With over 525 entries sent in, check out the WINNER and all the finalists in Walt Handelsman’s latest Cartoon Caption Contest

Spring Forward!

We received 546 entries in this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest. What a creative mix of clever, zany, bizarre and totally off-the-wall punchlines. Fun stuff! Our winner bounced to the top of the heap with a terrific twist of words that matched the cartoon perfectly. Well done!!

As always, when we have duplicate entries, and we always do, we pick the earliest sent in.

Here are your winner and finalists.

WINNER:

Jackie Derks, New Orleans: (Punchline lettered into word balloon)

FINALISTS:

Stuart Clark, Lafayette: “I think he’s got a combination of spring fever and March Madness.”

Jeff Hartzheim, Fuquay-Varina, NC: “He takes the term ‘Leapin’ Lizards’ to new heights!”

Charles Salemi, Baton Rouge: “Some of us lose an hour, others lose their mind.”

Jason Bone, New Orleans: “How they outlasted the dinosaurs is beyond me.”

Donna Reuter, Metairie: “I think springing forward has its ups and downs.”

Rhonda Green, Metairie: “Well somebody is getting a jump on spring.”

Scott Bull, Walker: “That guy is about an onion short of an Alligator Sauce Piquante.”

Donald Borey, Gonzales: “Hope he doesn’t fall back any time soon.”

Sheri Lindsey, Baton Rouge: “He’s excited now but wait until 6:00 AM tomorrow morning!”

Renée Casbergue, Metairie: “Hurry! You’re late getting to the golf course!”

Rod McEwen, Waverly, GA: “Whew!!! I was wondering what it would take to get that guy out of our swamp.”

Paul Comeaux, Baton Rouge: “I bet I could win the frog jumping contest in Rayne with that thingamajig.”

John Shreves, New Orleans: “He’ll come crawling back.”