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Roach TV Cartoon Caption Contest

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This is the Most Famous and Highly Excellent Splendid Marbles Cartoon Caption Contest- so bow in awe (please).

  • 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, February 7th 2010.
  • I’ll select five finalists, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, February 8th, 2010.
  • That’s it!

Here’s your opportunity to vote on last week’s “Text Therapy” contest:

Please, cast your vote!

Time to vote for your favorite "Text Therapy" caption.

  • As Jane was tweeting she’d like to kill her husband, Dick was tweeting he’d like to kill his wife. In the meantime Dr.Smith was wishing that someone, anyone, would just kill him. - Lisa Keller (31%, 21 Votes)
  • 'Let me put this into terms you both can understand… When it comes to your relationship, TARFU." - James (26%, 18 Votes)
  • “While I, on the other hand, am thoroughly enjoying my swivel chair.” - Greg (16%, 11 Votes)
  • "Are you guys talking about me? I thought I heard someone text my name." - Danielle (9%, 6 Votes)
  • "When i said we need to send a message to our stock holders I didn’t mean it litterally!" - ryan nimm (7%, 5 Votes)
  • "Intimacy issues?" - Mark Cherry (7%, 5 Votes)
  • "What’s the deal ? You are suppose to be helping me with her! You’re encouraging her!!!" - Lois Cavanagh-Daley (4%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 68

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And, the winner of the “Boot Canyon” contest.

Quite funny. Nice work, Gary Welch.

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Discussion

112 comments for “Roach TV Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. Are you kidding me? No plasma TV? Everybody back in the horse!

    Posted by Smoovesailor | February 1, 2010, 12:48 pm
  2. So well have Marv push it out in front of the candy store. He’ll say, “hey, free horse” and take us inside. Then we pull off the biggest heist in ant history.

    Posted by Bob OGrady | February 1, 2010, 12:52 pm
  3. wait wait wait hold up, how the hell are we supposed to move the horse?!

    Posted by ryan nimm | February 1, 2010, 12:53 pm
  4. Back inside boy’s,it’s just a UNIVISION commercial!

    Posted by modom | February 1, 2010, 12:54 pm
  5. Hey Noah…,you call that an”Ark”?

    Posted by modom | February 1, 2010, 12:56 pm
  6. i told you we shouldof turned left at albuquerque…

    Posted by tung ton | February 1, 2010, 12:58 pm
  7. I still think it would be more convienient to just crawl through the wall but okay…

    Posted by ryan nimm | February 1, 2010, 12:59 pm
  8. “Will you look at that Brett Favre is still playing football”

    Posted by Joe Curran | February 1, 2010, 12:59 pm
  9. The Roach Coach

    Posted by Jerry Davis | February 1, 2010, 12:59 pm
  10. We oredered the large Trojan.

    Posted by Mark Cherry | February 1, 2010, 1:01 pm
  11. I’ve been called a horses ass before but…………..

    Posted by Cary Dion | February 1, 2010, 1:01 pm
  12. I think it’ll work, I guess I am a bit concerned about fat kids though

    Posted by ryan nimm | February 1, 2010, 1:05 pm
  13. Dammit, I forgot to tell the termites that we would be doing this today

    Posted by ryan nimm | February 1, 2010, 1:06 pm
  14. “RAID” ant and roach killer, get back in the horse.

    Posted by Cary Dion | February 1, 2010, 1:07 pm
  15. I’m not saying you’re an alcoholic Dave, but when you drink and come up with ideas you put the whole colony at risk

    Posted by ryan nimm | February 1, 2010, 1:08 pm
  16. I TOLD you there’d be no food in this room. EVERYONE ON BOARD…we’ll check out the playroom next!

    Posted by Amy Downs | February 1, 2010, 1:13 pm
  17. O.K. boys, keep it coming, the cookies are in the pantry, the meatloaf is on the counter, Fred, you check the breadbox, Henry, circle around that fruit over there and keep it surrounded. Joe, you go………..

    Posted by Cary Dion | February 1, 2010, 1:15 pm
  18. Pound for pound, we’re the strongest animals on earth, why do we have to keep hiding in that horse?

    Posted by Cary Dion | February 1, 2010, 1:21 pm
  19. Keep watching CNN, George. When you hear the words “nuclear holocaust”, the world is ours.

    Posted by Fran Welch | February 1, 2010, 1:26 pm
  20. I told you so! Fox News is blocked on every set in the White House.

