Editorial Cartoon Caption Contest

12 16 09 Bearman Cartoon Happy PC Holidays

Personally I dont know which group irritates me more during the holidays.  The first group are those that force their employees to say Happy Holidays instead of leaving it up to the individual to say Happy Holidays, Merry Chistmas, or even Good Solstice.  The second group are those who call for boycotting retailers who decide to use Happy Holidays in their advertising instead of Merry Christmas.

Surprisingly the PC police haven’t caught onto the fact that the word Holiday stems from Holy Day.   I had many different things running through my head as to what to put on the sign the guy on the right is holding.  Then I figured I have some talented readers so I thought I would do a…

CAPTION CONTEST

Rules:

  • In the comments section indicate the word(s) you think should go on the sign
  • If you have a website make sure to include it in your signature or in the comment itself
  • Next week I will post my favorites and have my readers vote on the best one.
  • If I get 10 people to comment  in the next week who have not commented on the site in the last 30 days, I will give the winner their choice of a Tote Bag/t-shirt from WackSack.com or a signed copy of the finished artwork  (and yes, I’ll pay shipping to you Aussies)

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Comments

78 responses to “Editorial Cartoon Caption Contest”

  1. David Avatar

    Merry Happy Chriskwahannukwhatsis Day!

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      Please use that in a sentence.

  2. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

    Hey, It’s that time of year. Buy Something.

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      And just like my neighbors with their lights, that sign could stay up way into February

  3. Danica Avatar

    This isn’t an entry, but: if you get 10 extra non-frequent commenters, THEN the winner will get a prize?

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      Where you the kid that read the sweepstakes rules before entering a contest. Geez, no one was supposed to point that out.

      Actually I tend to get a lot of lurkers who don’t comment so I am trying to entice them with goodies.

      1. Danica Avatar

        Haha, sorry. It’s good bait 🙂

        1. bearmancartoons Avatar

          Now that you successfully called me out…give up a suggestion for the sign.

          1. Danica Avatar

            Hahaaaaa. I’m not very clever with captions, but if I think of one, I’ll definitely post it.

  4. Chris Watkins Avatar

    I think “Buy Something” does the trick pretty well. Honest and direct.

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      Given the discounts that retailers are offering, I think they hope someone will

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      Simple and direct. What I would expect from you.

  5. frigginloon Avatar

    “Happy public holiday”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      But what about those who don’t celebrate or even those who don’t like to be happy?

      1. frigginloon Avatar

        OK “Public holiday” then 🙂

        1. bearmancartoons Avatar

          Still used the word Holiday..haha

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      “Fordham University”???

      1. Robert Matejcek Avatar

        Fontbonne University (right ‘chere in the STL) – but hey, they even gave me a diploma, so – you know …

        How about “We acknowledge your presence, Comrade”. Or maybe “WackSack.com”?

        🙂

        1. bearmancartoons Avatar

          OK…that is just overpromotion.

          1. spilledinkguy Avatar
            spilledinkguy

            Hmmm … my bad. Marketing is not exactly my forte. 🙂

  6. notapeopleperson Avatar

    “We invite you to enjoy, or not enjoy, the time of the year set aside for more lith feelings toward, or not toward, one another.”

    1. frigginloon Avatar

      Will that even fit on the sign ?

      1. bearmancartoons Avatar

        Yes…but I’ll have to use really small font

  7. George Avatar

    “Come enjoy our 25th of December savings!”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      So now I am confused. Do I only get the savings on December 25 or do I get the prices of December 25 now.

      1. George Avatar

        It’s like the 4th of July. We’ll just call it the 25th of December. You can save all week long. We already raised the prices and lowered them somewhat for your shopping pleasure. Yeah.

        1. bearmancartoons Avatar

          Maybe 4th of July in December. Makes up for all the Christmas in July Sales.

  8. jammer5 Avatar

    “THE END IS NEAR!”

    MERRY CHRISTMAS CHEAP NAME BRAND WATCHES SOLD HERE!”

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS NO SMOKING!”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      Is it Name Brand or Brand Name? I always get that confused.

