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“Zoo Funding” Cartoon Caption Contest
I'd let him go first.
This is the utterly fabulous Splendid Marbles Cartoon Caption Contest. (The contest your neighbor, the one who wears scuba gear to night clubs, warned you about.)
- 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, May 16th 2010.
- I’ll select five finalists, which will be voted on starting noon Monday, May 17th, 2010.
- That’s it!
Now, please cast a vote for your favorite caption from last week’s “Smokin’ Ants” caption contest.
Degenerates!
Time to vote for your favorite "Smokin' Ants" caption.
- “Do you think we can sell these on ebay?” - Janis (29%, 18 Votes)
- When hard work failed, Tom took up social smoking to move up the corporate ladder in the colony. - MnM (25%, 16 Votes)
- “Yes, it does make us look Cool” - Mark Cherry (22%, 14 Votes)
- "What happened to the good old days when it was your peanut butter in my chocolate?" - Kevin M. (16%, 10 Votes)
- "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship…" - tung ton (8%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 63
Loading ...Here’s the winner of the “Earscaper” contest:
Congratulations, Amy Scarborough!
And, check out more cartoons and the winners of the caption contest in the Splendid Marbles Cartoon Gallery.
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Have some fun with this one - remember: There are NO rules.
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“The last place I worked was a real zoo.”
“It’s a jungle out there!”
Jim became obsolete when all the other employees became bi-linqual.
Glenn thought to himself, “This office is turning into a jungle.”
Koko thought to herself, “If this guy doesn’t stop staring at me I’m going to peel him like a banana.”
Applicatants for the training program in “Guerilla Marketing.”
“Times are tough everywhere.”
You should see my resume.
WPM?
I used to be your brother’s keeper.
Mr. Darwin and his assistant looking for a new gig.
The 500 pound gorilla in search for a governmant job.
” Hey don’t blame me…I voted for McCain”
Holy Crap! How much did all that Grecian Formula cost you???
I can’t find a job. They all call for heavy lifting – What’s your excuse??
Bobo was having second thoughts about forging his mother’s signature, but he knew they’d never just GIVE a 3 year old gorilla his own banana cart.
I sure as hell hope we’re not trying out for the same job!
“Guess I’ll have to get me a job in a circus.”
“Do you think a suiside bomber would go this far?”
This job market is enough to drive anyone ape sh_ _ !
This interview may prove to be a pretty hairy experience.
Fred looked up from his newspaper and almost jumped out of his seat. “Can you believe the eyebrows on this guy”, he thought to himself.
“Psst. Hey buddy! The ad was for Gorilla Warfare, not Welfare”.
I’ve heard of people wearing a monkey suit to an interview but I don’t think this is what they meant.
“What are you looking at?”
Bobo was having that dream again… there he sat, naked in the employment office…
Yes, I suppose the minority angle might work for you.
No so great outside the cage is it?
Well, looks like I’m next! Good thing, too. I’ve got a photo shoot with GQ in about a half an hour.
Stop looking at me like that, I always donated to the zoo.
I know you can crush humans, but do you have any other job skills?
Can I see the Sports page after you?
Thomas thought, “All these empty seats and he had to sit next to me!”
“Did you just fart!?”
“Psst! I know this guy in the circus who’s looking for someone just like you.”
“Employment? Ha! Ha! I’m just here to pick up chicks!”
“Did you get displaced by that oil spill, too?”
Well i have a degree in MONKEY BUSINESS.
“Can you believe the funding on your kind has dropped Cause we need the money for our Kind, um….I mean I am outraged about this injustice!”
You want the comics?
Not surprisingly the mood turned tense when the topic shifted to politics.
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The jig was up once Ed noticed Barnaby’s zipper.
Gonzo thought the “No Brachiating” sign was discrimination but kept his mouth shut.
Once George saw the silverback go in first he knew he didn’t stand a chance.
Ed starting thinking that putting “expert banana peeler” on his resume was a mistake.
Karl Kong starting worrying that having King Kong on his resume wasn’t carrying as much clout as it used to.
It’s been one job interview after another since the feces throwing incident.
The “difficult customer” part of
the test was harder than Tom thought it would be.
The geek and gorilla locked eyes as both were overcome with a sudden attraction to each other.
Gary was a chemical engineer and Gertude was a nit picker. Both were applying to NASA to stay on the space station.
You graduated from APE-EX TECH!!!
Jim knew he hadn’t eaten wild onions lately.
Frank was always a gorilla until after his morning coffee.
I scale New York buildings!
You’re over qualified to work at the zoo? Bummer!
That man looks like an ape!
“Did you ever see King Kong?”
Wow, I never realized you zoo animals were hired help.
As Joe glanced up from his newspaper he thought, “First, the Crystal Cathedral Choir, and now the Bronx Zoo. I just don’t know how much more of this recession downsizing I can take.”
