Perpetual Potholes!
We received 859 entries in this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest and not a flat tire in the bunch! I had a feeling anything to do with potholes would be a hit, pun intended. Our winner sent in a perfect twist on the recent classified documents news. We also had lots of terrific punchlines related to the classic movie “Groundhog Day.” Great job everyone!
As always, when we have duplicate entries, and we always do, we pick the earliest sent in.
Here are your winner and finalists.
WINNER:
Joseph Chaillot, Lafayette: (Punchline lettered into word balloon)
FINALISTS:
Ashley Voorhies, New Orleans: “Watch your step dear, there’s an evenly-paved road up ahead.”
Erin O’Sullivan, River Ridge: “Looks like 6 more weeks of walking.”
Bill Magill, Baton Rouge: “I see no ‘concrete’ evidence this road is getting better.”
John Muery, New Orleans: “Same hole. Same hole.”
Winn Stephens, Lexington, KY: “We’ll see you here in 2024 when you fill it in.”
Greg Probst, Covington: “When he sees his shadow there will be six more potholes on that block before spring.”
Fred McMillan, Montclair, CA: “I suddenly have the urge to play whack a NOLA mole.”
David Prados, Metairie: “Beyond a shadow of a doubt, he will popping out of a new hole tomorrow.”
John F. Vaeth, Slidell: “Hey Wally, they’re finally putting in that Putt-Putt they promised us in 1962!!”
Danny Dysart, Chalmette: “It looks like Deja Vieux all over again.”
Ronald Jaeger, Jr., Metairie: “HI FRED! HOW’S THE WIFE AND FAMILY?”
Sam Johnson, Zachary: “I think the pothole is winning!!!”
Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, Metairie: “Looks like another 6 weeks of busted tires.”
John Weger, Baton Rouge: “Can the sediment diversion project help here too?”
Sam Mintz (Age 11), New Orleans: “Oh no, six more weeks of construction!”
Karen Poirrier, Lutcher: “We’re walking because our car’s tires are being aligned!!!”
David Gillin, New Orleans: “You’re gonna need a bigger shovel.”
Rhonda Ehrlicher, Mandeville: “Nice. They’ve selected a King for this year’s Parade of Potholes.”
Luke Scalise (Age 8), River Ridge: “Find any groundhogs down there?”
Tim Howat, Lafayette: “At this time of year, potholes get filled with cream cheese, chocolate or raspberry.”
Ray Autrey, Morgan City: “Hey Buster! Let me know if you find my Volkswagon!!”
Jay Dardenne, Baton Rouge: “It’s the government’s way of building a subway system.”
Frank Koch, Baton Rouge:“I believe those are the retention ponds as seen in the new Stormwater master plan for Baton Rouge.”
Donna Reuter, Metairie: “On our street, every day is ground ‘hole’ day.”
S. Dolores Johnson, Mandeville: “New day, new year, new contractor, same pothole…….”
Lisa Winningkoff, Metairie: “Well if you ask me, the Bill Murray version was a hole lot funnier.”
Rebecca Aldrich, Kenner: “That must be a shallow pothole.”
David Delgado, New Orleans: “There’s an occupation that will never become obsolete!”
Ralph Stephens, Baton Rouge: “If he sees his shadow, it’s another year of car-eating potholes.”
Mary Malone, New Orleans: “Oh my! Phil is still looking for that float he lost to a pothole last Mardi Gras!”
Adam Swensek, New Orleans:“Looks like it’s six more weeks of parking two blocks from home…”
Well played, folks!
Walt