Finalists

“Those must be pieces of eight he’s guarding.”

Jim Little, East Sandwich, MA

“He doesn’t trust banks.”

Michael Pangia, Milledgeville, GA

“The market finally sank.”

John Demoulas, Boxford, MA

“Doesn’t that guy realize no one uses cash anymore?”

Molly Gistis, Essex MA

FINALISTS!

“Laugh at her dentures, and she’ll dent-ure head.”

Greg Howe, Buffalo, NY

“She has to lay off the Red Bull.”

Rhonda Monaco West Seneca NY

“Grandma sure is punching above her weight!”

Kathy Haviland, Dover, DE

“Never tell an older woman that her wrinkles are showing.”

William Poznanski, Toledo, OH

“She sharpened her skills on her 9 grandkids and 19 great-grandkids.”

Kelly Seabold, Toledo, Ohio

FINALISTS

“That price was for the bag only.”

Brian Koble, West Deer, PA

“What were you expecting for a lousy $50 bucks?”

Dr. Art, Joliet, IL

“Yes, our value menu burger is now just two ounces of raw meat.”

Rick Kestenbaum, Davenport, FL

“That is the super size.”

Christine Seaman, Eastham MA

“Napkins are extra. Try using your sleeve.”

Jim Little, East Sandwich, MA

FINALISTS!

“No, my Roomba cannot come out and play.”

Greg Howe, Buffalo, NY

“Where have you been? I had to prepare our dinner myself!”

Frederick H. Pritikin, St. Louis, MO

“Where have you been? And no nonsense about your failed antimatter drive!”

Douglas Raybeck, Amherst, MA

“I”m not hiring any robot that makes me look fat!”

Bonnie Baka, Leechburg, PA

“You want a Bitcoin tip for your services before you leave tonight?”

Susan Pitcher, Holland, OH

Finalists!

“Start talking or out comes the blow dryer!”

Penni Davenport, Oregon, OH

“And what did you do after the officer yelled “freeze”?

Felix R Joglar, Union Park, FL

“They found your twig prints.”

Greg Howe, Buffalo, NY

“Is it true you led them down the streets of town, right through the traffic stop?!”

Ed Johnson, Norway

“Enough with that frozen stare, answer the question.”

William Wise, Framingham, MA

“’There must have been some magic in that old top hat you found.’ THAT’S your defense?”

TR Kerth, Huntley, IL

“Are you testifying under oath that the hat made you dance all around town?”

Leslie Moser, Sumter, SC

“You don’t have a snowball’s chance of beating these charges!”

Alan Pawloski, Tarentum, PA

“You can’t handle the heat!”

Rick Crowe, Greensburg PA

“You really won’t like it when I turn up the heat, Frosty!”

Kevin Foley, Norton, MA

“They say you have a happy and jolly soul, but the truth is your heart is cold.”

Max Braun (age 11), Austin, TX

“He not only matches the description, his corncob pipe was found at the scene!”

Ayla Kelly, (age 6) Swampscott, MA

Finalists!

“I call dibs on the iPhone”

Annalyn Benito, DeLand, FL

“Now, when this happens, we’re supposed to go over and act like we care about this guy.”

Bruce Fifield, Leominster MA

“You can play with him for a little while but he has to go back on the shelf.”

John Kane - Wellesley MA

“No, you can’t keep him.”

TR Kerth, Huntley, IL

“Believe me son, it’s not worth the effort.”

Bob Gerken, Maryville, TN

“Evolution isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. “

Rick Kestenbaum, Davenport FL

“I’m full, let’s save him for tomorrow.”

Rachel House, Oviedo, FL

“And they say they’ve evolved.”

Owen Little, Concord, MA

FINALISTS!

“Watch out, he’s armed.”

Dan Gordon, Arlington, MA

“Yup, seems like only yesterday he learned to climb out of his tank.”

Paul Johnson, Wellfleet, MA

“Well, I suppose it’s better than snail mail.”

John Lane, Falmouth, MA

“There goes the notorious Oc Holliday.”

G. Rusiski,Pgh, PA

“He’s more of a cowboy than you’ll ever be.”

Benjamin Dao, Mt. Calvary, WI

“That, there, is a well-armed cowboy.”

Steven Piantieri, Orlando, FL

“Billy the Squid.”

Dana St. James, Mansfield, MA

“Brave rider, but some still say he has no backbone.”

David Meyer, Marblehead, MA

“They call themselves Surf and Turf.”

Barry Brodsky, Swampscott, MA

“He just inked a new rodeo deal!”

Vincent Isernio, Marstons Mills, MA

“He can do the work of four ranch hands.”