After his Rogaine overdose, Jerry decided to turn a lemon into lemonade by applying for the industrial chimney sweep position advertised by Dempster Dumpmaster Corp.
wow, they are even getting rid of the apes in their cuts.
“Why the Post?”
Mitch isn’t just the president of the Hair Club for Primates, he’s a client.
Words hung unspoken in the air. Neither Bill or Chip thought they’d ever see each other again after that wild night in the Congo, especially under these circumstances.
Hey there good looking
did you hear smokey the bear died?
Amazing, your a spitting image of my mother in-law!
Banana for your thoughts…
You should ace the on-the-job Training.
“Monkey See, Monkey Do!”
You ever have one of those days when you just feel out of place?
If the layoff from the zoo wasn’t bad enough, the gas pedal on my Toyota Prius started sticking today.
It says here the Yankees are looking for a left fielder.
Yes, we have no banana’s today!
After the Swine Flu pandemic, no one was taking any chances with the newly discovered Ape Cough…
“Well somebody’s gotta be the banana bread winner!”
“Let me tell you, you hold a beautiful woman captive atop the Empire State Building ONE time, and NOBODY will ever hire you again.”
The ape thought NECA meant Need Ear Cleaning Already.
“Roger, zoo funding got slashed not zoo animals. This costume is not going to land you a new job.”
This one furlough day a week is affecting you guys, too?
Baltasar Gracian said, “At 70 a man is an ape”. What are you doing here? You should be retired!
Are you kidding, after that “Naughty Kong” contest Greg Strid laid you off?
soo…i hear there are some openings at BP
well it could be worse, you could be trying to find a job in Arizona
are you done with the arts and leisure section?
Several years after being laid off, the 400 lb gorilla from the Dennis Miller Show decided it was time to find work.
Your employment outlook is grim unless someone does another re-make of King Kong.
Are you the gorilla that urinated on the Empire State building a few weeks ago?
If he needs counceling.. WHAT WOULD I NEED?
The counseling session couldn’t have come any quicker for Bob. Just sitting NEXT to this guy gave him a sudden urge to start flinging poo…
Why do I always get stuck sitting next to one of these, he thought. Not only do they stink, they’re ugly as hell, and they just don’t know how to act right. Oh how Bobo wished he could go back to the zoo and live with the rest of the gorillas!
“Anyways …Dr. Phil says I should get back out there but I don’t know..”
“Grape ape?”
At first Bobo thought this may be the guy who used to tease and taunt him at the zoo. But he wasn’t sure, those stinky humans all looked alike to him…
Zoo beings are not wild enough….Looking for a better place.
The massive layoffs of zoo staff have brought out the beast in the dismissed workers.
Psst….you’re fly’s down.
Hey….you should get a bikini wax.
I hear the Bears are looking for a new linebacker.
We have an offer that you can’t refuse. Let’s just say… we have a nice long walk down a short park.
The Post could use a man with your abilities.
“I BET THE MONKEY WILL GET A JOB BEFORE I DO!”
After all my years of public service the zoo let me go.
whats next on the scavenger hunt
how do I light this?
Suddenly Ted realized that everyone got pink slips on Friday.
Suddenly Ted realized that all departments got pink slips on Friday.
The market for large captive animals collapsed when the economy tanked.
Have you considered downsizing?
“Damn ! He is going to be a tough act to follow.”
“I’m tired of working in bars!”
“I’m tired of working for peanuts!”
“So I told Tarzan, “You yell at me one more time……..!”
“No, I’m not wearing a “monkey suit”, but I know a dicrimination lawyer that can file one!”
Koko enjoyed the fact that he could say hello to the paw without being suspected of performing lewd public behavior.
They recommend that you wear a power tie.
Stop saying, “It’s a jungle out there.”
John drew the short stick in life’s awkward moments.
Harold found it more than mildly ironic that he and his old life coach could be vying for the same job.
I thought my hair was bad…
Momo thought to himself “I hate it when they stare.”
“I’m going APE waiting around so long!”
You got every letter right but that is not an eye chart.
Who says you have to wear pants to get a good job?
The National Employment Counseling Association advised Lola to change her name to BoBo and cover her private parts when auditioning for movies featuring angry, murderous gorillas.
Despite excellent advice from the National Employment Counseling Association , Kong remained unemployed because he stubbornly refused to shave.
Kong’s resume emphasized that humans and gorillas share 96 percent of the same genetic material.
“At least you got healthcare now… I still have to pay for my own vet bills!”
The National Employment Counseling Association advised Lola to change her name to BoBo and cover her private parts when auditioning for movies featuring angry, murderous gorillas.
I thought my hair was bad…
Jim knew it was time for new glasses when his old one’s became crotchety and racist.
I am here because i am tired of my boss calling me an animal.
The Doctor will just tell you to take 2 bananas and call in the morning
“I WANT TO BE A HUMAN TRAINER”
Me? I can do lot’s of things–climb tall buildings carrying a girl–swat airplanes out of the sky….