Comical Processing: You Write The Cartoon Caption Winner May 1, 2011
May 1, 2011
Congratulations to Ferman Prewitt of Monett, Mo., for submitting the winning caption. See if you've got what it takes to be the next winner -- a new cartoon has been posted.
"Comical Processing" features drawings by award-winning cartoonist Jerry King. It’s our way of letting you take a break from all the serious stuff you deal with at work — by coming up with appropriate light-hearted captions.
Instruction Manual -- We don’t need no stinking Instruction Manual!!!!!!
Honorable Mentions
"This is what happens when the Lawyers get involved...." Submitted by Robert Andrew "ACME is at it again, we better call Wile E. Coyote to decipher this one." Submitted by Jim Higginbotham
"Take it home for a read. You'll be overseeing the startup tomorrow." Submitted by Cameron Watt
"Hey, they sent the abridged version...." Submitted by Robert Andrew
"Since real men don't read instructions we may have to call my wife on this one." Submitted by James F. Allbright
"It finally happened, the instruction manual weighs as much as the equipment." Submitted by John M Patterson; Borger, Texas
"Didn't they have an automatic version?" Submitted by Steve C, New York
"What is new in the manual that we already know?" Submitted by Donald Drummond; Clarksburg, WVa
"The publisher didn't know how to translate Chinese." Submitted by Jim McDow; Augusta, GA
"Instruction manual Femenino sustativo Masculin d'emploi Libetto maschile d'instruzioni Bedienungsanleitung weiblich 'Which one means start?'" Submitted by Theresa Fitzgerald; Wellsville, NY
"If you can read this print then you have been exposed to . . ." Submitted by Jeff Tiner; Wrens, Ga.
"I am sure now we should read it for trouble shooting!" Submitted by Rajiv Narang; Toansa, India
"Make sure you read the fine print." Submitted by John Pellegrini
"Looks like they sent us the large-print version." Submitted by Paul Menary; Brantford, Ont.
"At least we'll never misplace the manual." Submitted by Paul Menary; Brantford, Ont.
"Oh boy, here we go again . . . a new startup and a BLANK Instruction Manual" Submitted by Mary W.; Chicago, IL
"So much for a paperless society." Submitted by Rick Lawrence
"Is this English?" Submitted by Boni A. Size
"It came from the Wonka Factory. The Oompa Loompas are real practical jokers." Submitted by Joe Davis; Webster Groves, Mo.
"That's not quite what I expected when they said "Do it yourself' Submitted by Robert N.
"We put this machine in to cut down on our paper use!" Submitted by Michael Palmosina; Pittsburgh, Pa.
"We don't really need this, the operators know what to do." Submitted by Hiram Pabon
"When you figure out how it works. . . just fill in the blank pages." Submitted by Eugene Rease
"Now I know why our salesman recommended we buy the start-up service and operator training." Submitted by Kevin Summ; Milwaukee, Wis.
"This is one of those new Baby Boomer Instructional Manuals. It's for us old Geezers that don't know how to download the manual to an ipod, text the vendor on a Blackberry, dial into a webinar for service tips or e-mail questions. The good news is all of the letters in the manual are 3 inches tall." Submitted by Chuck Lewis
"This must be the manual for a manufacturing plant! Written in multi languages?" Submitted by LC, New York
"It is half the size of the last manual" Submitted by Adam Morris; Westlake, La.
"Peux vous lire Anglais?" Submitted by Cameron Watt
"Volume 1" Submitted by Cameron Watt
"It's funny that a paper machine would have such a large manual." Submitted by Cameron Watt
"I thought you said it was a quick read." Submitted by Shawn Kerry; Westlake, Ohio
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