Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Poll: Which caption is head and shoulders above the rest?

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Poll: Which caption is head and shoulders above the rest?

  • 31.46%
    "It looks like my habeas doesn't want to cooperate with my corpus."
  • 19.95%
    "I promise I could not do this before the whiplash. Damages, please."
  • 48.59%
    "Your honor, would you direct the witness to pull himself together?"

We had a great time sorting through more than 115 entries for this month's cartoon caption contest. It's time to vote for the entry that's way ahead of the rest. The caption that receives the most votes will appear in an upcoming issue of the magazine.

Vote in the cartoon poll for one of the captions listed below:

• “I promise I could not do this before the whiplash. Damages, please.” —Submitted by Lisbeth L. McCarty of Norman, Oklahoma

• “Your honor, would you direct the witness to pull himself together?” —Submitted by Kathy Ludwig of Greenfield, Massachusetts

• “It looks like my habeas doesn’t want to cooperate with my corpus.” —Submitted by Linda Poindexter of Branford, Florida

How to vote: Using our poll, select the caption you think best fits the scene depicted in the cartoon.

Voting period: The poll closes at 11:59 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 29.

What’s the prize? Bragging rights. Plus, the winning caption and credit to the caption writer will appear in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal.

For complete rules, click this link. To view winning cartoons from this year, check out this gallery or follow the Cartoon Caption Contest RSS feed.

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