Five Quips for Cherry Blossom Hanky Panky | Capitol Quip

By Jason Dick

Posted April 16, 2014 at 3:15pm

The five finalists for this week’s caption contest are ready for your votes.

Using the comments section below, vote for your favorite caption until 5 p.m. ET Thursday.

Here are this week’s finalists:

Now that’s a Dear Colleague!
He’s been watching “Lame Duck Dynasty.”
Looks like the idiots are in full bloom as well.
Mon Cheri! An affair in full bloom!
McAllister’s up the creek without a paddleboat!

The cartoon with the winning caption will appear on this blog on April 20 and in the following print edition of Roll Call. The contest winner will receive a signed color print of his or her Capitol Quip cartoon from the cartoonist, R.J. Matson.

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