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Comical Processing: You Write The Cartoon Caption Winner January 23, 2012

Jan. 23, 2012
Congratulations to Bob Geertsen, who submitted the winning caption to this cartoon. Think you can write a funny caption? Be sure to check out our latest cartoon.
"Comical Processing" features drawings by award-winning cartoonist Jerry King. It’s our way of letting you take a break from all the serious stuff you deal with at work —  by coming up with appropriate light-hearted captions.
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Honorable Mentions

"A wireless model? I'm not sure..." Submitted  by  Eduardo Magallón C.

"I thought the rental agreement said 'No Strings Attached.'" Submitted  by Kirby Hostetler; Barberton, OH

"Not sure how I got roped into this one Larry" Submitted  by Ian Cairns

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OTHER SUBMISSIONS

"We've become attached to each other." Submitted  by Dale Stout; Colorado Springs, Colo.

"Hey Stan, could you come back later? I'm kinda tied up right now." Submitted  by John Soper

"A few wire ties will fix this right up!" Submitted  by Thomas C. Hallin

"When you think about it, this is actually a good thing. Now you know what not to do!" Submitted  by Larry Shade; Augusta, Ga.

"I've got to go to a meeting. Call me when you get this cleaned up. . . " Submitted  by Larry Shade; Augusta, Ga.

"Umm. . .would you believe 'bungee jumping?'" Submitted  by Jatin D. Shah

"The challenge here is that this is a mess." Submitted  by Gail McGrew

"I don't want to hear any more of your complaints about 'red tape.'" Submitted  by John Street

"Did you actually read the latest Rigging Procedure update before signing it?" Submitted  by Bob Vaughn

"Would you believe it's hard to push a cable?" Submitted  by Richard Morgan

"Five minutes? Sure, no problem. " Submitted  by Rick Kirkley

"Sorry boss. I was so wrapped up into this job I couldn't respond to your text message." Submitted  by Roy Smith

"I was thinking about theoretical physics 'String Theory' and I pushed the wrong button." Submitted  by Steve Walden

"It is just the machine programming error." Submitted  by Milind Ranade

"Hey Clive, no one told me Spiderman had joined the maintenance section, all I said was 'We need to tie down this robot, he did this then climbed the wall.'" Submitted  by SCraig Watkinson

" Just like fishing with my grandson." Submitted  by Jess Starkey

"I think the controller to this is one of those old 'fuzzy logic' devices." Submitted  by Terry L. Castor

"Five more minutes Joe. . . I've almost got it!" Submitted  by Scott J. Weston

"I always thought red tape was supposed to be RED." Submitted  by Dean Kirkner

"He said: 'Wow! I've never seen it do that before!' and left for lunch. . . " Submitted  by Larry Shade; Augusta, GA

"The consultant said he would be back next week. . ." Submitted  by Larry Shade; Augusta, GA

"I forgot to set the star drag." Submitted  by Scott Calkins; Baton Rouge, La.

"Sorry, I'll have to miss lunch today. I'm just too tied up in this project." Submitted  by Chuck Lewis

"I thought this is how you perform a string test!" Submitted  by Chuck Lewis

"I taught myself by watching the spiders in my garden." Submitted  by Cameron Watt

"I swear, I just pulled one wire." Submitted  by Lisa Long; Orchard, Ohio

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