This week’s contest
Each week, we provide a cartoon in need of a caption. You, the reader, submit your caption below, we choose three finalists, and you vote for your favorite. Finalists for this week’s cartoon, by Cartoon by P.C. Vey, will appear online August 19th and in the August 26, 2019, issue of The New Yorker. Anyone age thirteen or older can enter or vote. To read the complete rules, click here.
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The Finalists
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The Winner
“I’m sorry. I’ve been burned too many times.”
Sarah Newman Murphy, Niskayuna, N.Y.second place
“Look, damsels say all sorts of things in distress.”
Harris Danow, Los Angeles, Calif.third place
“I only like you as a friend, weapon, and means of travel.”
Nick Gaudio, Austin, Texas
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