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, August 16th. The finalists in the July 27th contest appear below. We will
announce the winner, and the finalists in this week’s contest, in the August 31st issue. Anyone age thirteen
or older can enter or vote. To do so, and to read the complete rules, visit contest.newyorker.com.“ I don’t need your approval. I just need you to tie the laces.”
Leila Cheikh, Sydney, Australia“ Because they don’t need to be nailed to my feet, that’s why.”
Christopher Olson, Minneapolis, Minn.
“I don’t think ‘dressage’ means what you think it means.”
Karen Greenfield, Santa Barbara, Calif.“He could have just written his name on his yogurt.”
Tyler Jacobs, Kearney, Neb.