Caption of the Day
 
August 30, 2003

          Weekly Caption Contest



Winning Entry: TIE!

"It's a basic rule of relationships. When she asks you if she looks fat, you're NOT supposed to answer." - Pete Guither

"Hillary's jumping in the 2004 Presidential race late? @#&%! That was gonna be my gig! Bitch! Oh, I'm feeling light headed..." - Michael Preedin

Also-Rans (in no particular order):
Sam Muldia:
No one could have foreseen that the stick up his ass was the only thing keeping Al Gore's spine from collapsing.


Daryl Parker:
"What do you mean Britney's not a virgin??"


Julie C:
Slipping a mickey to a girl gone awry.

Yes, the electoral college IS a very confusing concept.

You mean, I really DID invent the Internet?!?!

And then we'll sing: "If you wanna know if he loves you so, it's in his kiss (that's where it is). Oh oh, it's in his kiss (that's where it is)."

Oh my god, it's that fuzzy math again!

Al, when you wake up your joints will be limber again

Mr. Vice President, we're sorry, but Tipper MUST be taken to Jenny Craig.


Kevin McGehee:
The animatronic Al Gore at Disney's Hall of Vice Presidents is captured attempting to get on the David Letterman show. The whereabouts of the real Al Gore remain a mystery at this time, though investigators believe he may have been missing since 1988.


Charles Austin:
"I bet you wish you'd taken the blue pill now."

"Same as it ever was..."

"It didn't work Dr. Smith. Can we try that 'Heal!' thing one more time?"

Al Gore's road to Damascus moment, where he realized the terrible errors of his ways, came in a Ramada Inn hallway just before another fund raising event.

Who knew the real inspiration for "Earth in the Balance" was Al Gore having a little too much wine one night?

Terry McAuliffe's hypnotic tricks work much, much better on the less intelligent.

"It can be a little disconcerting when you first come out of your pod 'Mr. Gore', but you'll get the hang of it soon enough."

Tonight of FOX: Stupid Gore Tricks!

"Can't any of you see that giant rabbit who's calling himself Harvey?"

"May I introduce the Gore's, Tipper and tipsy."

Al will go along with any new age fad, but Tipper had to be restrained and forced into it.


Bruce Henderson:
In his new reality series, the psychic dentist demonstrates his ability to administer "psychrous oxide" and remove impacted molars. Several minor celebrities participated.

(Hollies music....) 'He IS heavy....and he's NOT my brotha."

Pre-Dem Convention...hypnosis experts could only elicit a clumsy kiss on the cheek in their first attempt to extract a genuine emotion from the VP.

Senator Gore was overcome by the sheer enormity of his vision as the Concept of the Internet first came to him.

After his concession speech, V.P. Gore suddenly realized what his teleprompter had said.

Thankfully for VP Gore, who didn't seem up to the task, the training course (provided by the DNC) preparing him for brazen young White House interns, proven unnecessary.


Kurt Preston:
I know Madonna and Britney inspire you, but NEVER touch me like that again.


zjohna:
"I say you will be HEALED!"


Thoroughgoing-bastard:
The joke's on Tracy Morgan.


David Block:
I can't believe that I lost the election!

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

August 23, 2003

          Weekly Caption Contest


Winning Entry:
Charles Austin:
Gary: "You ever made it with a midget?"
Mary: "You mean this week?"

Also-Rans (in no particular order):
Karen Adams:
While making a campaign appearance for Gary Coleman, Michael Jackson reveals the results of his latest mysterious surgery.

Mary Carey's attempt to distract Gary Coleman from running -- at least, for governor of California -- nearly succeeds.

"Well, all I can say is this recall campaign's either gonna be a boob or a bust...Sorry! I mean..."

The Boob and The Cube get together for an appearance on the Toob.

"Maybe it's not so bad I'm short..."

Carey is an ever-present reminder to Coleman of the adult world he will never achieve. But then, it doesn't look as if he minds much.

Kevin McGehee:
"That's a guy!!?? What'choo talkin' 'bout?"

"My gubernatorial platform will be about two feet high, but for right now I'm enjoying the view from down here."

"Ja, mein fräulein, I can get you a part in der next Terminator movie. Uff course I look taller in der movies, it iss all makeup und special effects. Ja, dat's der ticket!"

Samuel Henry:
Is this a great country or what?

wonder if she'd date a black man?

More than a mouthful is wasteful.

Who said being short was a disadvantage?

Daryl Parker:
I'd be a shoo-in for President if those were brains...

Nice work! the same guy did the implants in my cheeks...

Laura Lowe:
Being short has certain advantages.

