Cartoon Caption Contest Results — Blinders
It’s time for the top captions in our July Cartoon Caption Contest featuring the artwork of Dan Rosandich.
New Cartoon Caption Contests are announced at the start of the month (alternating months).
New Joke Contests are announced at the start of the month (alternating months). The next joke contest will be announced on August 1, 2010.
Here are this month’s cartoon and the results:
** FIRST PLACE **
And yes, taping pictures of women on the inside of your blinders was a definite step backward!
Darin Thompson, Smithfield, Utah
** SECOND PLACE **
Mrs Snerdly, maybe if YOU got blinders, your husband’s behavior wouldn’t be so noticeable.
Terry Wall, Washington Township, New Jersey
** THIRD PLACE **
I’m not sure about your marriage, but this will do wonders for Tom’s golf swing.
Tom Nee, Oak Lawn, Illinois
HONORABLE MENTION (in random order)
– Usually it’s the woman who enters a marriage with blinders on.
– Of course you will have to remove the blinders if you want a kiss.
– Always use the blinders when you take him shopping.
– So m’am, why do you say your husband can be a bit myopic at times?
– Marriage is an institution. So commit me!
– Have the blinders cured your wandering eyes, Mr Smith?
– I wore one of those for awhile, trust me, it works.
– Once you have him fully trained you can remove the blinders.
– From now on you’ll always see eye-to-eye.
– Welcome to Paranoia Problems Inc.
– Alright alright I’ll sign! Just don’t do the stare!
– An inch lower and you would have lost both ears!
– This lawsuit must have really blindsided you.
– I guarantee that he’ll only have eyes for you.
– You’ll never again have to say “Look at me when I’m talking to you.”
– I see you’ve convinced him not to have a pre-nup.
– Take them off when you leave work for the day.
– For some reason Mr Jones, you are just not seeing the whole picture!
– Just because all politicians are doing it, doesn’t make it OK!
– So you want to patent your “laser eyes”. Have you run it through a focus group?
– How is the reception on your dish network?
– Mr Jones, please read the third line on the chart.
– Your husband is the most forward-looking man I know.
– Now if THAT doesn’t prevent your husband from ogling, nothing will.
– I wrote the agreement in mirror images, so you can read it from either side.
– I’ve never seen a home confinement ankle bracelet slip that far!
– George, you really have to stop hiding from the facts.
– Staying focused on your goals, Mr Smith, can be over-emphasized.
– OK, Casanova, if this doesn’t cure your wandering eye we will hook up the battery next week.
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August 1st, 2010 at 10:36 am
John : Sorry to be kinda’ Negative –But Most of these captions
are just LITERAL Explanations, like a “Double Play-On-Words.”
They are logical, Possible Reasons for a person wearing Blinders — Not zany, FUNNY PICTURES in the Mind. ( Exception for me: The “slipped” ankle bracelet.) “Logical & Literal” is NOT Funny.
To ME, most of the entrants represented in this contest seemed
to “Wear BLINDERS” themselves. There HAS to be other SILLY “reasons” for the Blinders than what we all SEE in the cartoon!
( “Thinks he is a Horse?” — “In Fed. Protection Program?”– “Restless
Eye Syndrome?” — “Wedding Present from Mom-in-law?” — “He’s
in the Circus?” — ” New Fad for Biz Executives?” — “SHE wants a Pair also?” — “He’s from Other Planet / Culture?” — “She’ll wear a
Burkah outside home — IF He keeps blinders on?”– “He says,
‘Love is Blonde.” (yes, Pun) — “She doesn’t want him to be
‘Blonde-Sided’ at work?” ( pun ). Hmmm — Not easy.
Maybe Completely IGNORING the Blinders, somehow ?) –Sol
August 1st, 2010 at 12:07 pm
this is what happens when we are inundated by the Instant Messaging (IM) realm…
I came to the end of Mr. Morrison’s comments and did not see his first name – I immediately saw S O L and starting thinking what does that stand for? [stemming from the over-used LOL or laughing out loud]
S*** Outta Laughs
Signing Off Lovingly
Sovereign Of Litigation
Super ‘Ornery Lamenter
Saving Our Laughs
You get my point, I was just
Sharing Out Loud.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:54 pm
I think Donny Osmond went by the Acronym SOL (Soldier of Love).
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Mr. Carpino has “found me out” : I was mainly angry because none
of MY submissions even made it into the “Also Ran” column.
BUT, to “Positize” my earlier comments, I DO agree that the three
winners deserved their places at the top. ( The “Golf” tie-in is another funny “Visual” that goes outside the “Box” of what is shown for to us to work with. ) But, as William Goldman famously said (about Film Making ), “Nobody Knows Anything.” . . .and that is especially true about me, S O L ( Supremely Officious Logjammer )
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:27 pm
When is the next Cartoon Caption Contest??? My friend Darin won first place on this one! He am I use to write jokes for a Radio Station in Logan Utah KLZX and we’ve got some skills!
August 3rd, 2010 at 8:22 am
Yes Sam we definitely have some skills and if anybody doesn’t believe it they can just ask us. We are extremely humble too. The type of humility that comes from following my proven 3 steps to humility formula. First- recognize that you are humble. Second-let every body around you know just how truly humble you are. Third – start getting after other people for not being as humble as yourself.
August 6th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Yes– I know what you mean, Darin. I once tried to start a chapter
of Humbleness Anonymous — but I just could not find anyone
humble enough to be in my league. ( It’s bad enough my wife
put signs around our house that say ” No Smirking.” )
August 9th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Humbleness Anonymous. I like that. I would become a member but they say it’s a 12 step program and I know I could do it in less than 2 steps. Speaking of wives, mine says I could never become a comedian because I laugh at my own jokes. One day I will gain enough self control to just smirk at my wisecracks.