#191: "Just...No."

Arthur Trope Presents:
The Inscrutables
No. 191
“Just...No.”

Inky took a while with this one, but that didn’t matter bc the Caption Committee debate carried through to this morning. Nine Committee members with nine different opinions. Artie submitted a caption that ran over 500 words and would’ve required 2-point font to get onto a single panel. It involved an elaborate backstory set at a watering hole in Mozambique with a Rick’s/Casablanca-like vibe. I love Artie’s long captions, but this one was asking a lot. Slothrop declared it a non-starter & everyone in the room seemed to have an opinion. It was Hanelore, of all people, on her first day back in the office, fresh from Munich & having accepted the Head of Films role, who finally suggested “Just...no”. It was the only thing everyone could agree on & it came back from the focus groups as the clear #1. I’d post Artie’s original caption submission, but I’d have to type the whole thing up. I’ll just take a picture of it and put it on the blog for posterity. -Ed.