Congratulations to G.J. LaBonty of West Jordan, winner of The Salt Lake Tribune’s cartoon caption contest this week.

Thanks to all who submitted captions. The winners and the runners-up were chosen by the newspaper’s political cartoonist, Pat Bagley, who draws the contest cartoons.

We invite you to enter the contest next Sunday when we publish a new Bagley cartoon in search of a caption and instructions on how to send us your entries.

Here are the runners-up:

“Alas, poor Swallow ... I knew him well.”

Pat Scott

Sandy

“This is when you’ll get your next raise! Please leave now!”

Larry Adelt

Salt Lake City

“The only way to get ahead in this company is to have a few skeletons in the closet.”

R.J. DeGooyer

West Valley City

“Death, taxes, smoking and air pollution. Name your poison.”

Bill Welbourn

Cedar City

“Vacation? What do you mean ‘vacation,’ Bixby? Cromwell here never took a vacation.”

Ron Martinez

Magna