This week, X marks the spot in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #835 from the issue of January 23, 2022. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Eddie Ward.
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| "Sorry, we're fresh out of rum cake." |
These captions didn't float:
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| "Do you need exact change?" "If you can't find $4.99, please let these nice people through." "We don't serve grog." "Take whatever you want." |
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