Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Poll: Which singing witness caption fits this scene best?

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Poll: Which singing witness caption fits best?

It’s your turn to vote for this month’s cartoon caption that will appear in an upcoming issue of the magazine.

  • 14.08%
    "Your honor, this is not what I had in mind when I said my client would settle for a song."
  • 78.87%
    "Objection overruled. I want to hear whether he gets his truck and dog back."
  • 7.04%
    Leonard Ziff was not successful in introducing the "open mic" concept to the Friday civil motions docket.

Examining this month’s batch of cartoon-caption entries, it’s fair to say many of them were off key. But ABA Journal staff picked these hits from the mix. Now it’s your turn to vote for the caption that will appear in an upcoming issue of the magazine.

• “Your honor, this is not what I had in mind when I said my client would settle for a song.”—submitted by Dennis Honabach

• “Objection overruled. I want to hear whether he gets his truck and dog back.”—submitted by Mickey Schmitt of Nashville, Tennessee

• Leonard Ziff was not successful in introducing the “open mic” concept to the Friday civil motions docket.—submitted by Karl W. Pilger of Vienna, Virginia

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, Oct. 26.

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.

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