Caption contest winner!

There were so many good, creative and funny captions that were submitted! Some made me groan, some made me chuckle. There were several references to Elvis, including one that brought together Elvis and the Osmonds (thanks, Arie!). The winning caption, submitted by Rob B., caught me by surprise. It was different from the rest — and it made me laugh out loud. It also brought back some memories that I'd forgotten,* which may have been the clincher.

For his winning entry, Rob will get his choice of one of my cartoon collections.

Thank you to all who entered — you have such talent!

*When I was a kid, we had a neighbor who was an award-winning hairstylist for men. He had a salon out on 3500 South in West Valley. He was often away at men's hairstylist competitions. He had amazing hair. One of his sons also showed prodigious talent in the arena of men's hairstyling, and was being groomed to take over the shop when his father retired, the heir to the throne.

What?! It's a caption contest!? Oh, my!

It's time again for another caption contest! Come up with the winning caption for this cartoon, and you could walk away with a semi-valuable prize!

Simply send in your proposed caption — by comment, email, snail mail or in person. If your caption is selected by our esteemed band of judges, not only will you get to see your name and caption in print (WOOT!), but you could win a prize from our great big box of stuff (HUZZAH!)

Multiple suggestions are OK!

The winner will be announced one week from today. Could it be you?!

Caption Contest Winner!

It was hard to choose from so many good entries, but here's the winner to our latest caption contest!

Congratulations to faithful reader Bobby, who wins a copy of You're on a Slippery Slope, Elder!, a collection of missionary-related cartoons.

Thank you to all who entered!

Caption contest winner: more power to you!

Congratulations to Bob, our caption contest winner!

Many of the captions submitted for this cartoon mentioned "Scripture Power." My wife was amazed that I hadn't heard of it before. Maybe it just wasn't on my radar, because now I'm seeing it everywhere!

Thanks to all of you who submitted ideas. I'm still chuckling at some of them — and scratching my head at others!

Another caption contest!

It's time for another caption contest!

I somehow forgot the absolutely brilliant caption I had for this cartoon, so now I'm calling on you for help — plus you could win a valuable prize if your caption wins!

You can submit your idea in the comment section below, send it in by email or message me some other way.

Give it a shot! If you don't enter, you can't win!

Caption contest winner!

Congratulations to Nathan S., who won the caption contest! As the winner, Nathanwill receive a copy of "Trial by Campfire," a collection of Scouting cartoons (it's a limited edition). There were some great suggestions (and some not-quite-so-great ones). Thank you to everyone who participated!

Here's the winner!

It's another caption contest! Sweet!

It's time for another caption contest!

I had to create this picture of an elephant at a computer for a project at work. All that we needed there was the illustration. But as I look at it, it seems to me that it really needs a caption! And that's where you come in, dear reader — come up with a caption!

Leave your suggestion in the comments below, send an email, message me — send smoke signals if you like! —and let's see what's going on here. Enter early and often; multiple suggestions are welcomed!

To make things even more exciting, there will even be a prize for the caption selected by our panel of judges. We'll run the winning caption on Saturday, so stay tuned!

Thanks!

Another foot or two? Already?

Today's cartoon is based on idea from faithful reader Alice, who submitted it as part of the caption contest from a few weeks ago.

I think most parents have experienced the overnight growth phenomenon. It can be kind of scary!

We have a winner!

I have to say, this was the toughest caption contest we've had yet! Our esteemed panel of judges narrowed it down to three — worthy candidates all! — and voted for this one. This caption was submitted by faithful reader Sam Bradshaw. It would cause any missionary to panic!

Thank you to all who submitted ideas. There were some really good ones (and a couple of scary ones, too!) that I might steal use for upcoming gags. And when that happens, I promise I'll give you full credit (or blame, as the case may be). Alice's is already on the drawing table.

Thanks once again!

- Kevin

Stories without words

Hey! It's time for another caption contest!

After I finished coloring this one, I decided I wasn't really fond of the caption I'd come up with. So I turn to you, dear readers, to supply a punch line for this cartoon.

If you have a caption, you can leave it in the comments, email me or send a carrier pigeon — any which way will do!

I'll run the winning caption on Sunday, and who knows? There may even be a prize for the person who comes up with the winning caption.

Thanks!

The Runners Up

Here are the Top Five (six, actually -- you'll see) Runners Up for the year. They all have stories that go along with them.

No. 5
My cousin had a friend ask if she knew me, and the friend was thrilled to find out that the answer was yes. So as a favor to my cousin, I did a cartoon that featured her friend. Convoluted? Perhaps. This garnered the most Google+ shares of any cartoon from this year.

No. 4
Don't you hate it when you draw a nice cartoon and then forget what the caption was supposed to be? That happened to me a couple of times this year. This was the winning caption, coming in from a reader in the Great White North.

No. 3
It's unusual for a gag that's already run several times to make a resurgence, but that's what happened with the No. 3 cartoon. I reached the milestone of 2,000 entries on my blog, so I ran this one to mark the event -- my first cartoon ever published. Despite being a decade or two (or so) old, it still holds up.

No. 2 (tie)
Missionaries are always popular here. This year we sent off one of our own. Only problem was, he packed his brother's suit instead of his own. Here's what happened on both sides.

No. 1
And speaking of missionaries, Sis. Kerry Jo got her mission call this year! It started out as a storyline in 121 and spun out of control. Sis. Kerry Jo has her own missionary blog and her own Pinterest following. Be afraid!

Tune in tomorrow for the first five of the Top Ten for 2013!

Contest winner!

Our winner in the caption contest is none other than faithful reader Scott J. who, coincidentally, hails from the Great White North and therefore knows a thing or two about hockey!

The runner up is nine-year-old Nikolas O. from southern California for his entry: "Are we playing with snowman poop?" It made me laugh out loud.

Congratulations to both, and thanks to everyone who entered!

Caption contest!

OK, I'm going to try another one. I made a nice little hockey gag based on the NHL labor dispute. Then they went and resolved it before it ran, so the cartoon was outdated.

The original caption had something to do with using NHL players in their game at the local pond. But now it needs something new, so I turn to you, dear readers, for your input. What should this cartoon's caption be? Leave a comment, send an email, or let me know some other way.

At the very least, the winner will get a mention when the new, improved cartoon runs again next Saturday. Enter early and often!

And the winner is...!

The winner of last week's caption contest is Kathy M of Seattle! There were a lot of great ideas submitted -- some of which I will undoubtedly use in the future! But Kathy's came the closest to what I originally wanted to say, I think.

A big thank you to everyone who offered ideas and suggestions. I have one or two other drawings that need similar help, so you might see those at some future time.

And may the Force be with you!