Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Poll: What sketchy caption deserves to get framed?

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Poll: What sketchy caption deserves to get framed?

  • 30.7%
    “Counselor, my suggestion that you ‘paint a picture for the jury’ was rhetorical.”
  • 13.22%
    “Counselor, let’s hear from the witness before drawing any more conclusions.”
  • 56.09%
    “Who called a caricature witness?”

Which caption truly captures this artful courtroom scene? We brushed through about 130 submissions and just can’t draw our own conclusion. Vote in the poll to help us pick 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:

• “Who called a caricature witness?” —Submitted by Kathy Cornell of East Hartland, Connecticut

• “Counselor, let’s hear from the witness before drawing any more conclusions.” —Submitted by Richard Wolf of Westminster, Maryland

• “Counselor, my suggestion that you ‘paint a picture for the jury’ was rhetorical.” —Submitted by Kathryn Pruss Zeltwanger of Butler, Pennsylvania

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, March 31.

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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