Pharmaceutical Manufacturing introduces "Funny Pharm," featuring drawings by award-winning cartoonist Jerry King.

The winning cartoon caption will be featured on the PharmaManufacturing.com Web site and in the PharmaManufacturing.com eNewsletter. The winner will receive a coffee mug with the cartoon and winning caption printed on it.

Please submit your caption to [email protected]. Thank you for your contributions!

Winning Caption:

“How’s the search going? Have you found the QA manager yet?” - Diana Fleig

Honorable Mention:

You think you have it tough ….try being buried in electronic records!" - Submitted by Thomas M. Krier

"Ok Waldo, we've officially been paperless for 1 week and I have to issue a progress update...Would you agree implementation was a success? - Submitted by Larkin Laure

"The idea was to back it all up on your disk, not your desk." - Submitted by Steven Skorich

"Good job Jerry, I see you have our electronic systems backup files ready for the Part 11 FDA inspections" - Richard Callahan

"Your office makes the rest of the plant look less paper less." - Submitted by Lisa M. Pantano

Contending Submissions:

"What??...Completing validation and qualification requirements for the paperless system…" - Submitted by Claude N. Khalil (Mrs.)

"This is the validation paperwork required to validate the paperless plant." - Submitted by John Corrigan

"Ok Waldo, we've officially been paperless for 1 week and I have to issue a progress update to the Super Execs today, would you agree implementation was a success? - Submitted by Larkin Laure

"What part of paperless don’t you understand?" - Submitted by Bill Ebbinghouser

“I’ve warned you… we’re in a Paper Less (less paper) plant, not Paperless!” - Submitted by Chee Fong

“Is the paper we are supposed to be saving or is this the paper we continue to generate?” - Submitted by J. Richard Creekmore, Ph.D, R.Ph.

"You think you have it tough ….try being buried in electronic records!" - Submitted by
Thomas M. Krier

"Ever since the "no paper" policy, we've had an increased order of napkins for the cafeteria and jams in the plant printer.  Any ideas?" - Submitted by Carol Lynn

“When I said, ‘Get on it!’, I did not mean that literally.” “I need that copy of the Memo now!” - Submitted by Mark S. Smyth, Ph.D.

"Nice copying job Bob, but...the FDA prefers to view our electronic 21 CFR Part 11 documents" - Submitted by Carl Tracy

"Hey Herman you said this place was a paperless plant.then a where is all this paper coming from." - Submitted by Donald Drummond

“The only way we know the project is done, is when paper outweighs the building” - Submitted by Terence Walsh

"The auditor wants to see the print outs of the qualification documents for our new paperless system." - Submitted by Mian Ng

"Hurry Up Bob! Arrange systematically & neatly before you safely HIDE it. We may need these documents once the auditors move out of the plant." - Submitted by Syed M Saleem

"I know I saved that email somewhere!" - Submitted by Chenoa Pace

"Corporate wants an update on the success of our new electronic systems, when you find your computer can you email them your report?" - Submitted by Alex Packard

"Hi Marco! Is the celebration party for the EBR go-live still on?" - Piet Swartele

“Hurry up Bob, I need the report for our change to a paperless facility…” - Submitted by Harjinder S Brar

"So, Wikipedia describes “Paperless” as...?" - Submitted by Sheldon P. Krocker, RAC

"After the fact finding visits to the auto and electronic plants and we how have our MRP system, when’s the validation and qualification team coming out of the dark ages?" - Mary Symonds

“I thought the J.D. Edwards system was to make this an open warehouse; What are you doing with all these inventory cards???”- Submitted by Carlos Rodriguez

"When I come back, I want to see all this filed in your virtual office." - Submitted by Annette Johnston

"When you said the plant needed to be Paperless, the operators just shoveled all of the paper into the engineer’s office." and "The plant is paperless, the offices just happen to be paper-full" - Submitted by Lisa M. Pantano

"What? Another executive agenda with no support?" - Submitted by Greg Van Auken

"Tsk, tsk.  Today's Friday... Just remember that today's job is not done
until the paperwork is done!" - Submitted by Jim

“Hey did you hear?  The guy who designated us a paperless plant now works for the White House.  He’s the guy who publishes how many jobs have been saved or created by the stimulus package.” - Submitted by Bill Hodgson
 
"Did you not check your e-mail?  I found a copy of the SOP for the inspector!" - Submitted by Charles Hughes CDR

"I'm afraid its true, Cummings. The system will be down for another two weeks!" - Submitted by Nick Grisham

"The idea was to back it all up on your disk, not your desk." - Submitted by Steven Skorich

"Really, these are just my notes, the paperless system is working great!" or "So?....   as soon as I find the SOP I’m positive all this paper will go away" - Submitted by Mireli Fino

"Harry, Sr Management told me it’s a paperless system...It is but they will not approve anything unless they have hardcopy." - Bill Soennecken

"Everything but the Suggestion Box has gone paperless, we really need to make that a priority."- Submitted by Carol Lampe

Bob: “So, where is the signed validation document?”
Jack: “Oh, we have gone paperless. All signatures are electronic.” - Submitted by Ram Mohan, Ph.D

"Remember we go live with the new lean paperless process next week." - Submitted by Bob Lenich

"Well, since we went paperless… I assume this is your "litter-box"? - Leonard A. Nowak

"Now that the plant is paperless, maybe you can clean up your office?" and "Your office makes the rest of the plant look less paper less." - Submitted by Lisa M. Pantano

“We’re paperless; it’s those regulators” - Jim Uryasz

"OK, Joe…Let’s go through this one more time….You don’t have to print the file in order to get rid of the paper!" - Joe Fosco

SO GMP really means "Gimme me paper??!!" - Peter J. Schmitt

“How’s the search going? Have you found the QA manager yet?” - Diana Fleig

"Good job Jerry, I see you have our electronic systems backup files ready for the Part 11 FDA inspections" - Richard Callahan 

updated 8/5