    Posted by Fran Welch | February 1, 2010, 1:37 pm
  21. Soon to be recalled is the Chinese version of the Trojan Horse.

    Posted by Sandy | February 1, 2010, 1:40 pm
  22. “We’re piss ants so find the bathroom and quick!”

    Posted by Sandy | February 1, 2010, 1:40 pm
  23. “So where’s the damn picnic?”

    Posted by Sandy | February 1, 2010, 1:41 pm
  24. I TOLD you there was no time for pizza.

    Posted by ShaynaMaidel | February 1, 2010, 1:42 pm
  25. The terrorist ant aliens have landed. Increase the terror alert to RED.

    Posted by Sandy | February 1, 2010, 1:47 pm
  26. “Hey Bill, come look at what your home security camera is showing!”

    Posted by Sandy | February 1, 2010, 1:49 pm
  27. Oh no ! The movie “Ants” is on again.

    Posted by Doug Howland | February 1, 2010, 1:51 pm
  28. Where’s Helen?

    Posted by steven benson | February 1, 2010, 1:59 pm
  29. “I don’t think the time machine is working. Leno is still on at 11:30.”

    Posted by Kenneth Treacher | February 1, 2010, 2:03 pm
  30. “If thing turns out to be a piñata, we’ll be in big trouble.”

    Posted by Bill Rabello | February 1, 2010, 2:08 pm
  31. “I told you I’d take care of it, WATCH!!”

    “….at Geico.com, so easy a caveman can do it.”

    Posted by Chucky B | February 1, 2010, 2:14 pm
  32. “I told you it was just static … what are ant races anyway?”

    Posted by Chucky B | February 1, 2010, 2:21 pm
  33. Alright! Listen up, I want 1/2 of you to the fridge and the other 1/2 to scout out the trash. Let’s make this happen you dirty little bugs! Fallout!

    Posted by Shawn | February 1, 2010, 2:34 pm
  34. I guess I never really considered how we were going to get back out….

    Posted by Scott | February 1, 2010, 2:40 pm
  35. I can’t beleive it worked…I mean, who accepts a peace offering from a colony of ants?

    Posted by Scott | February 1, 2010, 2:41 pm
  36. Now remember boys, we are here to get Gary and get out. No refridgerator, no cupboards, and no lollygagging!

    Posted by Scott | February 1, 2010, 2:43 pm
  37. This is absolutely repROACHable behavior.

    Posted by Scott | February 1, 2010, 2:44 pm
  38. I don’t understand…didn’t the tour guide say the boat would meet us here?

    Posted by Scott | February 1, 2010, 2:44 pm
  39. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT NOISY THING?!! How long have we been hiding in that damn horse? Where’s the chow? What’s that human doing with that thing and what the hell does “RAID” mean? WHAT THE…

    Posted by Lisa Keller | February 1, 2010, 3:07 pm
  40. “How did you get the Trojan Horse for our Greek Insect revival?”

    “They all think they won a free Trojan Horse trip into Troy!”

    “But, they did not have insecticides in the Trojan War!”

    “All aboard for those that passed the Bronze Age quiz.”

    “I think we need to tell them that malware computer programs require more than bugs.”

    Posted by April Marshall | February 1, 2010, 3:12 pm
  41. The cockroach invade the exterminator’s homeTrojan style

    Posted by GILBERT DOERING | February 1, 2010, 3:12 pm
  42. “I think the lead paint has affected your sense of direction Larry”

    Posted by OZ | February 1, 2010, 3:21 pm
  43. “Wait a minute Smith, show me that “Trojan business card” you said you found in the Toy store owner’s wallet”

    Posted by OZ | February 1, 2010, 3:24 pm
  44. I told you this WOOD be a good idea.

    Posted by Mike | February 1, 2010, 3:27 pm
  45. “Beware of freaks bearing gifts”

    Posted by OZ | February 1, 2010, 3:31 pm
  46. And you thought the Greeks had problems!!!

    Posted by Lois Cavanagh-Daley | February 1, 2010, 3:36 pm
  47. So whose going to tell the Queen that one of her workers made a wrong turn?

    Posted by TDothard | February 1, 2010, 4:19 pm
  48. I know we can lift it but how we gonna haul it?

    Posted by James | February 1, 2010, 5:23 pm
  49. Not exactly Troy, but look at the size of this Big Screen!

