Cartoon Caption Contest Results — Creative Humor Writing
And now, the results of our September Cartoon Caption Contest, the Butterfly. We feature the art of professional cartoonist Dan Rosandich.
New Cartoon Caption Contests are announced at the start of the month.
New Joke Contests are announced mid-month.
Here are this month’s top captions:
** FIRST PLACE **
My mother was right, you did change after we got married.
Drew Tarvin, New York, NY, USA
** SECOND PLACE **
You the hotshot flight instructor?
Keith Shettle, Dallas, Texas, USA
** THIRD PLACE **
Are you my fairy Godmoth?
Nancy Lininger, Camarillo, California, USA
HONORABLE MENTION (in random order)
– No, those new wings don’t make you look fat.
– Well you’ve got the ‘Float like a butterfly’ part down, how are you going to learn to ’sting like a bee?’
– I told you to stay away from that uranium.
– So, you obtained the FAA permission.
– See you in a collector’s collection later, Larry.
– But what will I tell the children?
– Those horizontal stripes make you look fat.
– For the last time, quit blowing our budget on designer clothing!
– Be careful what you ask for! Maybe you should have been more specific before demanding change.
– Bet it’s hard to count past four now, isn’t it?
– Just what we need Carl, another narcissist.
– So Murray, you were abducted by this thing you call a cocoon…tell us what happened next.
– I told you Herold, I’d change you one way or another.
– So Red Bull really did give you wings.
– Congrats on your first solo flight..it may be a while before I’m ready.
– What kind of example is that for the kids?
– Butterfly? You didn’t say anything about changing species when we got married!
– Butterfly, shmutterfly! The garage still needs cleaning!
– I’m sorry, I’m watching my weight. I only got out with oleoflies.
– You are so lucky. I should have believed in fairies like you did.
– I’ve no carry-on this time. You were right, that cocoon was too heavy.
– Damn it Cindy…now what do I do with all your shoes.
– Sally, you promised you’d never change.
– So you’ve spread your wings…I suppose you’re leaving.
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October 1st, 2009 at 11:07 am
You’ve always said humor is subjective. I was the third place winner, but I read at least 3 honorable mentions that I thought were more clever than mine. None-the-less, I will take my winnings!
October 1st, 2009 at 11:43 am
Yes. I’ve had the same experience. Often my favorite line is not the winner. In fact sometimes my favorite line isn’t in the top three selected by our panel of judges (usually about 8 speakers and improv players). Appreciation of humor is a very personal thing. What makes delivery to an audience work is being able to figure out what MANY people will find funny and then to rely on the contagious nature of laughter to create a wave response.