Hi Tyler, congratulations and thanks for entering. Sorry, I am just putting two and two together and see now you were one of the finalists. (I don’t remember what captions I wrote last night for today’s drawings.) So you were a finalist in the CartoonStock contest for my cartoon? Which caption? I will mention you in next issue of The Bob.
I had to look it up. It was your 'chess piece on the stand' cartoon. My caption was "You may step down, and across.".
It sparked a "Battle of the Bob's" and in the end you were able to secure me a runner up prize.
The judging video is still up on the Cartoonstock YouTube channel.
I think I've won at Cartoonstock around 5 times now but never 1st place. I've also been a finalist in the New Yorker and Tony Lopes' contest but NEVER 1st place. Lol
Ahh! I remember now. Yes, you should have won. I am never in step with their picks and convinced at times I don’t know what is funny. The new contest I actually entered myself.
Thanks for the upgrade. Sometimes I think i'm losing my perspective trying to compete in these caption contests. Anything too witty goes unnoticed because of the sheer volume judges have to click through and anything too obvious is boring no matter how perfect.
No problem. You picked my caption in the Cartoonstock contest and fought for it, but sadly I ended up a runner up. You emailed me after and gave me a membership to your substack and told me you'd never forget me. (I may have misremembered that last bit.)
For this contest I also submitted "Incidentally, this is also where I was touched." -which I thought was much funnier, but it did not make the cut. I was surprised to see my other one was chosen.
Listened to Bob on Adriana Trigiani; feel lucky to have found a new ‘friend.’ Retired private school teacher with fixed income; will read what I can from “Bob” without paying; will make sure he’s fundamentally in-sync with my hazy beliefs; might put in hard-earned teaching retirement $ to pay to read more of Bob’s fascinating stuff but cut down on $ spent on books and cold brews. P.S Wish I lived near NEw York, but anything interesting ( according to Bob ) happening in Chicago?
At the moment, I have no plans for Chicago. But I love Chicago and would love to get back to the Art Institute of Chicago which was a great help for my book, Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums. I was going to put them on the cover but I am happy I went with my home museum of The MET.
Thanks for the kind words and glad you are enjoying The Bob (I upgraded you to a free lifetime paid subscription.).
Sorry to hear about your high school experience. I can't imagine why that teacher failed you. I agree with you that those "I told you so" moments never happen. I wish I could attend your book event. Being in L.A. will make it tough but I would like to be there in spirit. Good work! Enjoy! Rosi 😀
I had a couple teachers like that in high school, too, Bob. Although not as awful as yours. My guidance counselor laughed in my face when I told her I wanted to be a writer. And my junior-year English teacher left me out entirely when she assigned people to work on the new school newspaper. (They all ended up quitting except the editor, who begged me to join the staff.)
I submitted to my school paper both in high school and then at Pratt Institute in college. I couldn’t understand how I could never get in once. I actually began getting published in New York Newsday as a teenager yet I didn’t share that as to not be accused of rubbing it in their face. Nobody cares, you learn.
I submitted "I did receive an advance for my testimony".
You might remember me from the Cartoonstock contest.
Tyler Bradley
As a consolation prize I upgraded your Bob subscription for a free paid year.
Hi Tyler, congratulations and thanks for entering. Sorry, I am just putting two and two together and see now you were one of the finalists. (I don’t remember what captions I wrote last night for today’s drawings.) So you were a finalist in the CartoonStock contest for my cartoon? Which caption? I will mention you in next issue of The Bob.
I had to look it up. It was your 'chess piece on the stand' cartoon. My caption was "You may step down, and across.".
It sparked a "Battle of the Bob's" and in the end you were able to secure me a runner up prize.
The judging video is still up on the Cartoonstock YouTube channel.
I think I've won at Cartoonstock around 5 times now but never 1st place. I've also been a finalist in the New Yorker and Tony Lopes' contest but NEVER 1st place. Lol
Something's off with my karma.
Ahh! I remember now. Yes, you should have won. I am never in step with their picks and convinced at times I don’t know what is funny. The new contest I actually entered myself.
Thanks for the upgrade. Sometimes I think i'm losing my perspective trying to compete in these caption contests. Anything too witty goes unnoticed because of the sheer volume judges have to click through and anything too obvious is boring no matter how perfect.
No problem. You picked my caption in the Cartoonstock contest and fought for it, but sadly I ended up a runner up. You emailed me after and gave me a membership to your substack and told me you'd never forget me. (I may have misremembered that last bit.)
For this contest I also submitted "Incidentally, this is also where I was touched." -which I thought was much funnier, but it did not make the cut. I was surprised to see my other one was chosen.
Listened to Bob on Adriana Trigiani; feel lucky to have found a new ‘friend.’ Retired private school teacher with fixed income; will read what I can from “Bob” without paying; will make sure he’s fundamentally in-sync with my hazy beliefs; might put in hard-earned teaching retirement $ to pay to read more of Bob’s fascinating stuff but cut down on $ spent on books and cold brews. P.S Wish I lived near NEw York, but anything interesting ( according to Bob ) happening in Chicago?
MES
Hi Mary,
At the moment, I have no plans for Chicago. But I love Chicago and would love to get back to the Art Institute of Chicago which was a great help for my book, Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums. I was going to put them on the cover but I am happy I went with my home museum of The MET.
Thanks for the kind words and glad you are enjoying The Bob (I upgraded you to a free lifetime paid subscription.).
Best,
Bob
Sorry to hear about your high school experience. I can't imagine why that teacher failed you. I agree with you that those "I told you so" moments never happen. I wish I could attend your book event. Being in L.A. will make it tough but I would like to be there in spirit. Good work! Enjoy! Rosi 😀
Thank you, Rosi! I believe there IS one individual I can think of obsessed with chasing “I told you so” moments. He’s running our country.
I had a couple teachers like that in high school, too, Bob. Although not as awful as yours. My guidance counselor laughed in my face when I told her I wanted to be a writer. And my junior-year English teacher left me out entirely when she assigned people to work on the new school newspaper. (They all ended up quitting except the editor, who begged me to join the staff.)
I submitted to my school paper both in high school and then at Pratt Institute in college. I couldn’t understand how I could never get in once. I actually began getting published in New York Newsday as a teenager yet I didn’t share that as to not be accused of rubbing it in their face. Nobody cares, you learn.
PS. Shame on those teachers!