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 Mick Stevens,
must be received by Sunday, September 13th. The finalists in the August 31st contest appear below. We will
announce the winner, and the finalists in this week’s contest, in the September 28th issue. Anyone age
thirteen or older can enter or vote. To do so, and to read the complete rules, visit contest.newyorker.com.“ The piano’s in tune, but the house is a little flat.”
Walter Gray, Middleton, Wis.“In 2019, I would have been both confused and alarmed by this.”
Sean Gannon, Hudson, N.Y.
“‘Amazon drone delivery,’ you said. ‘It’s so convenient,’ you said.”
Brendan Welsh, Alexandria, Va.
“Do you struggle endlessly through here often?”
Dennis Michael Burke, Phoenix, Ariz.