Here's how it works. You submit a caption - and it becomes a cartoon drawing with stick figures.

just when we got close, you had to leave
remember back when we were small?

For five years, artist Sam Brown has been riffing on the enigmatic submissions of strangers. There's no stumping him - every meaningless non-sequitor gets a sly riff.

what did i just eat???
i hate the coffee at work

Single drawings capture entire back-stories that have led to fateful, climactic moments in the lives of stick figures. They're simple, eerie, and over the years they've gotten better and better.

i could eat the moon
you have become a ghost
i knew the answer in the beginning

I always find this site inspiring. The web freed an artist to experiment, granting him a vast ocean of interactivity - and endless online audiences to share in the fun.