Walt Handelsman

With over 190 entries we have a winner in the Cartoon Caption Contest!
The winner is Ed Burke from Riverhead, NY. You can see Ed's fantastic entry below.

The runners up were: Burns Milheron from Amity Harbor, NY with this entry:
"GREAT... YOU TELL MY WIFE THE GOLD BIDET FOR HER CHIHUAHUA IS ON HOLD!!!" and Steve Greco from Smithtown, NY with this offering:
"Looks like I'll be bailing out a dinghy instead of a yacht!"

A wonderful job by all---Walt

Congress just approved a 90-percent tax on some giant executive bonuses. What do you think this guy has to say about that?

Post your entry in the comment section below.

Entry MUST include your name and town to be counted in the contest.

Good luck and keep it clean!

We'll post the winning caption next Friday (March 27) along with 2 finalists. The winner will receive a signed color print of the toon with their caption in the word balloon.

Have fun---Walt

David Haavik of Duluth, MN was our winner with the caption pictured above.

The 2 finalists were: Jim Lavery of Valley Stream, NY with the caption:
"Final 120 days? Am I still President?"

And Julie Waldman, from Oakland, CA with the entry:
"Just for kicks, let's pass universal health care before we leave..."

A job well done by all. Congratulations!

---Walt

I'll be away all week so here's your chance to fill in for me. Write a short punchline for this cartoon and post it in the comments section. When I return we'll review the entries and pick the top 3. The winner will get a signed color print of this toon with their punchline. The winning toon will also run in Newsday along with the finalists' names and I'll post it all here as well.

Keep it clean and have fun!!!

---Walt

First place (see cartoon above) was awarded to Steve Greco of Smithtown, NY.

Second place went to: Madis Partel of Mattituck, NY with this entry...

Hillary: "If you win I'll take up bowling"
Obama: "If you win I'll take up drinking"

and Third place was given to: Jim Lavery from Valley Stream, NY with this entry...

Hillary: "I'll take the high ball and you take the bowl ball..."
Obama: "and McCain'll get to D.C. before us!"

Very creative stuff...A job well done by all!

---Walt

Wow...You guys are amazing!

Over 120 very clever captions at the time of this posting!

But the fun has to stop sometime... So post your final efforts by midnight tonight.

I will be inking in the word balloons, contacting our big winner and posting the final 'toon right here at the end of this week.

Thanks so much for giving it a shot. I'll be sure to do this again soon.

---Walt

Okay, Folks...Below is a toon with Hillary and Obama talking. What could they possibly be saying to each other?

Just post your submissions in the comment area and be sure to include your email address. The winner will be picked the last week of April. I'll ink in the winning punchlines and post the completed cartoon here. The winner will also receive their own signed color print of the toon.

Please keep it clean and have fun...

---Walt