Vickie Thomas:
"Hasta la vista THESE, BABY!!"

Charles Austin:
I'm no longer with Busey.

It's sort of a Jaws-Dolly-Moonraker scenario in reverse.

"I wish they all could be California girls."

"I'm sorry Mary, but my left shoulder is getting awfully tired. Can we switch sides?"

"I call him Mini-meat."

Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

During their joint California recall announcement, Mary Carey, the naughty French-looking Hollywood porn star, who by the way served the troops returning from Vietnam, smiled broadly while Gary Coleman acted quickly to cover his embarrassing wet spot.

"I feel like $10."

Look at the pretty balloons!

There's a dumb blonde joke desperately struggling to get out somewhere in this picture.

"That's twenty for the picture Gary. Next!"

"I'm gonna be producing Gigli II. Let's do lunch."

"My campaign slogan is 'Mary Does California.' Thanks for coming everybody!"

Further empirical evidence that large breasts exert a strong gravitational pull on the eyes of men.

Nick Nack. Paddywhack. Give a dog a bone.

Chris O'Donnell:
You must stand higher than these nipples to run for Governor of CA.

A man looks in the abyss, there is nothing staring back at him. At that moment he discovers his character. That keeps the man out of the abyss.

Bruce Henderson:
He was so impressed with the balloons, Gary thought he might just become a Republican for life.

Always the ham, all Gary could think about, despite the distractions, was how he could get his hands on the microphone.

Gary has big plans marketing his "Miracle Midget" bra support system.

Dateline People Magazine: Good Samaritan Gary Coleman never minds lending a helping shoulder to someone in desperate need.

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

August 16, 2003

          Weekly Caption Contest


Winning Entry:
"Okay, okay, you can use my feather boa." - Kevin Murphy

Also-Rans (in no particular order):
Kevin McGehee:
Few people realized that the filming of Predator was actually a cover for a secret organizational meeting for musclebound macho guys seeking to remake American politics in the 21st century. Next year, Carl Weathers hopes to defeat Jon Corzine for the U.S. Senate.

"Vat are you laughink at, baldy? I can buy und zell you tventy times over, you freak!"


emmalicious:
"Hinckley had a vision...."


Chris Brogley:
"Jesse, you take any panty waist Democrat and pretend to punch them in the nose, stopping just one-half inch before their nose, and see is they shit down one pant leg or two. That is all there is to it....."


Dave Johnson:
"The fisting fun does not start until after dinner...."


Daryl Parker:
"Now, if we can just get Carl Weathers to run for Mississippi..."

"No, you don't automatically get an intern, Arnold..."

"Forget the NRA, in these parts you'll be too busy avoiding the knives...."

"I suppose the history of the Kennedy family is something they don't teach where you come from...."


Julie C:
"Okay Arnold, I'll say it, You've got a chance of winning."

"Ha ha!!" ...(thinking: "what the heck is this guy talking about?")

"Arnold, I told you already. I'm not coming to California to run for Governor."


Brent Nyitray:
Gray Davis is girly man. His bicep fits inside my fist, ja!


Laura Lowe:
"I'm a reasonable guy but if you say 'I'll be bacK' one more time I'll have to knock you out."


Charles Austin:
"Be careful Arnold and watch your back, Lileks will turn on you."

"Remember when I said I would punch you last? I lied."

"So, you're in? Cool. A two-man tag-team steel cage match on pay-per-view -- you and me against Gray and Cruz. This is gonna be great!"

"I can't wait to knock heads at the next Governor's convention."

"I told you what I'd do if you ever tried to steal my Mr. Freeze look again."

"I'm gonna knock your block off!"

"Where's Busey? I'm gonna kick his ass."

One of these men has been a real commando and a real governor. The funny thing is, people respect the other one more.

Bikini wax Jesse, I said bikini wax."

"A lizard-like loner leaving a path of destruction everywhere he goes? Yea, Gray Davis does give me a sense of deja vu."

"Are you ready to announce that we are gay? It's not like it will hurt you in California."

And all the gov'nors say I'm pretty fly for a white guy.

"We're ex-mean, ex-lean, ex-fighting machines!"

I mean, sure, I can see being the populace being ruled by big strong men like Jesse and Arnold. But not since about 1243 A.D.

"Vince McMahon called me today and asked me to let you know that he's available to work on your campaign."

"Hey, Arnold!"

"Hello, this is Ventura. Give the Justice Department, Entertainment Division."

"I'm still kind of ticked that Danny DeVito got that part in Twins instead of me."


Bruce Henderson:
"Naaaaah, Arnold , I don't think I wanna play rock-paper-scissors for who gets to run for President in 2008."