Brian Koble, West Deer, PA

“We need to get him home on the range, I’m hungry”

Bill Irwin, Wilmington, MA

“And, boy, can he milk cows.”

Rick Kestenbaum, Davenport, FL

“We use him to break in broncos. He’s never been thrown.”

Michael Meredith, Orlando, FL

“Heard tell, that desperado is the fastest guns in the West.”

Alan Pawloski, Tarentum, PA

“There’s no escaping the long arms of the law!”

Tad Downing, Bennington, VT

Cartoon of the Week

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FINALISTS

“Her final wish was to block the view of my favorite painting.”

Greg Howe, Buffalo, NY

“I got it on eBay…used, holds four.”

Paul Johnson, Wellfleet, MA

“Betty, if you can hear me, where is the remote?”

Paul Johnson, Wellfleet, MA

“I never expected she’d invite her entire family to join her.”

Pete Rogan, Royal Oak, MI

“There you are, Honey, you always wanted a nice view of the ocean”.

Steven Piantieri, Orlando, FL

“She always said she wanted a place by the ocean.”

Terri Smith, Toledo, OH

“My wife always wanted a spot by the sea.”

Pam Rashilla, Ligonier, PA

“Frank wanted to get to heaven the old fashioned way…urn it.”

John Hunter, Waltham, MA

“We honor our loved ones the old-fashioned way - we urn them.”

Cliff Kurt, Ruskin, FL

“It’s the largest one they make but he urn-ed it.”

John Lane, Falmouth, MA

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

FINALISTS

“The Emperor Clucks Back”.

Alexander Mendoza Anaya, Mt. Calvary, WI

My favorite in the series: Hens Solo, Star Wars Returns!

Dave Robinson, Simpsonville, SC

“So, HensForce, we will be watching my shows…!”

Vincent Isernio, Marstons Mills, MA

We’ll see who’s chicken….

Robert Gordon,Tavares, FL

“The battle continues over the chicken or the egg!”

Mary Kutchenriter, Shelby, OR

“I’ve heard of chicken wings, chicken fingers, BUT chicken hands?”

Don Klever, Toledo, OH

“I wonder if sports betting sites lay odds on this.”

Susan Pitcher , Holland, OH

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FINALISTS

“Red Bull does give you wings!”

John Lane, East Falmouth, MA

“Is this the meeting place for ‘Horses with Freak Body Parts’?”

Rich Feinberg, Boston, MA

“They don’t believe in unicorns OR Pegasi anymore! They believe in drones!”

Pete Rogan, Royal Oak, MI

“Fight or flight? Well now, that depends.”

Tim O’Neil, Kingston, MA

“It’s OK. Ice agents said we have nothing to worry about.”

Karl Kuban, Plymouth, MA

“The Ark just left.”

Kathleen Isernio, Marstons Mills, MA

“Sure, horses can’t fly. But what’s your point?”

J.A. Hijiy, Dartmouth, MA

“Is that a horn on your head or are you happy to see me?

Lewis R Schiller, Pittsfield, MA

Cartoon of the Week

FINALISTS

“Why am I the only one around here with a good idea?”

Tom Mitrakos, Murrysville, PA

“Watt’s up?”

Robyn Fizz, Medford, MA

“I just feel like everyone’s always trying to change me.”

Miles Hainer, Brookline, MA

“Yes, you are the smallest of us all, but you make people the happiest when they look in the fridge.”

Michael Pangia, Milledgeviile, GA

“Hey, guys, lighten up already.”

J.P. Flatley, Winter Springs, FL

“Bad news, guys. We’re all screwed.”

Phil Fleming, Ligonier, PA

FINALISTS

“He saves us hours draining the pool.”

Carl Abbott, Mexico, MO

“The splash will cost him points.”

Tom Freeman, Winter Springs, FL

“His dive gets a 9.5 on the Richter scale.”

Fredric Crescitelli

“Next year we’ll definitely have to limit the SIZE of our contestants in our Annual Belly Flop Contest”

Greg Doszak, Channahon, IL

“Not exactly ‘skinny-dipping.’”

Stu Cartwright, Wayland, MA

“I think you put the “Learn to Swan Dive” posters in the wrong part of the zoo.”

Lynne Tabone, Brattleboro, VT

FINALISTS

“We are going to have to quit meating like this.”

Kelly Seabold, Toledo, Ohio

“Well, I guess the sky-high price of meat is coming down.”

Agnes Parise, Arlington, MA

“The ONE time I forget my umbrella!”

Brian Koble, West Deer, PA

“I’ll turn on the BBQ—you get the freezer ready.”

Scott Malcolm, Kansas City, MO

“Meatier shower!”

