A profile of Carl Gable III, writer of "Well, that was abominable," the wittiest caption submission I've seen in quite some time. If I'm not mistaken, the magazine didn't print his "III." Well, if there's any justice, they'll print his caption, right on the Harry Bliss drawing, forevermore.

I haven't written about the contest lately since I like to give it serious thought, and time has been short. But in case I didn't say so already, "Are you now, or have you ever been?" is truly a caption for the ages, and Stuart Spitalnic of Saunderstown, R.I., please google yourself and drop me a line so I can interview you. I may even call. For now, I just bow to you, deeply.

Speaking of interviews, I'm now providing caption contest winners a reunion service as well as a cheerful series of inane questions; an old friend of a contest winner recently reconnected with her old pal through the emdashes switchboard. Send your missing-cartoon-persons queries here!