Prove Your Comedy Chops with Moment’s Cartoon Caption Contest
Welcome to the Moment Magazine Cartoon Caption Contest, founded with the help of New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff, and drawn by New Yorker cartoonist Ben Schwartz.
Do you have a way with words and humor? If so, look at the cartoon below and send us a caption—or two or three! Plus scroll down to vote for your favorite caption. It’s free and fun!
Winners may claim a free Moment subscription for a friend of family member. Contest open to U.S. residents 18 and above.
Plus: Read interviews with some of our most prolific caption contest contributors here.
Submit a caption for this cartoon by April 25 by writing it in as a comment at the bottom of this page!
Vote for your favorite caption by filling out the form immediately below!
“Would you ever date a German shepherd?”
— Stephen Nadler, Princeton, NJ
“There had to be an easier way to tell us apart than converting.”
—Rich Wolf, Westminster, MD
“What’s for dinner, Kibitz and Bits?”
—Dale Stout, Colorado Springs, CO
Vote for your favorite! The winner will receive a free subscription to Moment to give to a friend. Any U.S. resident age 18 or older can enter.
Vote for your favorite caption
Chuckle at the November/December 2024 winning caption—and see who wrote it!
“Next time I’m taking the bialy.”
—Stephen Nadler, Princeton, NJ
How to Submit Your Caption(s)
Submit as a comment below by April 25, 2025. Finalists will appear in the upcoming issue. To vote for the winner of the November/December 2024 contest (see finalists above), use the vote form.
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“Is today a special Irish Setter day?”
“Only if they are part shenanigans and part leprechauns!”
“You need to shoot him twice,with some testosterone on the tip.”
Do you have a “swipe left” option?
“Cupid, you are 50 years too late!”
“I would settle for some kosher wine!”
“How about a back rub instead?”
“Could you hook me up with George Clooney?”
“I’m not going to share my brisket sandwich with you!”
“My crazy mother-in-law must have wished you on us!”
“I need to finish this sandwich to build up my strength before you begin.”
“Boychick, you need a Green Card and a valid visa/passport!”
“I’ll distract him and remember: jugular.”
“No, not IN the libido, FOR the libido.”
“Go get the whole ‘UZZI TOTIN SWAT TEAM’!”
“Forget love, can you get him interested in pickleball?”
“He’s the target stupid Cupid!”
“Shoot him now. I’m not sure he’ll be around much longer.”
“He’s considered a hard ass! Will the arrow still work?”
“Don’t waste your arrow…..he’s too old to do me any good or harm either!”
“These days the only thing he gets up for is bagels and cream cheese!”
“Hold up Cuppie this is too much like shooting fish in a barrel.”
“A prick, I don’t need.”
Adrian,
Glad to have you join us once again as a Moment contributor! 🙂
Thank you, Marv! Back from the cold (well, Toronto in March). I hope the cybergods (CAPTCHA et al.) will keep smiling . . .
“I’ve already had a COVID SHOT!”
Don’t play with Bow and Eros.
I’ll stick with my PBJ.
I don’t want Sir Lunch-a-lot.
I’d prefer cafeteria style.
All I ever get is leftovers.
Where’s the beefcake?
I prefer being a cougar.
Take me to see the Chippendale’s.
“Boychik, let him be with the feygelek.”
Or perhaps
“Boychik, let him be with his feygelekh.”
“Can you cure his rash before you shoot him?”
“He needs a diaper change also!”
It didn’t work in 1979. Why should it work now?
Nah. Let him finish the popcorn and leave. We’ll see who comes next.
“I asked him for pastrami on rye, not white-take him out.”
“Don’t waste your arrow Cherubim.”
“And you’re sure the poison on the tip is untraceable?”
“E-D is not his name, it’s his medical reputation!”