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 Charlie Hankin,
must be received by Sunday, September 1st. The finalists in the August 19th contest appear below. We will
announce the winner, and the finalists in this week’s contest, in the September 16th issue. Anyone age thirteen
or older can enter or vote. To do so, and to read the complete rules, visit contest.newyorker.com.“For God ’s sake, Dave, you’re thirty-five—just use the stairs.”
Christine Huber, Brisbane, Australia
“I’d get out of there before the humidity picks up.”
Jay Sugarman, New York City“ If you were on time, it wouldn’t be this long.”
Eric Shapiro, Ann Arbor, Mich.“It didn’t really bother me until they discovered fire.”
Mary Lorenz, Chicago, Ill.