Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Poll: Can you hear what's happening here?

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Poll: Can you hear what’s happening here?

  • 17.34%
    “You’ve reached the public defender’s office. Please stay on the line for the next available attorney. Your approximate wait time is two days.”
  • 33.8%
    "You reached me on my cell phone. Can I call you back when I return to the office in five-to-seven years?”
  • 48.87%
    "They are taking some pretty extreme measures against suspected cybercriminals."

It doesn't seem like having bars is boosting this inmate's phone service. Can you help us hear what's being said? We dug through 175-plus entries for this month's cartoon caption contest, and now you get to choose the winner. The caption that gets the most votes will appear in an upcoming issue of the magazine.

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

• “You reached me on my cell phone. Can I call you back when I return to the office in five-to-seven years?” —Submitted by Matthew B. Todd of Kansas City, Missouri

• “They are taking some pretty extreme measures against suspected cybercriminals.” —Submitted by Matthew Pagano of Staten Island, New York.

• “You’ve reached the public defender’s office. Please stay on the line for the next available attorney. Your approximate wait time is two days.” —Submitted by Samuel Kennedy of Opelika, Alabama

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, July 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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