{"id":8943,"date":"2018-11-04T13:42:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T18:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/?p=8943"},"modified":"2018-11-04T13:46:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T18:46:22","slug":"your-next-id-cartoon-caption-contest-yearning-for-your-submission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/index.php\/your-next-id-cartoon-caption-contest-yearning-for-your-submission\/2018\/11\/04\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Next ID Cartoon Caption Contest — Yearning for Your Submission"},"content":{"rendered":"

The nice people who write our hospital’s newsletter interviewed me recently about this blog<\/a>, and we covered a whole lot of territory.<\/p>\n

How it got started … inspirations … popular posts … fax machines … why an ID doctor from Mexico asked me about my dog Louie.<\/p>\n

There was, however, a grave omission — nowhere in this otherwise comprehensive review of highlights did I mention our ID Cartoon Caption Contests.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Appalling, I know — especially since these are easily the most commented-upon posts in the 10-plus year history of this thing. If you add up posted comments here and on Twitter, we must have something like a gazillion so far.<\/p>\n

A collaboration with my sister Anne, these contests are the product of a now- patented creative process, which goes something like this (all by email\/texting):<\/p>\n

Me:<\/em>\u00a0 Hey, Anne. How about we do another cartoon?
\nAnne:<\/em>\u00a0 Sure! Any ideas?
\nMe:<\/em>\u00a0 Let’s do one that shows a doctor examining a patient with a highly obvious abnormality — something so absurd you can’t miss it.
\nAnne:<\/em>\u00a0 How’s this?<\/a>
\nMe:<\/em>\u00a0 Yikes. Too scary.
\nAnne:<\/em>\u00a0 How about this?<\/a> Or this?<\/a>
\nMe:<\/em> I’m partial to dogs [OBVIOUSLY] — but dolphin man might be better.
\nAnne:<\/em>\u00a0 Really? How bout getting rid of the animals altogether? Take a look at this.<\/a>
\nMe:<\/em> Perfect! Umbrella head!
\nAnne:<\/em>\u00a0Wonder how your brilliant readers will come up with an ID-themed caption.
\nMe:<\/em>\u00a0 They’ll think of something<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here, then, without further ado, is the latest cartoon, desperate for your clever caption. You’ll see it’s a common cartoon theme<\/a>, but with a medical twist. And just in time for the cold weather.<\/p>\n

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As always, write your proposed caption in the comments section, or post it on my Twitter feed.<\/a> Have fun, and be safe out there!<\/p>\n

And given the obvious inspiration for this whole exercise, here’s a highly relevant video.<\/p>\n