Comical Processing: You Write The Cartoon Caption Winner October 2, 2011
Oct. 2, 2011
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"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.
Amazing! I didn't know there were any left. . .
Honorable Mentions
"I don't see a monthly inspection tag - how can we be sure he'll work properly when needed?" Submitted by Dean Rectenwald; Waukesha, Wis.
". . . and I said to Mr. Roddenberry, 'Gene, who on earth is going to use this idea?'" Submitted by Ian Cairns
"Isn't this how Captain America got started? " Submitted by Dale Stout; Colorado Springs, Colo.
"The glass better be unbreakable!! Letting these types run loose is a crime." Submitted by Jatin D. Shah
"Now here is an early example of how chemical emergencies use to be handled. Thanks to the internet, this technology is now obsolete." Submitted by Chuck Lewis
"If he was an economist that new how to solve the unemployment crisis, we would have broken the glass along time ago!" Submitted by Chuck Lewis
"His wife called. Is that an emergency?" Submitted by Christine Banaszek, Hauppauge, N.Y.
"I always wondered what happened to Bob." Submitted by Robert Andrew
"I not sure. . . I think we'd better find the IMF booth and bust out a ChemE for this one." Submitted by Larry Shade
"Well, he can't be monopolized now." Submitted by Gabrielle Maksimovich; Toronto
"Talk about cutbacks and he foams at the mouth." Submitted by Charles Bins
"Now that's my idea of a loyal company retiree!" Submitted by Chuck Lewis
"I did the same thing with my sliderule when the handheld calculators came out." Submitted by Harold Paine
"You are next for the life gen oxygen inhalation treatment." Submitted by Ashok
"You know, for what we pay for Consultants to advise on when to break the glass, we could have paid for a lot of Chemists." Submitted by Bob Vaughn
"I might be wrong, Sally, but I don't think our American cousins have grasped the British national health service principals just yet." Submitted by Ian Cairns
"I wonder how he survives in there under that Argon gas blanket. . . " Submitted by John Waycuilis
"How did he get in there -- Whoever did that must have done mankind a great honour." Submitted by Ashok
"He just stares at us. . .like we're the Lab Rats. I dunno . . . " Submitted by Larry Ladebauche
"Are we really committed to add him to our Process Engineering Team?" Submitted by J. L. Dalferes; Baton Rouge
"We definitely need a new vending machine distributor!" Submitted by Chad Garibaldi; St. Louis, Mo.
"We had trouble understanding him so now we only use him when we have too." Submitted by Fred Durrenberger
"This was cheaper then outsourcing." Submitted by Mervin Archer
"Is that shatter proof glass?" Submitted by Kevin Summ
"He said he only wanted to work part time after he retired." Submitted by LeRoy Rugg
"He's the last one on staff, make sure it's a Real emergency!" Submitted by Keith Wamsley
"Dad was quite the chemist. He started this company in 1962. We had him cryogenically frozen for emergencies." Submitted by Ron Clouse
"The bean counters say it will save a ton." Submitted by Kirby Hostetler; Barberton, OH
"Things really haven't been the same since they put that guy from the Fire House in charge of Succession Planning. . . " Submitted by Fred Fendt
"Let's hope we never have to use it." Submitted by Kirby Hostetler; Barberton, OH
"I dunno. . . if it was a choice between this and getting laid off, I'd have to think about it." Submitted by John D. Barry
"He used to be the chemist at Buckingham Palace." Submitted by Cameron Watt
"Use it if you need to but remember that they don't keep long after you open them." Submitted by Cameron Watt
"Shouldn't we have one working ALL the time?" Submitted by Cameron Watt
"His PPE is SOL." Submitted by Dale Stout; Colorado Springs, Colo.
"The trouble is, you never know how he's going to react. " Submitted by Dale Stout; Colorado Springs, Colo.
"This Pyrex is going to be tough to break." Submitted by Dale Stout; Colorado Springs, Colo.
"Let's see if he passes the litmus test. " Submitted by Dale Stout; Colorado Springs, Colo.
"He appears to be in suspension animation." Submitted by Dale Stout; Colorado Springs, Colo.
"They did say outsourcing would be the least of our worries. " Submitted by Nate Winfield; Gettysburg, Pa.
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