wow, some good captions guys!!!

The New Yorker isn't really about "funny." It's aiming for a combination of the abstruse, the twee, and the faintly amusing. There's also a high "meta" quotient, since they frequently publish traditional-type illustrations with really obscure "punchlines." I think they test their captions and cartoons around the water cooler, and if everybody gets the joke, it doesn't get into print.

Dean, did you submit all of our captions, or were we supposed to do that ourselves?

Jorge, no, I can't submit them -- they allow one submission per email address. You have to go over and submit them yourself.
Dean

Now I know why so many people love this site, nice contribution. Thanks

Thank you for the post. I will want to read more from you.