Caption of the Day
 
December 28, 2001

          Weekly Caption Contest


Winning Entry:
Babylonian Spider God summoned, invades gay disco! Film at 11! - Matt Loomis.

Also-Rans (in no particular order):
"Little Johnny - fooled by the ol' wives' tale that painting yourself gold protects you from giant man-eating black widows - met his untimely death last week. He will be missed." - Melisa Nishi.

Eventually, they just gave up on getting any two scuptures that matched. - Mark Mills.

Enronius escapes from the wicked clutches of SEC. - Will Vehrs.

Once the spider proved he could keep the pigeons away, Goldie had no choice but to remove his fig leaf. - Mark Mills.

"Don't shoot! I swear I'm just shooting a Midas Muffler commercial!" - Brent Thurman.

Incoming Mayor Bloomberg's sculpture replacement program gets underway. All NYC sculptures will be gold by 2003. - Will Vehrs.

"Finally, the first ads for Terminator 3 are starting to appear!" - Mark Mills.

Ziggy Stardust and the Spider from Mars make an appearance in NYC. - Carey Gage.

Thanks to all who entered. See the main blog for this week's Contest Photo.

December 27, 2001


"Ooh! I hope this is the Prada handbag I asked for!"

December 25, 2001


"Look over there, Adolph - it's that bitch Fluffy. And she's wearing the same outfit she wore to the party last year!"

December 21, 2001

          Weekly Caption Contest


Winning Entry:
Swim the Friendly Skies. - Alyx Parker.

Also-Rans (in no particular order):
"No, Phil, any landing you can 'swim' away from sucks ass." - Mark Mills.

Omar Ahkmed jumps for joy at his student-pilot father's first ever landing. - Will Vehrs.

"This is how bad parking is in L.A., any questions?" - Mark Mills.

Vacationers rush to the scene as Amelia Earhardt's plane washes up near Milepost 11. - Will Vehrs.

"I realize that the ocean crash-landing seemed like 'a lot' of turbulence but I think that the giant boy about to shake us could be worse." - Mark Mills.

Thanks to all who entered. See the main blog for this week's Contest Photo.

December 20, 2001


"Half-naked women and firearms; what else do we need? Oh, yeah... beer."

December 14, 2001

          Weekly Caption Contest


Winning Entry Haiku:
Dodd, Atomica
Oh plug me! Ipse Dixit,
I am not Mark Mills.
- Matt Loomis.

Also-Rans (in no particular order):
"I'm telling you, Ethel, we can retire here and never worry about anthrax again." - Will Vehrs.

40 years after disappearing into his nuclear fallout shelter, Grandpa Munster emerges into a brave new world... - Chris O'Donnell.

Grandpa Munster isn't allowed to go to McDonald's playland anymore. - Matt Loomis.

Mos Eisley Spaceport.... You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. - Mark Mills.

Instead of spare change, something far more disturbing emerged from the bottom of Little Jimmy's piggy bank. - Caleb O. Brown.

Professor Phineas demonstrates the hardened Bin Laden latrine during a Special Forces training session. - Will Vehrs.

GGQ's brand of geriatic playboy looks dapper, even in the worst kind of hole-in-the-wall. - Mark Mills.

Dateline: May 8th, 2031 - Osama Bin Laden finally captured - Details at 11:00. - Brent Thurman.

Scrapple Magnate Rupert Persimmons checks out a mock-up of the Russian Space Station. Persimmons has purchased a space trip for $3 million and the rights to his food technology secrets. - Will Vehrs.

An inspection of the interior of the Taliban Submersible Fleet reveals that they are no more sea-worthy than they would appear. - Jeffrey Harris.

One of the most remarkable features of this giant Buddha statue is found here in the rear. - Mark Mills.

Emeritus Professor of Biology Sinclair Phineas shows off his new stem cell research center funded by the Leon Kass Institute. - Will Vehrs.

Thanks to all who entered. See the main blog for this week's Contest Photo.

December 13, 2001


"I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing bu- Oh, wait... sorry. Force of habit."

Submitted Alternative:
"I want this many cheeseburgers and a diet coke." - Matt Loomis.

December 11, 2001


"You know, Congressman Condit, it was bad enough when you made me leave my driver's license at home when we got together...."

December 07, 2001

          Weekly Caption Contest


Winning Entry:
Oh sure, like male figure skaters have testicles.... - Jeffrey Harris.

Also-Rans (in no particular order):
Just when he thinks the dream can't get worse, here come the midgets. - Mark Mills.

Like most TV stars of the 1980s, He-Man suffered a humiliating decline. - Mike Adams.

Continually typecast after The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Peter ("Rocky") Hinwood's career floundered. Desperate and practically destitute, he accepted the offer from Disney on Ice. - Brent Thurman.

Sadly, the pee dance isn't a required move in Olympic Muscle Skating. - Mark Mills.

This is what will happen to you if you don't read Ipse Dixit every day. - Jeffrey Harris.

Don't end up like this guy...Suck up to Dodd when you submit a Caption Contest entry. - Jeffrey Harris.

Not playing Atomica for a day is like getting kicked in the nuts while ice-skating wearing fake muscles & tights. - Jeffrey Harris.

Fake big muscles don't make high-fives hurt any less. - Mark Mills.

Slim Goodbody, how far you've fallen.... - Matt Loomis.

Thanks to all who entered. See the main blog for this week's Contest Photo.

December 06, 2001


U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan meets with his chief advisors.

December 04, 2001


The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy strikes again.

 

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