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Welcome to the News & Record's "Jokes on You" page. Each week I'll post the new cartoon for your caption consideration (see above) and post the previous week's cartoon, the winning entries and all the other entries (see below). I will also try to talk a little about what I liked about the captions I chose and why I thought they worked. Feel free to post comments and ask questions. And remember, this is for entertainment purposes only, so please, no wagering.

LAST WEEK'S WINNER
So, whadda ya think of my selections? Agree? Disagree? Let me know what you think.
Leave a comment. Tell me your pick. Tell me why the ones I picked stink. Or, if you must, tell me how brilliant my choices are.

I liked the drawing I did for this week's contest. I mean, it's hard conjuring up a drawing that could have many different interpretations (just look at some of my past efforts) but I thought I came up with a good one this time. And you guys didn't let me down. You did my art justice with some of the most consistently good captions to date. I considered not picking any runners-up because there were too many good entries to choose from. But then someone reminded me that was my job. Seriously, it was a coin-toss in many cases. In fact, this week, I'm going to skip the individual comments about the other close-contenders. You'll know which ones they were.
By the way, three snail mail entries made the runners-up, a new record.

WINNER
"Sometimes I wish they would leave me behind."
Joel Clark, Greensboro

RUNNERS-UP
"My rock collection at show and tell. Bad idea."
Dennis LaJeunesse

"Mom went a little overboard with lunch today."
Team Walter

"No Book Left Behind..."
Paul and Robin Timmins

"I didn’t pass the EOGs, but I have some huge deltoids."
Kris Voy, Trinity

"It’s laundry day in home ec class."
Bill Wallace, High Point

“Dude... I gotta get a laptop.”
Tammy Sanders, High Point

THE REST
1) "Psst! Wanna buy some Chinese toys?"
2) "Take your computer to school! Great! I only have a desktop."
3) "Eastern Guilford is trying new fireproof texts: stone tablets."
4) "My Dad found all the missing 'Jokes on You' entries and is making me dispose of the evidence."
5) "These are the missing 'Jokes on You' entries."
6) "These are the ballots for next month's election."
7) "It's the complete Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report."
Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi, High Point

"I feel like I have the world on my shoulders."
Shirley Stultz, Climax

"Whew! They aren't kidding when they say 'first grade ain't what it used to be'."
Marcia James, Jamestown

1) "So this is how old people end up like this!"
2) "How in the world are kids getting fat these days?"
3) "And this is only the first day of school!"
4) "I wish my parents would have bought me a laptop."
Joel Clark, Greensboro

"I knew Honors classes would be more work, but this is way too much!"
Arthur Weitz

"I need to get into character, IM a turtle in the school play."
Jimmy Horn,Greensboro

"My parents may have had to walk both ways up hill...in the snow, but I bet they didn't have all these heavy books."
Daniel Forlano

"Never thought I'd have to take him on his first day!"
Steve Kindschi, Asheboro

"It's the kitchen sink!"
Christine Keaton, Randleman

1. "Dad said these were the rocks that were in my head. I am taking them to science class."
2. "I dont go anywhere without my computer."
Christine Keaton, Randleman

"School sure is back breaking work!"
Christine Keaton, Randleman

"With my grades, this is my only shot at Notre Dame."
Brent Wooten, Thomasville

"Whew! They aren't kidding when they say 'First grade ain't what it used to be'!"
Marcia James, Jamestown

"Yeah, with the No Child Left Behind rule, it was my turn to do all their homework."
Stephanie Apple, Greensboro

"I hope all these books help me pass the EOG's so my school makes AYP and ABC's."
"If my class had a computer I wouldn't have to bring mine everyday."
"What did my mom pack for lunch!"
Donna Combs, Gibsonville

"My mom had a hard time getting the kitchen sink in my back pack."
Don Rankin, Greensboro

"Hey Josh, tell the coach I won't be at soccer practice today. I've got a 3:00 with my chiropractor."
Kathryn Foster, Browns Summit

1."Hey Ken, never be out sick for two days."
2."Being a genius is killing my back."
3."It's the budget, all the juniors have to carry their desks from class to class."
4."You need to lighten up Eddie."
Cheryl Kidd, Greensboro

"I just don't know how Santa does this all over the world."
June Annis, Jamestown

"Man I need new shoes!"
Darrell Brown, Randleman

"Maybe I should have put the scooter together before shop class...."
Christine Keaton, Randleman

"Step on a crack and break my back!"
Christine Keaton, Randleman

"I forgot my lunch."
"Mom went overboard on my iron deficiency problem."
"Tell me again how much we going to make from these old Playboys."
"I going to drop bowling and pick up badminton."
"The sidewall cracks remind me of you, Butthead."
Dennis LaJeunesse

"We had the Pre-EOG Practice Tests all week, so I had to do my real schoolwork on Saturday."
or
"We had EOG testing all week, so I had to do my real schoolwork on Saturday."
Sharon Shepard, Jamestown

"I like studying ancient history, but these stone tablets are killing me."
Tim Tribbett Greensboro

"My mom got mine at 'Haul-Mart'!"
"This is my lunch... Tomorrow we get our books!"
"I brought all my comic books ... So I’ll have something GOOD to read!"
"If you can see the building ... Let me know…"
"Yeah!...We’re smarter than apes ... Cause WE walk up-right!"
Joe Siernos, Greensboro

