The winner:

Police lineups and the Bay State? What's illustrator Peter Wallace up to? Several captioneers in our cartoon contest took on tax hikes and left-leaning policies, but Kevin Bergesen's geographic offering made us chuckle. "Last week's winner was an eighth grader, so I tried to keep in nice and simple,'' said Bergesen, a Suffolk Law student, paralegal, and Cambridge resident who grew up in Beverly. Catch the runners-up and enter this week's caption contest above. Good luck!

Cartoon caption contest
Winner: I knew he couldn't hide behind that Cape forever!
Kevin Bergesen, Cambridge

There! The short one! He's the one who raised all my taxes last year!
Tim Churchill, Framingham

That's the guy. I'd recognize that haircut anywhere.
Angelo Tsoulas, Peabody

Yes, sir, that's him. The short one on the left. He's always sneaking up on me and putting his hand in my pockets.
Rick Clifford, Shrewsbury

He got upset and attacked me when I told him I was leaving him for New Hampshire.
John Panagopoulos, Malden

That's the one! That's the one that taxed my husband to death!
Gary Armstrong, Medway

That's the one. He forced me to go all the way to New Hampshire to shop for Christmas gifts.
Rick Temple, Groton

Could you please make him turn to the right?
Ed Smith Jr., Norwell

That's him. He ordered his henchmen to confiscate my parking space last winter...and they took away my favorite lawn chair!
Charlie Rhuda, Melrose

Looking at this line-up, it's obvious why Massachusetts leans to the left.
Don Simmons, Salem

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