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Caption Contest #2 now open!

I’m doing it again! I had so much fun with the last caption contest (and, of course, I had the foresight to call it “#1”) that it’s time to attempt to recreate a previous success. What could go wrong?

The fellow in the above image was actually created as part of a live panel at SteamCon last year. I couldn’t really find a home for him in a comic proper, but I just know that you will put him to good use.

As before, the contest is being held on Wondermark’s Facebook page. Leave your suggested captions there, or just read what other folks have written!

OR, you can email me instead: dave at wondermark dot com, subject: “Caption Contest #2.” UPDATE: Submissions are closed! Winners will be announced very soon!

The grand prize winner will receive a personalized print of the cartoon with their caption rendered CANON, and honorable mentions will be listed here. I’ll announce the winners on Friday, March 4 — you have until then!

Penny-Farthing Racing!

Intrepid Marksman John B. writes in with news of the twenty-ninth annual National Penny Farthing Championships in Evandale, Tasmania. So many great pictures!

Sadly, according to Australia’s ABC News, part of this year’s race was cancelled due to rain:

“Penny farthing bikes are fairly dangerous at any point and in these conditions it would just be impossible for us to go ahead.”

I’M SORRY DID YOU SAY FAIRLY DANGEROUS PENNY FARTHING

Caption Contest #1 WINNERS!

Thanks for over 400 great entries in the caption contest! You can read them all (except for the ones I got via email, I guess) on the Wondermark Facebook page. Common themes included: “The [something] was THIS BIG,” clumsy pick-up lines, turkey/cock puns, and long Dickensian dialogues.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

“You see, turkeys ain’t phony like some people.” — Abigail Lee Kirkwood

“Hey. My eyes are up here.” — Myles C. Wirth

“…So the moral of that story is, NEVER ask a Pilgrim to pimp your ride!” — Donna Teague

“I was THIS close to making the bus.” — Elizabeth Hardy

“Where I come from, ’tis the horses that be yea big.” — Noelle Reed

“Guess who ate the biggest omelette of his life this morning?” — Matt Perkins

“It’s a fixie.” — Abigail Lee Kirkwood

“Before you say anything, I’d like you to know that I got the salesman to throw in a free grooming kit.” — Michael McLaren

“One does not simply walk into Mordor.” — Ross Boozer

“Relax, it’s merely a novelty beanbag cover draped over an enormous spider.” — Mike Finke

“…and so, I rubbed the lamp, and wished for a chick with huge breasts.” — Gabriel Frank & Vijay Welch

“No, actually, we’re just tiny people.” — Justin Hoeger

And the winner is:

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Wondermark Caption Contest #1!

Here is a new thing! In the Wondermark Caption Contest, I invite you to come up with the perfect caption for this image. The best caption will win a signed, personalized print of the cartoon, and your caption will be rendered CANON.

I’m holding the contest at Wondermark’s Facebook page — please submit your suggested captions there, so everyone can read them! (And check out other folks’ submissions too!) If you don’t have a Facebook account, you can email me instead; that’s fine.

Enter as many captions as you like! I’ll pick my favorite caption and announce the winner on Friday, February 18.

Wondermark Caption Contest #1