"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.
Could it work on the ocean floor . . . say to stop a leak?
Honorable Mentions
"I know it's the wrong size, the wrong color and the wrong material, but I got a nice bonus for finding this low cost over seas supplier, so make it work." Kevin McLellan; Rockland, Ma.
"They say that fancy labware can be a way of compensating for something else." Submitted by Cameron Watt
"What's the challenge of building a ship in THAT?" Submitted by Cameron WattOther Submissions
"Yes, I agreed to test tube drinks at the office party, but what the . . . ?" Submitted by Christine Banaszek; Hauppauge, N.Y."That was supposed to be on the last shuttle launch, why is it still here?" Submitted by Robert Andrew
"You say you found this in your back yard?" Submitted by Robert Andrew
"Well I guess we better call Johnson back from vacation a little early." Submitted by Michael Collins
"Carl, I want you personally to take this down to the qc lab and give it everything you got, this model has to last a year or two." Submitted by Michael Collins
"Call up Research and Devolvement and ask how soon they can start testing it." Submitted by Michael Collins
"THAT may be the solution to Toyota cars acceleration problem!!!" Submitted by Lisa A.Patel
"I see you're already prepared for not getting a raise or bonus this year." Submitted by Kirby Hostetler; Barberton, Ohio
"No, it's not a multivitamin, it's our new suppository." Submitted by Kirby Hostetler; Barberton, Ohio
"It is a new product we are developing, condoms for giants." Submitted by Bob Andrew
". . . and that is why FDA regulates condom manufacturing." Submitted by Peter Spath
"I told you not to let chemists do the scale-up." Submitted by David Tremblay
"I told you Viagra would cause it to fall off." Submitted by Rick Staley
"I asked for a Plug Flow Reactor not Plugged Flow." Submitted by K. Sahasranaman
"Once again the old SI - ENG misunderstanding . . . When are THEY going to learn?!" Submitted by Iván Grosmann
". . . and then we plan on testing it on human subjects." Submitted by PJ Campbell
"That tube Is no use to us it is not big enough Please discard it." Submitted by Donald Drummond; Clarksburg, W. Va.
"Next time check the units on the vendor drawing." Submitted by Paul Hutcheson; Elkton, Va.
"Call BP, I think we have a solution to the oil leak." Submitted by Kevin Summ; Milwaukee, Wisc.
"Trust you to come back with some strange retort." Submitted by Rob Falconer; Lakeland, Fla.
"But is there any market for test-tube giraffes?" Submitted by Rob Falconer; Lakeland, Fla.
" NSFW reference? 'I keep thinking of a song from my rugby days about an engineer.'" Submitted by Cameron Watt
"What's the challenge of building a ship in THAT?" Submitted by Cameron Watt
"The glass blowing shop isn't for 'personal' projects." Submitted by Cameron Watt
"I don't care if you're the 'father' -- you still can't put it on your insurance." Submitted by Cliff Riley; Bay Village, Ohio