"Yes it hurts my back, but I pay for the doctor visits with the change I find."
Joel Clark, Greensboro

"Next year, I'm not taking Honors Physical Education."
Phil Valla

"Tote that barge. Lift that bail!"
"That's the last time I'll complain about skimpy lunches."
Bob Fuller, Greensboro

"Mama said,"you never know which encyclopedia you might need."
Richard Smith,Greensboro

"Teacher said to bring a household pest for biology class ... BE STILL, SIS!"
Meredith Kilpatrick, Summerfield

"Oh look, its that little bug from last weeks cartoon."
Frank Beamon, Greensboro

"My Mom said the laptops were too expensive."
"... so that's what a Tax-Free weekend is."
Shawn McEntee, Jamestown

1. "Yeah, Mondays are the worst. But, by Friday, after I sell all these healthy snacks and bottled water that Mom packs, I'll be rich!"
2. "Mom's mountain spring water fetish might make her healthier but it's going to kill me!"
3. "I wanted to be a soldier until Mom did my backpack for the first day of school. Now I want to be a donkey salesman!"
C. L. Sumpter, High Point

"I'm carrying a heavier load this semester."
Cynthia Shores, Ramseur

1. "Ok, you were right there is a difference between carrying a laptop and a desktop."
2. "I'm begining to see that carrying more books, doesn't make you smarter, just tired."
3. "Here's the plan, at lunch I let my twin out and I go home."
4. "That is some lunch."
5. "Lunch is only a half hour, how are you going to eat all of that?"
6. "I hope that's not fertilizer."
7. "If you're running away I would suggest transportation."
8. "Can't you read? No guns allowed on school property."
9. "You're suppose to ride your bike not carry it."
10. "For show and tell I brought all of dads movies of him and mom wrestling."
11. "If they ask us to bring one more box of kleenex or soap I'm gonna scream!"
12. "Dude, I would have made my little sister walk."
13. "Next year no more advanced classes for me."
14. "If I don't get a laptop soon. I will be the shortest 12th grader to ever graduate."
Team Walter

1. "I remember when one apple was enough!"
2. "I thought age brought wisdom."
Christine Keaton, Randleman

"My brother gotta quit the track team or lose some weight."
"Why do I always have to take the class pet home?"
No Name or city given

"Nobody should have to walk to school 10 miles uphill both ways."
W.C. Smart

"You're lucky. My new teacher sure gives us a lot of homework."
Dave Derence, Greensboro

"A laptop was too expensive, so my folks got me a set of encyclopedias for 50¢."
Cathy FitzGerald, Greensboro

"When your dad tells you how he had to walk to school with a load of books, be impressed."
Charles Rowe

"Man, this B.Y.O.T.A. thing is brutal. I like my teaching assistant and all, but…"
L. Michele Brainerd, Greensboro

"I'm practicing to be a bell ringer at Notre Dame."
Cathy Cockerham, Greensboro

"I'm kinda sorry that I switched my major to geology."
Cathy Cockerham, Greensboro

"I heard Dad say that you can't take it with you....so I'm tryin'. "
Cathy Cockerham, Greensboro

"This is harder than Santa makes it look!!"
Jean Brockman, Pleasant Garden

"I think mom switched our book bags."
Bobby Moore, Greensboro

"You know that you didn't have to bring all of last year's books back, don't you?"
Jean Brockman, Pleasant Garden

"I can't believe she wasn't impressed with what I brought to show and tell."
Jean Brockman, Pleasant Garden

"I wish my brother would learn to walk like everyone else!"
Cathy Cockerham, Greensboro

"Must be Hell Week for Parachute Club pledges."
Gray Amick, Greensboro

"I'm carrying a full load this semester."
Stan Dymek, Greensboro

"So what if I believe in being prepared!!! Is that so wrong??"
Cathy Cockerham, Greensboro

"My therapist says that I have a lot of baggage."
Cathy Cockerham, Greensboro

"Just call me Quasimoto, Jr."
Cathy Cockerham, Greensboro

"I can't believe we have to rent the school gym for all these returned checks!!"
Christopher Williams

SNAIL MAIL
"The teacher's gonna figure out you’re in there Mom."
"My Mom's having a hard time letting me go to school by myself."
"I've hear it's good to bring an Apple to the teacher."
"My teacher's going a little bit wild with the homework."
"My teacher's married to the orthopedic surgeon."
"The budget's been cut again. We have to bring our own desks."
"PE doesn't exist anymore; all the homework fills that requirement, too."
Kris Voy, Trinity

"It's my Uncle's accordion for show and tell. Bad idea!"
Frank Freeman, Greensboro

"Don't criticize me 'til you walk a mile with my backpack."
"I'm trying to impress the girls with my strength. Actually, I'm carrying a helium balloon in there."
"When I signed up for carpentry class I didn't know I had to bring my own bricks."
Max harless, High Point

"Mom says in the good 'ole days they used lockers."
"Do you think anyone will notice that I brought my dog?"
"My Grandma packs the best lunches."
Barbara Vestal, Greensboro

"I had to pack my lunch today."
"That's why they make laptops with wheels now."
Deborah Brown, Summerfield