    Posted by leo | February 1, 2010, 5:23 pm
  50. You go let in the rest of the Army, I want to watch the end of Yentl.

    Posted by leo | February 1, 2010, 5:27 pm
  51. Our travel plans got screwed up again!

    Posted by Yvonne C | February 1, 2010, 5:36 pm
  52. Wait! Dave, let me see that map…

    Posted by leo | February 1, 2010, 5:36 pm
  53. No,its my turn to work the remote…

    Posted by leo | February 1, 2010, 5:40 pm
  54. EWWW!! “Arachnophobia” is on! That movie always creeps me out!

    Posted by Lisa Keller | February 1, 2010, 6:00 pm
  55. Great! Just in time for the Rocky Horror Picture Show!!!

    Posted by Yvonne C | February 1, 2010, 6:08 pm
  56. I’m not surprised they don’t have a flat screen yet, they still have a frigging VCR hooked up!

    Posted by Lisa Keller | February 1, 2010, 6:45 pm
  57. These stupid humans actually buy this crap off late-night infomercials? No wonder we’re gonna outlive them!

    Posted by Lisa Keller | February 1, 2010, 6:49 pm
  58. The theme-based limo was a nice touch at the roach motel.

    Posted by Kenneth Treacher | February 1, 2010, 6:51 pm
  59. Go to the end of the line and tell Morris never to yell, “Step on it!” again.

    Posted by Fran Welch | February 1, 2010, 7:57 pm
  60. A TOY?
    I thought it said TROY!

    Posted by Qwerty | February 1, 2010, 8:20 pm
  61. Ok, The Simpsons is still on but they haven’t aged. Sooo, did the time machine work or not??

    Posted by Bernie S. | February 1, 2010, 9:54 pm
  62. Well, the time machine must have worked. The year 2500 and America finally has a black President!

    Posted by Bernie S. | February 1, 2010, 9:57 pm
  63. Take me to your leader.

    Posted by Judith | February 1, 2010, 11:44 pm
  64. This is the last time we buy anything from Goodwill!

    Posted by R. Lane | February 2, 2010, 12:00 am
  65. The joys transcontinental trade.

    Posted by R. Lane | February 2, 2010, 12:01 am
  66. According to this documentary, we should act immediately to protect ourselves against the Trojan horse virus.

    Posted by Judith | February 2, 2010, 12:05 am
  67. Sweet, merciful Concorde, you shall not have died in vain.

    Posted by R. Lane | February 2, 2010, 12:19 am
  68. Nothing’s changed. We still outnumber them and yet humans still think they’re the dominant species.

    Posted by Judith | February 2, 2010, 12:25 am
  69. Humans still haven’t figured out time travel.

    Posted by Judith | February 2, 2010, 12:27 am
  70. “Could they have gotten a rug that would go with this room any less?”

    Posted by Greg | February 2, 2010, 12:55 am
  71. “Where’s the potato salad?! This ain’t much of a picnic!”

    Posted by Greg | February 2, 2010, 12:56 am
  72. While stealthy and industrious, the Trojan Termite’s weakness is a good re-run.

    Posted by Jeffrey M. | February 2, 2010, 2:57 am
  73. It was no coincidence that as the ants arrived at the Johnson’s, so did Irving the anteater.

    Posted by Jeffrey M. | February 2, 2010, 3:05 am
  74. Ironically, moments after the ant troop arrived, an Ed “The Bug Killer” Swanson commercial premiered.

    Posted by Jeffrey M. | February 2, 2010, 3:11 am
  75. Nooo, I said a house with TV dinners!

    Posted by leo | February 2, 2010, 8:24 am
  76. Invaders search Kansas home for Ant Em.

    Posted by Gary Welch | February 2, 2010, 8:38 am
  77. Ha, and the historians thought after Troy it could never happen again!

    Posted by Bob | February 2, 2010, 10:09 am
  78. Quick, find the remote! This show all about ant eaters is making me sick!

    Posted by James | February 2, 2010, 12:12 pm
  79. Try as he might, Randy couldn’t seem to get all of the bugs worked out of his trojan horse.

    Posted by Steve Long | February 2, 2010, 3:35 pm
  80. While Troy is asleep in his room, Homer the termite and his army watch a Helen Hunt sitcom

    Posted by augrim | February 2, 2010, 4:11 pm
  81. …shh, this is the part where a man size termite tries to get inside the house…!

