s solar powered so it does fit our green theme….kind of.

    Posted by Bernie S. | December 22, 2009, 7:55 pm
  98. Some excellent one liners! Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

    Posted by Gil Stefanides | December 22, 2009, 8:45 pm
  99. So, this was Dick Cheney’s undisclosed location?

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | December 22, 2009, 11:07 pm
  100. Welcome to Extreme Military Bunker Makeover!!! Can you guess which room was “Ty’s Special Project?”

    Posted by John Wallace | December 23, 2009, 10:40 am
  101. “I thought all the Model 2012 homes were underground?”

    Posted by Sandy | December 23, 2009, 11:35 am
  102. “I’m guessing taking out the trash is a bitch.”

    Posted by Sandy | December 23, 2009, 11:36 am
  103. “Will this protect me from being convicted for walking around naked inside my house?”

    Posted by Sandy | December 23, 2009, 11:45 am
  104. “but I suffer from motion sickness..”

    Posted by Sandy | December 23, 2009, 11:47 am
  105. “I want enough privacy to pee outside.”

    Posted by Sandy | December 23, 2009, 11:49 am
  106. The previous owner had turret’s syndrome.

    Posted by Fran Welch | December 23, 2009, 3:42 pm
  107. The previouse owner REALLY didn’t like those cars with loud base.

    Posted by Fran Welch | December 23, 2009, 3:46 pm
  108. How about ‘3 play’s for a quarter?’

    Posted by Thom | December 23, 2009, 6:27 pm
  109. I know you can see Russia from here, but that still doesn’t make you a foreign relations expert!

    Posted by Thom | December 23, 2009, 6:31 pm
  110. “U.S. Postal Service, on medical leave… why do you ask?”

    Posted by Thom | December 23, 2009, 6:33 pm
  111. If we can find a gorrila to roll barrels it’ll be the greatest theme B&B in Michigan…the gun’s gotta go!

    Posted by Thom | December 23, 2009, 6:39 pm
  112. No way in hell, am I shoveling this driveway…I don’t care how great the view or the kill rate is…

    Posted by barbara | December 24, 2009, 6:55 am
  113. I said two bedroom, three baths, and a cruise missile launcher…!

    Posted by barbara | December 24, 2009, 6:57 am
  114. I’m not quite sure this has the right curb appeal and I’m not sure about the caliber either!

    Posted by barbara | December 24, 2009, 7:08 am
  115. you were right, about it being everthing we wanted; too bad s’not closer to the schools and churches…

    Posted by barbara | December 24, 2009, 7:19 am
  116. Yup, it is a long way from the white picket fence ?

    Posted by barbara | December 24, 2009, 7:24 am
  117. And this is a really safe neighborhood with the lowest crime rate in the state.

    Posted by Judith | December 24, 2009, 1:30 pm
  118. You know that line, ‘every home makes a statement’? Well the statement on this one is ‘no salesmen.’

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | December 24, 2009, 5:05 pm
  119. How did you guess this was Dick Cheney’s former summer place?

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | December 24, 2009, 5:06 pm
  120. Sarah Palin WAS right, you really CAN see Russia from her house!

    Posted by Marc J Ouellette | December 24, 2009, 5:08 pm
  121. The house needs some TLC. Otherwise, it is bullet-proof.

    Posted by Jerry | December 24, 2009, 7:14 pm
  122. This place was recommended to us by the NRA.

    Posted by Fran Welch | December 25, 2009, 8:43 am
  123. We thought you said SUN roof…..
    But will you at least throw in the ammo?

    Posted by Kevin M. | December 25, 2009, 4:10 pm
  124. So, is this in a rough part of town?

    Posted by David | December 26, 2009, 12:19 am
  125. Let’s see your parents try to visit now. We’ll take it.

    Posted by David | December 26, 2009, 12:20 am
  126. Well, the ad did say it was styled in a “Modern American” fashion.

    Posted by David | December 26, 2009, 12:23 am
  127. And the master bedroom on the second floor rotates 360 degrees at the flick of a switch.

    Posted by Judith | December 26, 2009, 12:46 am
  128. Well, we did say we prefered a place that screamed “NO SOLICITATIONS….”

    Posted by Kevin M. | December 26, 2009, 2:13 am
  129. Going up: I think I can, I think I can.
    Going down: I know I can, I know I can.

    Posted by Mary M | December 26, 2009, 12:06 pm
  130. Avon WON’T be calling……

    Posted by Kevin M. | December 26, 2009, 4:06 pm
  131. This is the place to have for a huge 4th of July party!

    Posted by Diggin | December 26, 2009, 7:31 pm
  132. Shoveling the driveway became an issue…

    Posted by flared0ne | December 27, 2009, 2:54 am
  133. I meant “septic tank”.

    Posted by Judith | December 27, 2009, 11:35 am
  134. The owner accidentally shot himself while cleaning it.

    Posted by Judith | December 27, 2009, 11:37 am
  135. Sure it’s great but does it come with it’s own bunker?

    Posted by Gianna | December 28, 2009, 1:20 am

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