Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Caption Contest #318

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10. Frank’s gonna lay an egg when he hears about this.
9. She’s eight months pregnant. That’s why Tina is nesting so much.
8. The cafeteria’s serving giant omelets for lunch again.
7. Bob, is that you pecking away at the keyboard? Can you tone it down?
6. The good news is that giant worm problem we had seems to have disappeared.
5. I appreciate your work, Ted. But Hennie’s getting top bill on the account.
4. I don’t want to ruffle any feathers, but there’s bad news about this year’s bonuses.
3. I know, it’s not fair. You lay an egg; you’re on probation. She lays an egg; she’s promoted.
2. Can’t hang out tonight. Got that sexual harassment class for calling Diane a “chick.”
1. That explains the road crossing.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Caption Contest #317

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10. If you can’t stand the sight of blood, how did you get into the chalk outline business?
9. We’re all complex individuals, but in your case you do seem a little two-dimensional.
8. You say here that your job is killing you?
7. What makes you think yours is a dead end job?
6. Turning invisible is one thing, but levitating too? Now that’s impressive.
5. As your editor, I have to say I think your story is a little flat.
4. Just because you’ve been killed doesn’t mean you should stop coming, or that I should stop charging you.
3. It looks like the wife cleaned you out in the divorce.
2. Now Benjamin beget Bale his firstborn, Asbel the second, Ahara the third…
1. Sorry to do this, but you’re time is up.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Caption Contest #316



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12. Can you get clip-ins for sandals?
11. It’s hard to pedal in these Snuggies.
10. It’s like riding on a cloud.
9. Welcome to salesmen heaven. What are you pedaling?
8. So is this, like, an infinity speed?
7. God’s going through a divorce, and he’s trying to buy our love this way.
6. No bells? No streamers? What a crock.
4. We’re not getting wings, but in this economy we all have to make sacrifices.
3. Mine’s a Trinity-speed.
2. I keep asking myself, was it worth not getting to ride a motorcycle in hell?
1. You were right. Turns out Lance Armstrong IS God.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Caption Contest #315

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10. No, his cousin is the jolly one.
9. This spells the end of the going green movement.
8. I told you broccoli could end up being bad for us.
7. I may need to amend that whole “Don’t jump, you’ve got a lot to live for” thing I said before.
6. I told you we should have sold our General Mills stocks.
5. Marlene, I guess now's as good a time as any to tell you I’ve been having an affair.
4. Shoot, I left the roof key back in our apartment.
3. I would’ve guessed he was a vegetarian.
2. I heard The Morton Salt girl dumped him.
1. I thought we were coming up here for the Birds Eye view.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Caption Contest #314

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10. I’ll have what he’s having.
9. You say four out of five superheroes prefer this bar?
8. Excuse me, have you seen The Invisible Man?
7. I don’t work the Sabbath.
6. Uh…well I can juggle a bit.
5. Crime rate ain’t what it used to be.
4. All the mascots got laid off during the players’ strike.
3. I know what you’re offering helps me think I’m invincible, but deep down it just reinforces a complex of self-doubt developed in childhood.
2. If my wife calls, tell her I’m stopping a bank robbery.
1. Excuse me, bartender, someone just stole my truck, which was carrying a top-secret nuclear reactor, blood donations for the local hospital and toys for an orphanage. May I use your phone?

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Caption Contest #313

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10. Notice anything different?
9. I’m calling it the Cape Cod ‘stache.
8. It’s almost long enough that I can donate it to Locks-of-Love.
7. Hey, Pete, turnaround—turnaround a second. Hey—hey, Pete…
6. And don’t give me any more upper lip.
5. This account is important. Think you can handlebar it?
4. Oh, is it December already?
3. Today’s lunch special is Spaghetti Mustache and Meatballs.
2. Good news! We got the Heineken Light contract.
1. Shave for the job you want, not for the job you have.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Caption Contest #312

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10. As a corporate attorney, I do more lyin’ than lion now.
9. It’s not about being king of the jungle, it’s about taking care of your cubs.
8. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
7. Turns out killing a zebra is a crime in these parts.
6. I decided to stop sleeping 20 hours a day and make something of myself.
5. It’s a better gig than working for Siegfried and Roy.
4. I never believed in doppelgängers before today.
3. I’m afraid there’s nothing left for us to appeal.
2. It’s a jungle out there too.
1. Well I still have my pride.