Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon poll: Which of these coffee captions has the best flavor?

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Poll: Which coffee caption has the best flavor?

Man holding giant coffee cup talks to coworker

  • 42.21%
    "You have a big trial coming up?" "No, just a meeting with a new client who says 'It's a simple divorce case.'"
  • 30.8%
    "I promised my wife I would limit myself to one cup per day."
  • 26.99%
    "I mean, if they'd wanted to limit the size of the refill cup I can bring from home, they should've put that in writing."

ABA Journal readers came up with dozens of captions that went down smooth, and we chose the three we savored the most. Now it’s your turn to decide on the best one. The caption with the most votes will appear in an upcoming issue of the magazine.

Vote in the cartoon poll for one of the below captions before 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27:

• “You have a big trial coming up?” “No, just a meeting with a new client who says ‘It’s a simple divorce case.’” —Submitted by Selena Sujoldzic of Wichita, Kansas

• “I promised my wife I would limit myself to one cup per day.” —Submitted by Vivian D. Hoard of Atlanta

• “I mean, if they’d wanted to limit the size of the refill cup I can bring from home, they should’ve put that in writing.” —Submitted by Katryn Hurtado of Los Angeles

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

Voting period: Votes must be cast by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.

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, follow this link. To view past cartoons, check out this gallery or follow the Cartoon Caption Contest RSS feed.

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