"No, Arnold, when you shake the right hand, you squeeze the right hand! Now, let's try again. You'll be on the campaign trail soon."

"Yeah, you did deck him good, but I'm not sure that means you won the debate."

"No, I don't want you to 'pump me up'!!"

"No, Arnold, you don't get to call me a sissyboy, just because I have on a flower."

"Arnold, I'm not sure that's the best gesture to use for your confession about using Viagra.... Yeah , that one...."

"No, you can't use my head for 'one potato, two potato'."

"No man, I just said I had known Maria well for many years, not that I knew her!"

"Maybe I have been a little superstitious while campaigning, but carrying a lucky steroid pill still seems a little weird!"

"No, I said you were a burly man, not a girly man!"


Kevin Murphy:
That's when I told him, to the moon, Gray, to the moon!"

"Are you Sarah Conner?"

"Arnold, if NBC asks you to do color commentary for football, make sure it's for the NFL."

"Pull my fist!"

"Easy there, big fella. You'll get more votes with honey than a punch."

Arnold and Jessie discuss the proper technique for dealing with the press.

"One time, at band camp, this chick took her top off and got up on my shoulders."

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

August 08, 2003

          Weekly Caption Contest


Winning Entry:
Saddam suddenly realized that, despite the weight gain and outfit, his moustache might give him away. - Bruce Henderson

Also-Rans (in no particular order):
Kevin McGehee:
Hundreds lined up to audition for the lead role in the upcoming movie "Godzilla Meets Dickhead."

The rejected applicants for last week's contest photo.

DC Comics quickly regretted their decision to okay a Superman movie to be made in Japan.

Coming soon to ESPN International: SUMO SOCCER!!!

Japanese TV executives decided they needed to appeal to the pointy-headed intellectual market.


Ray Eckhart:
Nair Bear sub-sub-sub-culture weekend in P-Town.


Daryl Parker:
I told you we shouldn't have got Bubba to organise Ari's going away party!

Welcome to the Mao Tze Tung celebrity roast with your host, Larry Flynt!

Impeachment: Japanese style...


Laura Lowe:
Do we look fat in these out fits?


Charles Austin:
"Alright everybody, touch your toes."

The Mongol Whores.

"I understood there was to be punch and pie."

The average length of a Mongol hat is 6 inches, you say.

These guys certainly won't be playing "Duck, Duck, Goose" anytime soon.

"Please God, don't give me an woody!"

The line at the "X-Y-Z" table was always longest for picking up name tags for the Mongolian Pre-Renaissance Faire.

Speedos make the man.

"Look at that hat. You buy a hat like that, you get a free bowl of soup? Oh, it looks good on you though."

They're already lining up in Frisco to vote for Arnold.

The list of candidates running to be the next California Governor gets longer and longer.

Come on down to the all-you-can-eat Mongolian Thrill buffet!

"I am not an animal, I am a ..., a..., a..., help me out here."

It's the shoes. It's gotta be the shoes.


Bruce Henderson:
"The government strongly denied any profiling in the screening, claiming that any similarities in the randomly selected passengers was strictly coincidental."

The Reverend Moon held his first mass wedding of the gay variety last week..

News of the Boxer rebellion overshadowed that of the lesser known Brief rebellion.

"Turn your head and cough!....HA! I didn't say Simon sez!"

"Can you believe this crap......according to the new P.C. police, I would have to ask his permission before nuzzling up behind the guy in front of me!"

I'm going to complain, these new fake fur hats simply do NOT keep you warm enough!

The new Boy Scouts

Well, mean maybe.....but lean???

The cloning experiment suffered some problems attributed to the proximity of the lab to the hairless mice cages.

It looked like another busy day at the office the doctor known affectionately by his patients as the "Samurai liposuctionist".

Like so many American fads and styles, the Crips and Bloods style and the Davy Crockett hat lost something in the translation to Japanese culture.

It was his first time at the "men's" bath house....he couldn't help but wonder what the high topped boots were for....


Jared Keller:
"Seeking to boost morale, short-sighted members of the North Korean government hastily arranged an 'Underoos For Victory' pageant that ended badly when 18 of the 27 finalists were eaten by the pageant's attendees."


Will Vehrs:
Honda sales plummeted after details of management retreats were revealed.

There was a certain amount of poetic license taken at the reenactment of The Charge of the Light Brigade.

Surprisingly, plenty of women were willing to "run the gauntlet" at the Sleevehook convention.

Unfortunately, Harry Caray was not available to call the play-by-play.

They're with Busey.

