● May 3, 2026
In HumorOramaLOL, TNYCCC Leaderboard’s default ordering is ‘Larry David–style’: strictly merit-based—no reinterpretations, just total wins, with most recent win as tiebreaker.
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● April 24, 2026
In HumorOramaLOL, we’ve named the group of contestants that have two or more Finalist Appearances “repeaters.” It’s a great thrill to be a Finalist in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. If you repeat as a Finalist you’re certainly going to be over-the-moon.
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● April 9, 2026
For last week's very detailed Creature from the Black Lagoon cartoon by Harry Bliss, I was so tempted to start my caption with a tone-setter: "Relax." It's kind of a popular opening tone-setter so I decided against it. What makes a tone-setter effective versus just filler?
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