Strata: Cartoon Caption Contest

“Oh, Santa! Whatever did I do to deserve this?!”

—Bridget Gaines, Cutler Bay, Florida

Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our November/December 2015 cartoon (above).

We are pleased to congratulate Bridget Gaines of Cutler Bay, Florida, who wrote the winning caption, and our runners-up:

“Thanks, Santa … but does it have provenance?”

—Robert Haggerty, Charlotte, Tennessee

“No, Santa, I meant a candy bar—and while you’re at it, make it a Hershey’s bar.”

—Thomas Wickline, Washington, DC

Write a caption for the cartoon above (see Proverbs 13:24, “Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them”), and send it to us by mail or online on our website:

Be sure to include your name and address. The deadline for entries is March 31, 2016. The author of the winning caption will receive a copy of the BAS book The Origins of Things, a BAS tote bag and three gift subscriptions to give BAR to friends. Runners-up will receive a BAS tote bag and two gift subscriptions.