Caption contest!
Wednesday, Feb 5, 2014 - Posted by Rich Miller
* From Scott Stantis…
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- PublicServant - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:21 am:
The Illinois Olympic Bobsled Team practices at SOTU, err Sochi.
- William j Kelly - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:21 am:
Three down… One to go.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:21 am:
Politics ain’t bobsled…
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:24 am:
“While most have heard the phrase of someone being ‘thrown under the bus’, in Illinois politics, the jargon is ‘throw from the bobsled’…”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:25 am:
Bruce Rauner offer the “3″ a ride to the bottom of the hill …
- Judgment Day (Road Trip) - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:25 am:
“What do ya mean, we’re supposed to go forward”
“Where’s the turn signals on this thing?”
“How come I’m the only one on board this contraption?
“Ok, team, once you all push to get us going, you have to all jump on board while I steer this sled to the finish line….
Team…
Team?????
- PublicServant - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:26 am:
The Illinois Bobsled Team - Fool Runnings.
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:27 am:
PublicServant takes an early lead!
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:27 am:
Other states have winners, we have lugers.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:31 am:
“Bruce Rauner’s ‘Rosebud’ …”
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:32 am:
Illinois is my bomb and I’m Major Kong!
- Bobo - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:34 am:
Slidin’ downhill fast
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:38 am:
OH NO! CHRISTIE’S got the weight advantage now! NJ is beating Illinois to the bottom!
- Nearly Normal - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:40 am:
“Yikes! The steering ropes are broken! I can’t steer this thing and we are going downhill faster than I thought! Hang on guys! Guys?!?”
- BehindTheScenes - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:44 am:
Quinn leaves the legislative leaders behind again.
- Cook County Commoner - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:45 am:
My sled! My ice! My course! My trophy!
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:46 am:
Captain Quinn of the Illinois Job-Shred team.
- walker - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:47 am:
Slip Sliding Away
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:50 am:
VanillaMan makes a triumphant return! Welcome back, old pal.
- Nearly Normal - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:56 am:
Gov Quinn steers the ship–err, sled–of state to the bottom.
- Demoralized - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 9:58 am:
The Illinois bobsled team fails their attempt at the death spiral move on the bobsled run.
- Demoralized - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:00 am:
The Illinois bobsled team ends their race to the gold in a death spiral.
- Alexander Cut the Knot - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:07 am:
Bob’s sled was built with good union labor. I’ll ride with them in Bob’s sled and with them pushing we will make sure Bob’s sled wins this race to the bottom? Right Bob? Little Bob? Jo Bob?
- LGHB - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:10 am:
Illinois sliding down the slippery slope to failure.
- RNUG - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:18 am:
Illinois hits a bumpy stretch …
- RNUG - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:19 am:
State employees, State retirees and Chicago Park district personnel were all thrown off the pension ride …
- Nonplussed - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:20 am:
Rauner: While the Jamaicans are cleaning all six of my homes, I’ll take their ride for a spin.
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:21 am:
“CMS’ designed ‘Low-Bid Bobsled’ appears to be having some technical difficulties.”
- MrJM - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:21 am:
Tribune Editorial Board: Scott Walker and Mitch Daniels are Really Super-Good at Luging
– MrJM
- Levois - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:21 am:
I’m not sure what’s going on here. Is Quinn intentionally pulling ahead of his bobsled team? Not sure what this cartoon is attempting to state.
- Soccermom - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:23 am:
Random Navy seals fail in their attempt to rescue an Angry Bird impersonator from an underwater mine tricked out in an Illinois state flag and some Dutch ladies’ shoes?
- Jake From Elwood - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:29 am:
Quinn again has no support in moving Illinois forward.
- Rusty618 - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:31 am:
Hey guys, wait! I was put here to win this event!
- Chavez-respecting Obamist - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:48 am:
Soccermom, I thought it was Blue Man Group falling from the sky as some guy cooked something on his Weber, which is tricked out with an IL flag.
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 10:51 am:
Thanks Rich
- zatoichi - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 11:15 am:
The other 2/3 are just baggage slowing me down!
- A guy... - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 11:52 am:
Gotta get the people out of the way before you legislate here.
- A guy... - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 11:59 am:
“Madigan was supposed to be here with the other 3. Don’t tell me he got a call on his cell”
- veritas - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 12:26 pm:
OW: Let’s change the name of that sled to “Roeser-bud”.
- Hit or Miss - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 12:32 pm:
Do I see the tax payers of Illinois just ahead of me?
- Irish - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 1:22 pm:
Illinois-In the Red with no one at the controls.
- veritas - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 1:22 pm:
Bruce Rauner building coalitions.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 2:11 pm:
- veritas -,
Nicely done! Very well, “Roeser-Bud”
- Philo - Center of the Universe - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 3:17 pm:
Man, what have they done to my Dart?
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 3:22 pm:
Why hello, VMan. *waves*
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 3:29 pm:
I have to disqualify myself from this one. It’s like those graphics where you’re supposed to be able to see something if you stare long enough and I never can.
Everyone sees people falling. I see Illinois (and an older man who could be a lot of people) in a bob sled or snow mobile that has sunk to the bottom of a body of water and divers all around him who seem to be having fun rather than trying to save him.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 3:38 pm:
I can see Soccermom’s 10:23, too. However, those aren’t our Seals. They haven’t arrived yet.
- Just The Way It Is One - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 5:57 pm:
“They REALLY shoulda just put IL. on the front instead of that–like we’re sick and headin’ downhill with me at the wheel. I mean, ha ha, why would anyone ever think of somethin’ like THAT?! Oh well, at least our Guys are wearin’ my favorite color on their OUTfits! I wonder if they’re still wearin’ those special, ‘good LUCK” ties I gave all of ‘em, too, underNEATH those things, ‘cuz, well then THAT’ll give us a chance to win then at least–oh God, here we go– now just keep repeatin’ to yourself “And let the Will of the People be the Law of the Land,” and you’ll make it, Pat, you WILL survive this ride…HOLD ON–WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Feb 5, 14 @ 7:41 pm:
Sorry, but..
“C’mon, Pongee! Faster! Faster!”
- surayabay - Thursday, Feb 6, 14 @ 9:10 am:
We owe it to the voters to get back on track….., well actually we just about “OWE EVERYBODY”!
- surayabay - Thursday, Feb 6, 14 @ 9:13 am:
I hope those guys weren’t from the bond rating company!
- surayabay - Thursday, Feb 6, 14 @ 9:14 am:
This thing is out a control!