caption contest

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!

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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