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You Make the Captions!
Last month, we had a lot of fun with CoyoteOldStyle’s April’s End Photo Caption Contest. Today I’m offering for your captioning pleasure some new “interesting” images. Reminding you once again that you must bear in mind the gravitas of the ancient Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times,” I present you budding photo weenies with the latest new and improved incarnation of CoyoteOldStyle’s “Mother-May-I Photo?” Caption Contest.
Write some creative, pithy, thought-provoking, silly, happy, sad or descriptive captions and indicate which photo they are for. The ever-popular panel of august judges are back from rehab another weighty assignment and will be adjudicating the winners. Because of the Monday Memorial Day holiday, I will update this page with the winning captions on Wednesday. Have at it and have fun!
A.
Winner: I became tired of shoveling dirt so now I am forking dirt. (designanator)
Runner-up: One less mole messin’ up my yard. (Steve Arney)
Honorable Mention: C’mon, Coyote. Bros before hoes! (Esse Est Percipi) Victor, the august judges asked me to tell you that the garden implement in the photo is a spading fork, it is not a hoe.
B.
Winner: The close up of the Discombobulator 5000 shows that it still does not have the required part. (odetteroulette)
Runner-up: Even Republican desks are crooked. (Kind of Blue)
Honorable Mention: Delta-Tango to Tower. We’re coming in hot! (Rich Banks)
C.
Winner: Paula Deen: “Burnt waffle? Ya’ll jes’ spread on plenty of butter and they’ll never know.” (lifehalflived)
Runner-up: The new “Waffle Flu” virus causes enormous weight gain. (zumalicious)
Honorable Mention: Sadly, worker bee Frank Ackerman left a candle burning in his cubicle with disastrous results. (dcvdickens)
D.
Winner: God is a Sox fan (hatchetface)
Runner-up: The bride’s family would have nothing to do with the inlaws. (junk1)
Honorable Mention: I thought we were going to see Neil Diamond? (Michael Rodgers)
E.
Winner: love’s kindness (hyblaen-Julie)
Runner-up: Why Impressionism Exists (hatchetface)
Honorable Mention: Stunning photographic evidence of an alleged third dimension that co-resides with ours, and a possible framework from which to prove the validity of “swing theory” (not pictured). (Kent Pitman)
F.
Winner: “Martha, I’m going to draw these shades. Those folks in that open salon across the way keep looking at us...” (Kent Pitman)
Runner-up: “The window that has the Christmas Tree shape in it. That's the apartment where the Editor's Picks are all made!” (cartouche)
Honorable Mention: The Human Steppe (Robin Sneed)
Factoid Award: neilpaul correctly identified this building as the Hyatt Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His special award is that he does not have to reprise the five years he worked there!
G.
Winner: All that’s left of Margie’s corsage after Margie caught Jimmy dancing with Carol (odetteroulette)
Runner-up: After the wedding. (fingerlakeswanderer)
Honorable Mention: Memories of a windy day (gmgaston)
H.
Winner: Capt. Kirk’s condom. (BuffyW)
Runner-up: Billy Mayes Zit Preserver!™ Act now and we’ll... (bbd)
Honorable Mention: Space-age, light-weight diaphragm recalled after complaints. (angrymom)
I.
Winner: Mommy, you said you wanted a bigger diamond. So I buried it right here so it would grow. (fingerlakeswanderer)
Runner-up: The day I found out I’m allergic to grass (neilpaul)
Honorable Mention: rabbits run too fast (JHart)
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c. "The new 'Waffle Flu' virus causes enormous weight gain.
A. I became tired of shoveling dirt so now I am forking dirt.
B. Product shot of the new Knoll modular office desk taken by drunken photographer.
C. A waffle found at the scene of a IHOP gun battle.
H. A shuttlecock used in a new game called 'radioactive badminton.'
B. Opening do-it-yourself Tardis kit ordered from Amazon.
C. Recent MRI imagery of Obama's brain as it attempts to reconcile his campaign promises with current actions.
D. “If you photograph it, they will move out of the way.”
E. Stunning photographic evidence of an alleged third dimension that co-resides with ours, and a possible framework from which to prove the validity of “swing theory” (not pictured).
