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 Sophie Lucido Johnson and
Sammi Skolmoski, must be received by Sunday, October 2nd. The finalists in the September 19th contest appear
below. We will announce the winner, and the finalists in this week’s contest, in the October 17th issue. Anyone age
thirteen or older can enter or vote. To do so, and to read the complete rules, visit contest.newyorker.com.“I only knew about the moral code.”
Susan Sturm, Springfield, Ill.“O.K., I took two risks today.”
Meredith Scardino, New York City“Says the guy who’s probably not even wearing pants.”
Lyle Johnson, Columbia, Mo.
“ You just don’t see stars like this in the city.”
Brett Morris, St. Paul, Minn.