tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35396555.post8068389527187008596..comments2021-01-15T12:34:54.734-05:00Comments on Maul of America: A Swing and a MissMatt Maulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786715057322458327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35396555.post-79248120968774820752011-11-22T15:10:24.504-05:002011-11-22T15:10:24.504-05:00One other thing:
I seem to recall (from an NPR li...One other thing:<br /><br />I seem to recall (from an NPR live audience show with Mankoff - Arts and Lectures? ) that caption contest cartoons are pulled from the usual several hundred weekly submissions. The final toon is purchased, but the cartoonist's catpion is decapitated (capitated, caption - same root). <br /><br />Generally the author is not happy but cashes the check anyway.Jahn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35396555.post-7505074621337201482011-11-22T14:52:18.853-05:002011-11-22T14:52:18.853-05:00Hi to fellow MAD fan at BoK:
First, I'll say ...Hi to fellow MAD fan at BoK:<br /><br />First, I'll say that except for Angell, The New Yorker is not baseball savvy. If you check the DVD archive for first ten years or so (1925-35) only a supernova like Babe Ruth got any notice - a feature. <br /><br />Second, I agree that your caption rocks (rocked). The so-called finalists are not in the same league.<br /><br />Third, I'm not "Jahn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.com