Previous Cartoon Winners

Winning captions will be published in the Grapevine magazine.

 

June 2013

"I'd be happy to share my story. I just can't remember it."

—Stephen S., Newmarket, N.H.

 

May 2013

"I guess you really have tied one on!"

—Fred F., Albany, N.Y.

 

April 2013

"Maybe a dunking booth for Al anons? They'd love it."

—Jimmy O., Dallas, Texas

 

March 2013

"Geez, I really have hit my bottom!"

—Sher M., Burns, Ore.

 

February 2013

"He calls it 'meditation'."

—Anonymous

 

January 2013

"Which promise was this again?"

—Doug R., Grand Island, Neb.

 

 

December 2012

"You're right. A bartender doesn't make a very good sponsor."

—Anonymous

 

 

November 2012

"I looked just like you once, but that was back when work wasn't clouding my drinking."

—Stephen S., Newmarket, N.H.

 

 

October 2012

"I'd like to make amends for stealing your husband. I'm sober now. Will you take him back?"

—Kathleen M., West Hartford, Conn.

 

 

September 2012

"If I were an alcoholic I'd be drinking with a pink elephant!"

—Peg S., Cleveland, Ohio

 

 

August 2012

"Now is a good time for a word from my sponsor."

—Pat R., Satanta, Kan.

 

 

July 2012

"Hey, on the bright side, I am 24 hours sober now!"

—Anonymous

 

 

June 2012

"Uh, I don't think you can add the liquor store as a dependent..."

—Fred F., Albany, N.Y.

 

 

May 2012

"Since I came to AA, my laundry and my life is sober, not just dry."

—Peter G., Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

 

 

 

April 2012

"I'm lying here because I slipped on the First Step."

—Loren B., Bozeman, Mont.

 

 

 

March 2012

"Dear, I think your husband misunderstood. Wasn't it the wall you wanted to get plastered?"

—Max R., Ocala, Fla.

 

 

February 2012

"You may want what I have and be willing to go to any lengths to get it, but I am still going to run this past my sponsor."—James, New Zealand

 

January 2012

Winner: "If you can see me, I'm the least of your problems."—Suzanne S., Vernon, Texas

 

December 2011

Winner: "What do you mean your crystal ball can only see one day at a time?"—Rob F., West Hartford, Conn.

November 2011

Winner: "I asked him if he wanted to go to an AA meeting later and he said, "Let me sleep on it!"—Joe H.

October 2011

Winner: "Thank you all for attending this month's group conscience meeting, here are a few items we need to go over." —Anonymous

September 2011

Winner: "You know that wearing a smoking jacket does not make you a classy drunk!" - Gus P., Eugene, Ore."

August 2011

Winner: "It keeps coming up with the same letters: AA." -Joe H., Vancouver, BC

July 2011
 

Winner: "Is this a Twelfth Step call?" —Ed G., Media, Pa.

 

June 2011

 

Winner: "The more I drink, the more interesting you get." —Larry C., Lost City, WV

 

May 2011

Winner: "My wife said if I wanted to have another drink, I could just sleep here tonight." —Rick Y., Belfast, ME

 

Winner:"Is this anyone's first AA meeting?" DLW, Bartlett, Tenn.

 

Winner:"Isn't wearing womens clothing taking anonymity a bit far, Bert?" James, New Zealand

 

Winner:"The bad news is, the doctor gave you an alcoholic brain; the good news is, it wasn't hardly ever used." Greg M., Decatur, IL

 

Winner:"As his doctor tells him he must stop drinking, Fred has a flashback to an earlier experience. Woody R., Stockton, CA