The contest has the potential to bring out a non-major-league-sports form of regional pride, and there have already been some good moments in local-caption-writer-makes-good. From the Lexington Herald-Leader:

Congratulating cleverness: Rachel Kirkwood of Lexington, you're so clever. Her caption is a finalist in a New Yorker magazine cartoon caption contest. To vote, check out www.newyorker.com/captioncontest, contest No. 9. Deadline is Sunday.

As you know, Kirkwood's caption—"What's more important, youthful hair or F.D.A. approval?"—is also my pick. May the best Kentuckian win. Vote now before you leave work. Just because we lost the 2004 election doesn't mean we have to lose again every week till the end of time. Feel the democracy. It helps.

Categories: NYer, Cartoons, Contest