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 February 28 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!
“NUN for your life!”
— Brendan Powers, Cottondale, AL
“… and we thought Christmas had gotten out of control!”
—Cheryl Waldman, Indianapolis, IN
“I told you to wait till it’s dry and ready!”
—Ian D.
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.
Chuckle at the November/December 2022 winning caption—and see who wrote it!
“I can copilot from back here.”
—Dale Stout, Colorado Springs, CO
How to Submit Your Caption(s)
Submit as a comment below by February 28,2023. Finalists will appear in the upcoming issue. To vote for the winner of the Winter 2023 contest (see finalists above), use the vote form.
NEW CARTOON
“I didn’t think this vacation in Israel would bring CHILLS throughout my body!”
“The native people here sure dress formally!”
Marv,
That is a great caption!
Lee,
Thanks for your favorable critique. Your contributions to this blog are also appreciated!
“According to my map, we are not in Kansas anymore!”
“It reads, ‘If you like to fish & eat sushi, then you are in the right place!”‘
“They want us to sign a non disclosure agreement.”
“They insist that this is a nude only beach.”
Caption:
“It says to be on the lookout for a missing penguin. He’s described as 18 inches in height and black and white in color.”
“We’ve been subpoenaed by these process servers.”°
“The guidebook says they beg for beach umbrellas.”
Caption:
“It says, ‘Penguins show their dark side when approached from the rear’.”
Caption:
“It says, don’t tell the penguins that sushi taste better when fried in butter.”
“For our trip insurance, we should have added coverage for SNOW STORMS & BLIZZARDS!”
“It does state that PROPER BEACH ATTIRE is required at all times!”
Caption:
“This is the ‘Island Welcoming/ Beautification Committee.’ They welcome us, but they are issuing us fashion citations for improper attire.”
“This travel guide doesn’t even mention a formal dress code.”
“I don’t know Morty, maybe these are Florida penguins.”
“Do you feel a little chill in the air?”
“I wanted to go south for the winter, not winter in the south!”
“There is a financial advisor available to help us turn our FROZEN ASSETS into PRIME LIQUID REAL ESTATE!”
Dale,
Congratulations to you on your high flying caption win.
Also,
Does anyone know where Gerald has disappeared to?
or,
Dale?
“Bubbe always claimed you were FRIGID!”
“Isn’t this a crazy statement? ‘Always warm your genital area before relieving yourself!”‘
“They say they need four more for a minyan.”
“Are we in the right century? Those penguins keep singing for us to smoke Kool’s.”
“Somehow I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.”
“.One of them keeps bragging ab0ut how his great great great great grandfather almost defeated Batman in one ot their encounters in the comic book in the fifties.”
“Before we BREAK BREAD, we need to BREAK ICE with these strange people!”
“Vladimir Putin now says we are in RUSSIAN TERRITORY!”
“They say they will accept ten pounds of any small live fish in exchange for their time share.”
“The members of your welcoming committee are named:
(1) Icicle
(2) Popsicle
(3) Frosty
(4) Freezie
(5) Numbness
(6) Chilly
They will provide you with WARM GREETINGS!”
“The translator says they just told us to get lost.”
“Their boss, Penguin Ed, sent them to sell us protection insurance!”
“The Winter Olympics have FROZEN OUT this potential location in 2024!”
“One of them is black and white, waddles when he walks and he’s missing.”
“It says FAT HEADS should eat more BLUBBER!”
“They want us to make sure that the newspapers print the following;Local penguin heroes rescue lost tourists.”
“I won’t be able to go with you into that very fancy restaurant tonight if I don’t have a tuxedo on. Do you think one of these little guys can tell us where he got his?”
“A pirate woman with a BIG CHEST was buried near here, but her FAMILY JEWELS have long since disappeared!”
“We could invite them for dinner at the hotel but I’m sure I saw a sign that said shoes were mandatory in the dining rooms.”
“If they are Jewish,we may be able to finally find a husband for our daughters.”
“Don’t refer to them as poor little fellas again; I heard their family owns Penguin Random House Publishing.”
“We’re all here to celebrate the birthday of our favorite Aunt Arctica.”
“It says, ‘Because of CLIMATE CHANGE, the temperatures will become COLDER!”‘
“Water is nice, great cooling system, but Florida it is not.” — Adrian Storisteanu, Toronto (who is verifiably human everywhere but this webpage)
“Did I mention that you are turning blue? Have you been taking VIAGRA?”
“I guess I’m just not a Penguin person.”
“If I had a COLD HEART, then I could have run for Congress like George Santos and vacationed in Washington, D.C.!”