F. “Martha, I'm going to draw these shades. Those folks in that open salon across the way keep looking at us...”
G. Remnants of Nature's own ticker tape parade, remembering its own that have fallen on the cement battlefield.
H. Rare X-ray view of Jelly fish consuming a jujube.
I. Sometimes, as a child reminds us, a field of grass is just a field of grass.
b. Which box is yours?
c. Quit yer waffling.
d. I told you not to eat the chili dog!
h Damn, that racquet has speed.
Stumped for the rest, but great fun!
I I wanna hold your hand...
B. I forgot why I bought the microwave, until I had an idea to move it.
C. Ye another reason the Waffle House girl got thrown off of "Hell's Kitchen".
D. $48.50 for these seas and I can't even SEE the players scratching their balls or spitting? I want my money back.
E. This tree has allergy season written all over it. Hachoo!
F. "The window that has the Christmas Tree shape in it. That's the apartment where the Editor's Picks are all made!"
G. Pink trash.
H. My most recent mammogram.
I suck at this, but can I get honorable mention for weighing in relatively early? ;)
You are getting tougher on us each time! Great photos, COS!
B. The shadow of the blue dimension
C. a. Carbon nanotubes. It’s what’s for breakfast!
b. Toaster fallout
c. Jesus? Mary? Elvis?
D. God is a Sox fan
E. Why Impressionism exists
F. The North face of Mt. Arrogance
G. A shrine to the patron saint of masons
H. a. Space-shuttle-cock during reentry
b. Ionospheric badminton
I. New growth reaches out
B. This microwave comes with the optional time travel option.
C. Might be time to clean the waffle iron.
D. Oh Ump! Any idiot can see he was out! I could see it from here! Hey beerman. Another beer, over here.
E. Sensory overload for a bee.
F. Apartment 3B wants to be the first to put up their Christmas tree-in July.
G. After the wedding.
H. Lorraine's eyeball during a cluster headache attack. In a metal cage, and trying to burst out of the front of my face.
I. Mommy, you said you wanted a bigger diamond. So I buried it right here so it would grow.
B- Don't look up and it won't bother you.
C- Once again, the drones at Honeybee Central, could not grasp the concept of a hexagon.
D-I thought we were going to see NEIL Diamond?
E- Honeybee Heaven.
F- This what happens when your son-in-law joins the Architectural firm.
G- So that's where wedding flower petal come from.
H- OS proves time travel is possible.
I- God working his miracles with his fat little hands.
B. The close up of the Discombobulator 5000 shows that it still does not have the required part
C. Dead Ants: It's what's for breakfast.
D. Fan Attendance has been down since what is now known as "The Corndog Incident"
E. A Photo of the tree known locally as "The Spring Killer" its flowers are beautiful but deadly
F. Meet the ghost of the Hotel Le Steps
G. All that's left of Margie's corsage after Margie caught Jimmy dancing with Carol
H. This Erotic Toy Has It All!
I. Summer
They did pass me a note for Rich Banks that says he's got at least 24 hours to create captions for the rest of the photos and to -- let me see if I can make this scribbling out -- stop being so darned lazy. Yeah, I think that's what it says.
a. A hoe in the ground.
b. Phone home.
c. Chanel style.
d. “Get the number of that Scalper!”
e. Washington: Black is the new pink.
f. Bart Simpson’s timeshare.
g. “Get me the number of the janitor.”
h. Capt. Kirk’s condom.
i. “Quick, pull the van up.”
B-Although it did keep the house warm, the solar panels left no room for the family
C-The cubicles were developing a strange, sugary mold that stuck to everything, everywhere.
D-The crowd parted to allow new visitors to beam down on the solar rays.
D-The bride's family would have nothing to do with the inlaws.
E-A blanket of pink to keep me warm
F-The Legos were bigger and better lately
G-Someone will have to talk to the bushes about the littering!
