Each week, we provide a cartoon in need of a caption. You, the reader, submit a caption, we choose
three finalists, and you vote for your favorite. Caption submissions for this week’s cartoon, by Benjamin Schwartz,
must be received by Sunday, November 10th. The finalists in the October 28th contest appear below. We will
announce the winner, and the finalists in this week’s contest, in the November 25th issue. Anyone age thirteen
or older can enter or vote. To do so, and to read the complete rules, visit contest.newyorker.com.“Four-story brownstones? They’ll never
catch on, not in a million years.”
Stephen Peretti, Wellesley, Mass.“It scrape sky.”
Keith Huie, Mineral Point, Wis.“I guarantee he brings up the whole
discovering-fire thing within the first five minutes.”
Theo Gresh, Washington, D.C.
“ You pinch me one more time and
you’re going to find yourself in hot water.”
Janet Doherty, Isleton, Calif.