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Potsdam native a finalist in New Yorker's cartoon caption contest

Posted 3/25/19

POTSDAM -- Potsdam native Keith Bollt was the top finalist in the The New Yorker magazine’s cartoon caption contest recently. Bollt was the winner of Contest #649 on Feb. 4. He captioned a cartoon …

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Potsdam native a finalist in New Yorker's cartoon caption contest

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POTSDAM -- Potsdam native Keith Bollt was the top finalist in the The New Yorker magazine’s cartoon caption contest recently.

Bollt was the winner of Contest #649 on Feb. 4. He captioned a cartoon of a therapy session where the therapist sits by with a disinterested look and the patient, a middle aged man lays prone on the couch with a large weight holding him down.

Bollt’s caption: “We’ll pick this up next week.”

The cartoon contest can be viewed at www.newyorker.com/cartoons/contest#winner.

Bollt, the son of Elizabeth and Erik Bollt, and graduated Potsdam High School in 2015 as co-valedictorian. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in environmental management from Duke University Nicholas School in Durham, N.C.