H-The jellyfish was charged with anger when he lost his tentacles
I-A child's hand with stained fingers, reached from the heavens to the earth, and made green the dry grass.A child will heal the Earth!
B]. geeze did you see those new Walmart desktops?!
C]. little boxes little boxes filled with ticky tocky
B. Allan Parsons Project-or
C. Where's Jesus?™
D. Whoa, the sun does shine out of Manny's ass.
E. Cherry I See Ya™
F. I found Jesus!
G. Alone in Kyoto
H. Billy Mayes Zit Preserver!™ Act now and we'll...
I. The Creation of Grass...Who Needs Adam?
E] close the sunroof!
F] Gonna fly now
G] pick cherry by day-eat cherry pie at night
H] You left the duck tape where? He yelled at her, slamming the safe room door
I] rabbits run too fast
technology framework
the cubicals were getting sad and lonely during this current downturn in the economy
(can't think of one of this pic)
love's kindness
human ant hill
the remains of spring
ants go in, but they don't come out
summer wishes
B. Delta-Tango to Tower. We're coming in hot!
C. Vac-u-form Meets E-Z-Bake Oven
D. 7th Inning Squint
E. Cherry Baby
F. What Tom Wolfe Warned Us About
G. Virginity Lost (Yes, I'd Stoop to That)
H. Style Nebula (as Seen from the Hubble)
I. Reaching for Spring's Green Fingers
F. "It's embarrassing that you still have the Christmas tree in the window and it's the end of May!"
H. Bush and Cheney having just escaped from The Hague are shown making their lunar descent aboard "Moonraper One."
B. Even Republican desks are crooked.
C. What do Republicans call Barack Obama? Chocolate Waffle
D. The Official John McCain Fan Section
E. Pink Eye
F. Ruth Madoff's New Digs
G. Pink Eye Pedal Death
H. Eye See A Web Of Deceit
I. The Quest For Green Starts Early
Suddenly, it occurred to SamJoe that the waffle looked a lot like his teeth.
One less mole messin' up my yard.
B. Spoken
C. Cublicles in Capitalism
D. On Spec
E. Southern Comfort
F. The Human Steppe
G. Hangover
H. Smack
I. High
Now, I must begin plying the judges with my special drinks, imported strippers, and fast drives in antique cars....
A. No, I said we were forking in the back yard.
B. I know that's a pretty shade of blue but, for god sake, put it back on the side of the road where you found it.
C. Paula Deen: "Burnt waffle? Ya'll jes' spread on plenty of butter and they'll never know."
D. I told you to take beano after that chili.
E. Bubba, put that chainsaw away. What do you mean, commie, pink-o tree?
F. Stairway To Heaven-ly Penthouse Apartment For Sale $3M
G. Weeping for the ignorance of man.
H. Combination contraception device and tip tingler.
I. Take my hand and teach me to live.
For what it's worth.
And yes, where IS Bill S.?
There are only hours left in this month's contest. These photos are tougher to caption, but I know that OS has great minds who will crack the problem and come up with creative, pithy, thought-provoking, silly, happy, sad or descriptive solutions!
The august judges are growing increasingly restless. It's time for them to be locked in their chambers so that they may deliberate.
A. It went a lot faster when I used a shovel to dig.
B. “Double Feature” at the Drive-in movies
C. Wish I ordered the pancakes instead!
D. That last foul ball took out most of the ‘peanut gallery’
E. Pink – The natural color of Spring
F. Perfect scale for the new world order
G. Memories of a windy day
H. After repairing the Hubble Telescope, they realize they forgot to talk the safety sticker off the new lens.
I. Keep your little dirty paws off my grass!
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Good luck to all!
Writing captions isn't easy. One has to let the image and the audience both guide them in making a short piece of writing that carries a lot of information. I think there were 25 OS-ers up to the challenge this month. I hope to see even more next time . . .
if there is a next time.
Rated for all the winners and N, the biggest winner of them all, and Michael Rogers, the biggest wiener of them all!!! :-D