First, congratulations to everyone for playing the “No Cliché Is an Island” game. Second, congratulations to the three surviving finalists, all of whom got to stay on the island with their suggestions for a cartoon image that a well-known cliché or tweak thereof (not to be confused with twerk) would make a good caption for.
To recap, the three finalists were:
1. One guy says to another at an anti-gun rally in which a dog is marching: “That dog won’t hunt.” (Steve Taylor)
2. A woman is talking to her husband and saying, “So, short story long.” (Lawrence Wood)
3. Three wise men arriving with their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.The shepherd whispers to them: “A word to the wise: think gift card next time.” (Giselle Deziel)
Third, congratulations to the winners. Winners? Yep. As you can see from this chart, the results were a virtual dead heat:
So, by the power vested in me as Cartoon Editor, and as a licensed humorist in good standing in the state of New York, I’ve had all of the finalists drawn up by New Yorker cartoonists Ben Schwartz and Liam Walsh:
Many thanks to Ben and Liam and to all of you who played along. And, remember, Russian roulette excepted, it’s not whether you win or lose but how you play the game.
