Each week The New Yorker magazine has a contest wherein readers are asked to provide captions for a cartoon. This week's is particularly relevant to us pianists. Put on your thinking caps!

(I was trying to find a way to paste the actual cartoon into this message, but couldn't. Maybe one of you talented folks can.)

New Yorker cartoon

I never get most of those even WITH captions.

But lemme try my hand anyway....

Let's see, which one is "the Horowitz piano"....

Let's see if this attempt to copy/paste the cartoon works (never did this successfully before)....

"I'm quite certain this is NOT what Mr. Higgins meant when he asked you to put ten grand into the room."

dam good

"I know I didn't tell you how many of them there were, but that is why they are called the Five Browns!"

"I'll take the black one"

"Their just like buses, no pianos for months then seven turn up at once..."

There were only two when I turned the lights out last night.

Ken

It was difficult to decide, so the dealer delivered my first 8 choices..., so the dealer delivered my first 8 choices...

Or….

I bought these as an investment, the salesperson said they’ll appreciate significantly…

Or….

There was a huge sale on these, I got them at 10% off the MSRP…

"Every year we have another Grand opening."

ding, ding, ding, we've got a potential winner here!

"If you buy one of each, we gift wrap".

I spit coffee on my keyboard reading your captions! Too funny!

I have one. Sent it privately but what the heck, I'll share!

"Where's Ori when we need him?"

(But of course one needs to see Ori's showroom pianos all lined up perfectly to understand the humor in that!)

Smile, Ori!!!

All the captions were great, but I love this one the best!

Has it been submitted properly to the New Yorker yet?

"And this is the Grand Ballroom"



"I said Baldwin APPLES you idiot!"

"They're having a bit of trouble with the dosey doe."

that's brilliant AJF

i thought the yawning maws needed another customer

Well, the confirmation screen didn't come up, so I kept re-submitting the order.

Thanks for sharing, Joe.

"Isn't this grand?"

"I dunno, which is the odd one out?..."

"The gentleman in our ordering department used to work for Henry Ford."

This had me laughing out loud.

My own feeble attempt:

"I know it's a little disgusting, but sniffing each other's butt is how they get to know each other."

LOL!
You're thinking this is a sales showroom (I did too), some others are thinking a home.
Hmmm...Lemme go back and take another look........
Either way I guess.

OK -- can somebody please explain this one?

(edit: Oh.....the pianos are square dancing.)
Sorry.

I think this one gets the award for "Piano World topicality."

"The western plains used to be home to tens of thousands of them, but because of the railroads, this is the last of the herd."

I second that thumb.

1."How come there are no price tags"

2."Let me do all the talking,honey,Now where is that salesman"

3."They sure got alot of pianos left"They've been going out of biz for a year now.

4." Do they sell sheet music here"

5. "Costco got a better selection than this"

6."Honey,but nobody plays"

7." Do you think they'll meet Costco's price"

8." It's like a morgue in here"

9. " Can't we just get them a digital"

10. Didn't I buy my car from that guy ?

11. "Now which one did the interior decorator like"

12. "How did they get all these in here"

13. "I've always wanted one of these black shiney ones"

14. "Wouldn't you rather have that jacuzzi"

Last but not least!

"Honey,Just because the Jones have a Steinway doesn't mean we have to get one too."