The rightful winner of the Mr. Weird-Head contest isn't as easy to pick as usual. Kim Corbin's caption, "Don't move. I think I have something in my teeth," is unexpected and appropriately off-kilter for Gahan Wilson's drawing—which, by the way, meets the supreme qualification of being such an excellent and witty drawing it hardly needs a caption. That's how these things used to be done. But the third, “Well, it's a lovely gesture, but I still think we should start seeing other people," by Evan Butterfield, has a good, lightly wry tone that I like; I might have lopped off "Well, it's a lovely gesture," but these reader captions nearly all run on the long side. Corbin is from Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan; Butterfield is a Chicagoan. The Midwest wins either way, luckily. I'm for either, but if forced, I'd choose Butterfield's. It would make a good companion to the rejection line of the clown date. Which reminds me that I should update our pocket-sized database of caption-contest winners soon. Just to be thorough. I know you like that.

Also, you may have noticed that my del.icio.us tags have been absent from posts lately. I'm delighted to report that the pricey miracle-workers at DriveSavers called today to say they think the patient will live, and that's fantastic news for my hangdog, inert, practically vital-organless iBook. When it returns from there and from the Apple Fountain of Life, good as new, the tags will, too. In the meantime, what did we learn last week? Yes, that's right! Back up or find yourself weeping at the Genius Bar, and that won't do—your image really shouldn't have to take the indignity.

Categories: Cartoons, Contest