I’ve gathered a smattering of trivia about cartoon caption contests on HumorOramaLOL at https://humororama.lol.
Other than the ego-driven Leaderboards, I’d say The Almanac and Hut 8 sections are the most popular. They offer a fair dose of trivia and let you discover things like this: there is only one city from which all three New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest finalists hailed in a single contest—San Francisco.
By the way, don’t know how to change it, as I am a theoretical Luddite, but my last name is AUTUMN (not augumn), given to myself as a 50th birthday gift 27 years ago. 💚
Thanks for making waking just now to a California earthquake worthwhile.
“I think we have a need to know what we do not need to know.”
— William Safire
“Trivia must be noteworthy, novel or clever... ‘Comedian Albert Brooks attended Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh’ is a fact. But ‘Comedian Albert Brooks had to change his name because he was born Albert Einstein’? That’s trivia.”
— Ken Jennings
“Who are three people who’ve never been in my kitchen?”
I recently learned that on my mother's side we're descended from the Mountweazels who came over on the Mayflower.
Mayflower? Sure it wasn’t the Mightflower, its smaller sister ship? Couldn’t be the Mehflower, as that one turned around in port.
I’ve gathered a smattering of trivia about cartoon caption contests on HumorOramaLOL at https://humororama.lol.
Other than the ego-driven Leaderboards, I’d say The Almanac and Hut 8 sections are the most popular. They offer a fair dose of trivia and let you discover things like this: there is only one city from which all three New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest finalists hailed in a single contest—San Francisco.
"...and the answer is not worth knowing "
^^ Now that's funny ^^
By the way, don’t know how to change it, as I am a theoretical Luddite, but my last name is AUTUMN (not augumn), given to myself as a 50th birthday gift 27 years ago. 💚
Thanks for making waking just now to a California earthquake worthwhile.
Vicki
The Arthur Conan Doyle quote is my son who is often called to join trivia groups. I’m the “0h no! i knew that!”
Dear Benjamin,
Great piece! Some of my fave quotes this week:
“I think we have a need to know what we do not need to know.”
— William Safire
“Trivia must be noteworthy, novel or clever... ‘Comedian Albert Brooks attended Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh’ is a fact. But ‘Comedian Albert Brooks had to change his name because he was born Albert Einstein’? That’s trivia.”
— Ken Jennings
“Who are three people who’ve never been in my kitchen?”
— Cliff Clavin
Thank you for sharing as always!
Love
Myq