Michael Pangia, Milledgeville, GA

“I would say is more than just fowl weather!”

Vincent Isernio, Marstons Mills, MA

“I know that protein has moved to the top of the ‘food pyramid’, but this is ridiculous!”

Allison Lenk, Belmont

“I think our maker is meating us!”

Bernie Klem, Dalton, MA

Rain chops keep fallin’ on our heads!

Susan Pitcher, Holland OH

“Whose bright idea was it to become vegetarians?!”

Judy Pugliese, Shrewsbury, MA

“Somebody is going to butcher this caption!”

Rick Kestenbaum, Davenport, FL

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Finalists

“We now know what the Russians are putting in their smoothies.”

Brian Koble, West Deer, PA

“They redesigned this lab to give it more appeal.”

William Poznanski, West Covina, CA

“I thought we were getting an Apple Computer.”

Bill Irwin, Wilmington, MA

“Who monkeyed with the input?”

Conrad Bures, Greensburg, PA

“Contact the president, the aliens have made their demands.”

Bill Kopar, Rural Valley, PA

“Hmm, it seems the new Banan.AI operating system we installed is quite limited.”

Jesse DeLaughter, West Roxbury, MA

Finalists

“I’ve been invited to the Winter Olympics, they said they needed something called a mascot.”

Zoey Petrosino, Massachusetts

“I hate to disappoint you, but I’ve decided I want to become an Admirable Snowman.”

Rick Kestenbaum, Davenport FL

“Yeah, I’m a Lady GaGa fan! So what?”

Jim Little, East Sandwich, MA

“Shovel the driveway again?”

Robin Noble

“Why won’t you let me eat a sherpa?! Every kid in my class has eaten a sherpa!”

Blanca Zamora, Little Rock, AR

“I don’t care! I’m going to Florida and you can’t stop me!”

Pete Rogan, Royal Oak, MI

“OK, OK. Yes, I tried to eat Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”

Violet Pickering, fourth grade, Watertown, MA

“Why can’t I ever have a snow day?!”

Judy Pugliese, Shrewsbury, MA

“But I’m tired of frozen dinners.”

Jared Pendak, Bradford, VT

Finalists

“Don’t you wish you were in my shoes?”

Scott Malcolm, Salt Lake City, UT

“ Your wager was for me to place at Pimlico. I delivered and I want my take.”

Kelly Seabold, Toledo, OH

FINALISTS

“They don’t like it when I give them a time out.”

Rick Kestenbaum, Davenport, FL

“They are the light of each other’s lives.”

Laurie Curran, Danvers, MA

“I love it when grandma and grandpa come over to visit”

Gregg Galus, Palm Bay, FL

“That’s about as happy as they get.”

David Mahoney, Westford, MA

“Good thing it’s not a loveseat.”

Bruce Fifield, Leominster, MA

FINALISTS

“How am I supposed to tell you about my childhood?”

Jim Dexter, Methuen, MA

“I’m already exhausted!”

Kathleen Isernio, Marstons Mills, MA

“I signed up for a gym membership, but I already don’t want to go.”

Rick Kestenbaum, Davenport, FL

“I’m going to need a lot more diapers.”

Brett Charles, Lake Keesus, WI

“I’ve seen what’s out there…I wanna go back.”

Douglas Raybeck, Amherst, MA

EDITORIAL CARTOON of the WEEK

Finalists!

“Hurry! Mack the Knife is gaining on us.”

Rita Foley, York, Maine

“We’d better run fast, who knows where that cow is going to land.”

Craig Decker, Sycamore, IL

“Quick, before they put us in the dishwasher!”

Fred Prassack, Orlando, FL

“What is your hurry? They can’t start dinner without us!”

Ken Huselton, Cheswick, PA

“Don’t look now, but there’s a fork in the road.”

Mike VanTuyl, Sanford, FL

“Forget the dating apps- we were meant to be together.”

Margaret R. Zotkiewicz, Toledo, OH

“I know we’re not compatible, but you’re my soul plate.”

Carl Allen, Pittsfiel, MA

“Run—they brought out seconds...and politics.”

Alejandro Romero, Seattle, WA

“Trust me, fairytales always end in a happily ever after.”

Mary Kutchenriter, Oregon, OH

Recent editorial cartoon…

And then there’s this…

I stumbled upon this 1960 photo the other day. I had seen it before, but I had forgotten how cool photographer Ormons Gigli’s “Girls in the Windows” remains. He got 43 models to pose in the windows of a condemned building (it was razed the next day). I read that this was his dream project and that even though he had taken all kinds of pictures in his career, he was proud to be known for this one.