This week’s contest

Each week, we provide a cartoon in need of a caption. You, the reader, submit your caption below, we choose three finalists, and you vote for your favorite. Finalists for this week’s cartoon, by Benjamin Schwartz, will appear online November 18th and in the November 25, 2019, issue of The New Yorker. Anyone age thirteen or older can enter or vote. To read the complete rules, click here.

Contest #685

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The Finalists

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Contest #683

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The Winner

Contest #681

“You pinch me one more time and you’re going to find yourself in hot water.”

Janet Doherty, Isleton, Calif.

second place

“I can’t believe you wore shorts. Everyone was staring.”

Charlie Choi, Villanova, Pa.

third place

“Yeah. Like you’re such a great catch.”

Ryan Burns, Burien, Wash.

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