      1. jammer5 Avatar
        jammer5

        I think it depends on what country made the knockoffs 🙂

        Merry Xmas cheap knockoffs sold here.” 🙂

  9. G Avatar

    How ’bout:

    Have a non-committed celebration of a joyous non-normal off day.

    or

    Have a happy non-working day of merriment!

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      I think I like the first one better. It’s more confusing. haha

  10. Donald Mills Avatar

    “John 3:16”

    or

    “Go to Hell”

    or

    “You just proved that Beartoon adversitising works.”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      Austin 3:16 might work. Go To Hell works. Wouldn’t that be hilarious. “Thank you for shopping at Walmart. Go to hell”

      1. jammer5 Avatar
        jammer5

        I got a friggin stocking stuffer for you.

  11. Corve DaCosta Avatar

    It’s that time of year again!

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      That’s a good one. You can pull it out for Presidents Day Sales, Valentines Day Sales, Memorial day….

  12. MidwestMom Avatar

    I just wanted to say this ( for the sign) I know I can’t enter but..
    Celebrate the season with mistletoe in your back pocket so the whole world can kiss your merry a$$

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      Why do you think you can’t enter. You are now entered.

  13. Dave Hambidge Avatar

    “2010 might easily be worse.”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      That’s right so spend your money now.

      1. Dave Hambidge Avatar

        And thankyou for listing me on the side bar, over to the right folks!!

        1. bearmancartoons Avatar

          That’s what I do for my frequent commenters. I had to dump a few that went missing or stopped posting on their sites.

  14. fundamentaljelly Avatar

    “Happy, aahh, you know, Day…man”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      One of my original ideas was to take holi out but then it became Happy Days and I figured I would need the fonz in there.

      1. bschooled Avatar

        Ha! why not? I bet you could draw a kickass fonz, Bearman.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          AYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

  15. frigginloon Avatar

    “7 days to New Year Sale”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      That reminds me of the creepy Halloween Movie that they had the song “3 more days till Halloween Halloween Halloween, 3 more days till Halloween, Silver Shamrock”

  16. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

    Can I enter twice? After standing in line 20 minutes last night to buy soap pads I think the sign should read,
    “If you are willing to stand in line, we are willing to sell you stuff.”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      I love creativity borne from real life. Enter as often as you want.

  17. Jordasche Bledsoe Avatar

    They say to celebrate and be merry
    Do or don’t…you choose

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      I think the only people that might offend are those who are not good at making decisions. They might stand around trying to figure out what they should do.

      1. Jordasche Bledsoe Avatar

        Uh oh, in that case it could offend a lot of people because there are a boat load (which is probably a severe understatement) of people who would just stand there dribbling out of their mouths twiddling their thumbs honestly not knowing what they should do until were told.

        1. bearmancartoons Avatar

          Then again that might work to your advantage as a retailer. A huge crowd stands in front of your sign and the real decision makers see it and say, “hmm there must be something good going on at that store. I’ll go check it out”

  18. Nef Avatar

    We don’t care what you celebrate, as long as you celebrate… BUY NOW! Support our fledging economy!

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      It’s always about the economy. It is never about profits. Support our fledgling profits I say..haha

  19. houseofmuses Avatar

    I don’t even consider myself Christian, but I will say “Merry Freakin’ Christmas” if I want to. No politically correct over here.

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      Double dog dare you to say that tomorrow to someone..haha

      1. bearmancartoons Avatar

        Ok..I mean someone you don’t already know.

  20. jbstuff Avatar

    this might work:

    Marry remind chris about mas .

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar
  21. Nate Fakes Avatar

    “Merappy Holistmas” (www.natefakes.com)

    Did I win? Did I win?

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      No but right now that is in my top 50.

  22. bschooled Avatar

    “Please Do Not Touch, Lick, Stroke or Mount The Exhibit”

    (Not that it relates much to your cartoon, mind you, I just think that “Engrish” signs are funny.)

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I am not even sure where to begin with that one..haha

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      Love the spelling of Yours in this.

  23. Danica Avatar

    “Enjoy a mediocre commemoration of whatever you did this time last year.”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      See I knew you could do it!!!

  24. notapeopleperson Avatar

    “We humbly mention the possiblity of an upifting and light period of time taking place near the 25th of December.”

    1. bearmancartoons Avatar

      As long as you do it humbly.

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