    Posted by barbara | February 2, 2010, 4:58 pm
  82. After decades of planning, 3 generations of the Chin clan finally emigrate to America!

    Posted by K | February 2, 2010, 6:54 pm
  83. This is Troy???

    Posted by Sheila P | February 2, 2010, 7:06 pm
  84. Which way’s the kitchen?

    Posted by Emily P | February 2, 2010, 9:02 pm
  85. This place is spotless! Looks like Vinnie and his guys got here first. Everybody back in the horse.

    Posted by DeeAnn S | February 2, 2010, 10:20 pm
  86. OK. Where the hell do ya think they hid the remote?

    Posted by DeeAnn S | February 2, 2010, 10:23 pm
  87. I just can’t figure out how they relate trojans to a horse.

    Posted by Julie S | February 3, 2010, 1:21 am
  88. We’re off to see the wizard!

    Posted by Julie S | February 3, 2010, 1:22 am
  89. Follow the yellow-bug road.

    Posted by Julie S | February 3, 2010, 1:22 am
  90. “Roaches and the Wooden Horse” was not exactly what NBC had in mind for the ten o’clock time slot.

    Posted by Kenneth Treacher | February 3, 2010, 9:01 am
  91. “No surprise here. Our ‘Toy Horse’ infomercial fan is no history buff.”

    Posted by Keith in Dallas | February 3, 2010, 11:14 am
  92. Tell the troops to shut up. The goddess Oprah is about to speak.

    Posted by Fran Welch | February 3, 2010, 11:15 am
  93. “OK geniuses, this time let’s try not to eat the ride home.”

    Posted by Keith in Dallas | February 3, 2010, 11:16 am
  94. I recognize Jiminy Cricket, but who is the kid with the long nose?

    Posted by Fran Welch | February 3, 2010, 11:19 am
  95. “AHHHHH!!!!!” “Relax, relax. It’s just animal planet, it’s not real life.”

    Posted by James | February 3, 2010, 3:10 pm
  96. “Larry, that’s not a real cake. Don’t you try to take a bi… Larry you’ll hurt your teeth! It’s not a cake it’s a TV Larry now get down…”

    Posted by James | February 3, 2010, 3:27 pm
  97. “According to this, our horse has been recalled for high levels of … Wait why are we glowing?”

    Posted by Rich | February 3, 2010, 5:52 pm
  98. “Like I was sayin’, when you’re lookin’ to break into a new ‘digs’, always depend on a large Trojan to protect your horse’s ass-ets!”

    Posted by Joseph Perozzi | February 3, 2010, 7:07 pm
  99. I told you to stop bugging me!

    Posted by Fran Welch | February 4, 2010, 8:54 am
  100. “This is one small step for bug, and one giant leap for bugkind.”

    Posted by James | February 4, 2010, 10:25 am
  101. That’s the “Spartans”? That’s not the “Spartans”? That IS NOT the “Spartans”?

    Posted by Thom | February 4, 2010, 5:56 pm
  102. The Spartans are in East Lansing. Back in the horse!

    Posted by Thom | February 4, 2010, 6:00 pm
  103. The accomodations are certainly Spartan. Just look at that old TV.

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | February 5, 2010, 5:51 pm
  104. There’s been a mistake, boys. They ordered a TOY horse, not a TROY horse.

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | February 5, 2010, 5:53 pm
  105. Check out the ad for condoms, boys. They’re having a Trojan price war.

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | February 5, 2010, 6:01 pm
  106. Yes, Exeter, the Interociter is complete. Now what?

    Posted by DeeAnn S | February 5, 2010, 11:19 pm
  107. OK-who squealed??
    Nothing worse than a leak in your Trojan………

    Posted by Kevin M. | February 6, 2010, 11:16 pm
  108. “I’ll have what she’s having!”
    What?? Can’t I have a little fun?

    Posted by Kenneth Treacher | February 6, 2010, 11:25 pm
  109. Off to the picnic guys !

    Posted by Doug Howland | February 7, 2010, 11:42 am
  110. Why can’t we just fly?

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | February 7, 2010, 4:47 pm
  111. Alright guys! Everybody back in!
    And no more condom jokes!

    Posted by Jim Cavanaugh | February 7, 2010, 4:49 pm
  112. The picnic channel??? What a tease!

    Posted by Bernie S. | February 8, 2010, 2:01 am

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