Stacy Innerst, Post-Gazette Click photo for larger image.

Here's the latest intriguing and disturbing drawing from the mind of Stacy Innerst. Send your captivating caption to Page2@post-gazette.com or Portfolio, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 34 Blvd. of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Mark your submission "Caption Contest." Include your address and neighborhood or municipality. Deadline is midnight next Sunday, Dec. 24. Results will be revealed in two weeks. Winners have a choice between a copy of "Sports Town: A Look at the Famous Sports Pages of the Post-Gazette" or a set of Post-Gazette walking tours of Oakland and the South Side.

Now, the results of Caption Contest 42. Our judges were all over the place. But Bob Lockwood of Chippewa emerged as the clear winner, adding to his Caption Contest Hall of Fame credentials with his second No. 1 finish and third time in the winners circle. After that it was neck-and-neck. We're pleased to note that our other two winners are first-timers.
-- Peter Leo
Portfolio editor

WINNERS

1. It hadn't worked out for him in the shoe department either.
Bob Lockwood, Chippewa

2. Just when Boffo thought it was going to be another long day at the make-over counter, he saw Tammy Faye Bakker approaching.
Sue Leroy, North Hills

3. The fat lady froze. It must have been 50 years since their affair, and he hadn't changed a bit.
Joseph Climber, Oakdale

HONORABLE MENTION

The Max Factor/Ringling Bros. merger was going through a rough transition.
Peggy Galway, Brighton Heights

Wearing her lipstick a lot larger than her lips was only the start of old Aunt Gertrude's fashion mistakes.
Ann Marie Staniszewski, Plum

Gail searched for a mirror while the makeup technician took a bathroom break, never to return.
Linda Ambroso, Upper St. Clair

Harold went to great lengths to prove to customers that he personally used all the products he sold.
Charlie Devlin, Whitehall

Herb tried several different ways to pass the time while his wife shopped at the mall.
George A. Miller, Ross

Emmett was sure the lost love of his life, whom he briefly met in that tiny, crowded car, would eventually show up here.
Ted Betush, Wexford

Clinique executives suddenly realized the hidden costs of outsourcing to the Shriners.
John Frankovitch, Weirton, W.Va.

Hair and make-up can go so far. Poise, confidence and inner beauty gets your dream.
Daniel Dinello, New Castle