An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
June 25th, 2016
ID Cartoon Caption Contest Closed — Time to Vote
The response to our First Ever ID Cartoon Caption Contest was gratifyingly brisk, with hundreds of entries.
Not going to lie about this — we were somewhat concerned the response would be silence … you know, as in <<crickets>> … but you readers proved very much up to the task, with numerous funny suggestions.
Our sophisticated computer algorithm has gone through the submissions, and noted several themes, specifically:
- Pig-Pen.
- Colistin, KPCs, and other references to resistant bacteria.
- Fecal transplants.
- How hard (and messy) it is to be an intern, resident, or fellow, compared to the clean faculty members standing next to him.
- The ironic (and therefore funny!) contrast between the coat (dirty) and his hands (presumably washed) or tie (tucked in).
- References to historic names in ID/microbiology (Lister, Petri, Semmelweis).
- The Hygiene Hypothesis.
- How being an ID (or GI, or Emergency Medicine) doctor, or Pediatrician, can be a squalid business.
- Puns/word plays on medical terminology. Many funny, all groan-worthy.
Of course, some responses were just baffling, with even our sophisticated supercomputer unable to decipher the humor — or frankly the meaning — of the submission.
The good news is that after hours of number-crunching, we’ve come up with 3 possible winners.
First, as a refresher, the picture:
Now, no doubt inspired by this wacky Presidential campaign and Brexit, you get to vote.
My favorite was “Dr Petri, I presume?”
This was fun. The drawing was brilliant. My compliments to you and your wife. I hope more are forthcoming!
Thanks, Mimi! For the record, Anne is my Sister, not my wife.
Paul
Oops! Maybe there’s a cartoon there!
How’s about: “so hard to get MRSA under control”.