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Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Caption Contest

Submit Your Caption

Your caption for Contest #898 will be rated by readers, like you, in the next round.

Person on sidewalk talking to head protruding from puddle.
Cartoon by Johnny DiNapoli

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on May 26 2024, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

Rate Submissions

Your responses will help us select three finalists for Contest #897.

Two people looking at man walking piggy bank down the sidewalk.
Cartoon by Kaamran Hafeez

Time to visit the ophthalmologist!

All captions submitted by readers of The New Yorker.

Vote on Finalists

Your choice will help determine the winning caption for Contest #896.

Food place employee standing behind counter with a giant chicken and talking to a customer.
Cartoon by Lonnie Millsap

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on May 26 2024, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

The Winner

Contest #894

Two clowns look at art in museum
Cartoon by Benjamin Schwartz

"Ever since I can remember, paintings of children have given me nightmares."

Glen Reiser, Camarillo, Calif.

Second Place

“You throw a pie, it’s a joke. You throw paint, it’s art.”

Laura Lind, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Third Place

"I know a fake smile when I see one."

Peter Dudley, Eugene, Ore.