"Your attention, please. Your attention, please. There has been some confusion over the uniform of the day. We are asking that everyone issued red sleeves should be wearing matching red briefs and everyone wearing blue sleeves should be wearing matching blue briefs. Please exchange briefs with your neighbor and we will be able to get started."

Because of a snafu with the manufacturer, no American flag pasties were available.

Due to a conflict in his schedule, Rev. V. Gene Robinson was unable to attend the Lalapabuddha concert.

As the only member with a mustache, Benjiro had to endure ritualistic hazing.

Rappers of Nanking.

Proof that Kramer's "manssiere" was an idea ahead of its time.

Wall Street analysts are panning the Benihana-Chippendale merger despite the eager interest of potential franchisees.

There was a remarkable homogeneity at the Far East Blogfest.

Rumors of a dangerous Japanese milita movement appear overblown.

Donald Rumsfeld (via Doonesbury): "Do I wish these guys were on our side? Of course, I do. Do I approve of their military gear? No, it leaves them dangerously exposed. Will we invite them to join the coalition? We could, if we waived don't ask, don't tell. Will we waive it? Sure we'll waive it, when hell freezes over."

Given the size of his survey group, Professor Tu Long expected to produce the definitive study on "shrinkage."

The producer of "Samurai Meets Samuri" insisted that every contestant's sexual orientation be the same.

Modern samurai culture emphasizes a different form of swordsmanship.

Asian medical authorities were stumped by the huge number of Asian men simultaneously suffering from athlete's foot, jock itch, and tennis elbow.

The Shriners' outreach program was a huge success as hundreds lined up to purchase the group's signature mini-cars.

Gay Asian couples lined up for miles to exchange wedding vows in the breakaway province of Sinmuchso.

Sure, it was demeaning to participate in a "meat market," but these men were desperate to attract a wife.

"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" was a box office smash in Tokyo.

Perhaps the most bizarre discovery in Iraq was the Manchurian mercenary "Weapons of Mass" program.

The John Wayne cult lined up to drink Kool-Aid and die with their boots on.

Hanes' product development team spent heavily on testing for the roll-out of their new briefs and shirtless-sleeve products, partially offset by a strategic alliance with Caiman Croc boots.

Monica Lewinsky's latest rope line.

DMV's new "customer casual" policy was a welcome relief during the tedium of long waits.

In a sign of increasing reality program consolidation, auditions for "Last Summo Wrestler Standing" and "Who Wants to Marry My Summo Wrestler?" were combined.

Generalissimo Bruce held a mandatory short arm inspection every morning.

Starving, jobless summo wrestlers line up for a shot being cast in "The Full Monzaburou."

Despite a communications glitch regarding "comfortable clothing," Okinawa's first country-western line dancing class was a huge hit.


Karen Adams:
Upon hearing rumour of NBC's intention to replace the Rockettes, eager contestants line up for auditions. Photo, Courtesy: UPI..."


Julie C:
Writers all over the world are standing in line to get off Blog*Spot.

Guess Victoria Secret is totally sold out of those now.

This is one weird looking human chess game.

One of these days these boots are gonna......

I didn't know that Weight Watcher's weigh-ins had such cultural flavor around the world!

What will happen when gay marriage is legal, as evidenced by this photo provided by John Ashcroft.

Myoshie was sure the white rope accessory would set him apart at the tryouts.

Anti-cloning activists fear the worst, according to this poster image.

The Patriot Act is one truly confusing piece of legislation.

I'm sure a caption about wrestling will win this contest.

The Tokyo Times: The Japanese Gay Wrestling Federation takes a breather during the Kintaro Festival Parade while the band ahead plays traditional Shinto music.

Japanese production firm holds tryouts for its own version of "Twelve Angry Men".

Back to school boot shopping is going to be a challenge this year.


Martin Devon:
"The Iowa straw poll didn't start for another couple of hours but the Howard Dean voters wanted to get into line early."

"Freeeeeeeeeedom"

"Is this the Ann Coulter line?"

"No, no, no! It's supposed to be red/blue red/blue red/blue."

"Alice, are you sure about this? I know that it's EuroDisney, but still!"

Does this hat make me look fat?"


Juan Gato:
Of all events in the "Belly Like Ted Kennedy" contest, the Chappaquidick swim was always the hardest.


Kurt E. Preston:
I was wondering what happened to the Village People .. they must be touring in Mongolia.

I'd bet those earthquakes last week were Genghis Khan rolling in his grave.


Trent Walsh:
When asked by the press, Donald Rusmfeld emphatically stated that the Geneva convention had absolutely no prohibition against dressing prisoners up in "silly costumes" for roll call".

After what they did to one of China's finest army units, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy-Beijing" producers were never heard from again.

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

 

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