May 19, 2009
Smithsonian Caption Writing Contest #4: A Tic-Tac on Stilts?
Image courtesy of Smithsonian Archives
UPDATED 06.13.09: Comments have now been closed. Stay tuned for an announcement of the winner of the caption contest.
It’s that time of the month again – time for the ATM caption-writing contest! You should know the deal by now, kids. We provide you a historical photograph ripe for the mocking from our deep, dark Smithsonian vaults, and you, our beloved readers, provide the witty captions to describe what might be going on in the picture. Easy as pie, right?
We’ll even give you a few to get the party started:
“It’s MY clubhouse and YOU can’t come in!”
“Well, if we can’t drill off the coast of Alaska, why not drill on the moon?”
“Now that I’ve finished papering your spaceship, Mr. Johnson, would you like to discuss your laminate flooring options?”
Think you can do better and make milk shoot out of our collective noses? Let’s hear from you! Just make sure you submit your entry by Friday, June 12. We’ll be revealing the winning caption (along with the true story behind the photograph) that afternoon. And what does the victorious effort receive? A hearty virtual handshake from the Smithsonian, of course!
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Elbert paused, wondering if he should tell Donovan about the elaborate cache of checked ties and dark suits he’d discovered stashed in the space pod.
Comment by JohnnyDC — May 19, 2009 @ 1:08 pm
Remember, don’t stick the Q-tip in too far.
Comment by Jenny V. — May 19, 2009 @ 9:21 pm
The US Government avouches its resolution to resolve which came first, the chicken or the egg.
Comment by Erik Nyce — May 19, 2009 @ 9:43 pm
NASA argonauts complete marathon mission to repair bubble telescope.
Comment by Erik Nyce — May 19, 2009 @ 10:49 pm
Yes, Jenkins. I’ll have it fixed in time for the Easter parade!
Comment by George Shuman — May 20, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
Johnson was skeptical but his dentist said it wouldn’t hurt a bit.
Comment by RPy — May 21, 2009 @ 10:28 am
Watson, I distinctly told you we need a GRILL in the backyard!”
Comment by RPy — May 21, 2009 @ 10:56 am
Curtis, you’ll have to work harder. We need 27,000 of these for the Super Bowl!
Comment by RPy — May 21, 2009 @ 11:36 am
Hmmmm. The Macy Thanksgiving Day parade, you say? Let me think about that!
Comment by RPy — May 21, 2009 @ 11:37 am
Before throwing the switch to bring the dinosaur egg back to life, Igor asks Dr. Frankenstein for more duct tape.
Comment by Gary Gettman — May 21, 2009 @ 11:43 am
Set it for three minutes — but don’t step away! We don’t want the smell of burned popcorn filling the room!
Comment by Bob Marion — May 21, 2009 @ 1:36 pm
“He still says that he will only talk to our leader.”
“Okay. Come on down – we will see about being able to take him to him.”
Comment by clyde kensinger — May 21, 2009 @ 2:29 pm
hay Bob i know he’s in here someware check the ladder down there?
Comment by Robert Miller — May 21, 2009 @ 3:39 pm
I said take me to your leader, not ladder!
Comment by Jenny — May 21, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
Hey Bob, can you reach me the laundry soap?
Comment by DIANE WELCH — May 21, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
Our tax dollars spent trying to recreate Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights”
Comment by david spohn — May 21, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
I thought you said you would just beam me up?
Comment by Charles Mueller — May 21, 2009 @ 8:19 pm
Well, now we know, Wells said it was the ‘flu!
Comment by Ron Maddison — May 21, 2009 @ 9:01 pm
Ever since I started with the Smithsonian, I have been able to travel through time. I can easily go back to the past or look to the future. Would you like to go also? Come take a look inside and you too will see!
Comment by Michael D. Shelton — May 21, 2009 @ 9:18 pm
Scientists try to determine what came first, the Giant Chicken, or the egg?
Comment by Lori Callaway — May 21, 2009 @ 9:26 pm
Well, yeah, Mike, we all agree it’s better, but how are you going to get mice up that ladder?
Comment by RPy — May 21, 2009 @ 11:39 pm
Gee Professor Van de Graaf, what a neat idea: with this we can make 30′ tall milk shakes.
Comment by Jim Eyres — May 22, 2009 @ 12:31 am
Really?! So you think Ray Walston, Bill Bixby and this gizmo would make for a good TV show.
Comment by Larry Horowitz — May 22, 2009 @ 3:50 am
What do you do for parts if GM goes bankrupt?
Comment by Larry Horowitz — May 22, 2009 @ 4:02 am
You’re telling me, if I set the dials right, this thing will invent Michael Jackson.
Comment by Larry Horowitz — May 22, 2009 @ 4:08 am
And this time, doofus, roll back the roof BEFORE you start it up!
Comment by Dian McClymond — May 22, 2009 @ 8:03 am
That should do it…your suppository is ready.
Comment by Dan Reilly — May 22, 2009 @ 10:21 am
If we’re lucky, it’s just a giant ball of earwax.
Comment by Stephanie Greco — May 22, 2009 @ 10:28 am
anybody home?
Comment by ruth leon — May 22, 2009 @ 11:29 am
“There you are, Frank. Now you’re all set for the Digital Television Transition.”
Comment by David King — May 22, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
If we could just get it to beam us back down, we’d really have something!
Comment by Forrest McClure — May 22, 2009 @ 1:27 pm
The voice said, “If you build it, He will come.”
Comment by Larry Horowitz — May 22, 2009 @ 1:47 pm
Popcorns ready! Well THAT took a long time?!
Comment by Daniel Laroche — May 22, 2009 @ 2:28 pm
He say’s he’s Mork from Ork, Nanu,Nanu?
Comment by Daniel Laroche — May 22, 2009 @ 2:33 pm
Try unplugging it, and plugging in back in again.
Comment by David Krueger — May 22, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
Jack, she insists on the high heeled shoes, says they make her look “taller”.
Comment by Gil Guzman — May 22, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
Hey Bob, I still can’t get Channel 10.
Comment by John P. Baker — May 22, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
“Are you sure this is the way to the Mens Room?”
Comment by Jill Rumoshosky Werner — May 22, 2009 @ 6:57 pm
What a great tinker toy set, Dad!
Comment by Donna Lannon — May 22, 2009 @ 7:25 pm
I thought this was going to be a two holer.
Comment by Bob Wall — May 22, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
“Get down there, Buster!”
“This is MY nest egg!”
Comment by Ilse Raymond — May 22, 2009 @ 7:56 pm
Try unplugging it, and plugging it back in again.
Comment by David Krueger — May 22, 2009 @ 8:35 pm
Who puts the sput in Sputnik? This guy does!
Comment by Robert Wardrep — May 22, 2009 @ 8:53 pm
They search for him here, the search for him there, but no one can find the demmed elusive Pimpernel!
Comment by June Gregson — May 22, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
“Find out if there’s a market for jelly beans on their planet.”
Comment by Janet M. Powers — May 22, 2009 @ 11:31 pm
“You want me to do what?”
Comment by Shelley Rose — May 23, 2009 @ 12:31 am
Oh Grayson,could you please bring back the sub-atomic ion collector on your way down. I dropped it when I was adjusting my collar stay.
Comment by Jeffrey Cerquetti — May 23, 2009 @ 7:21 am
If I’m not back in 10 minutes, get a can opener.
Comment by Bryan Lee — May 23, 2009 @ 7:29 am
Thanks Dad! This is the greatest TinkerToy set ever.
Comment by Bill Arzt — May 23, 2009 @ 10:10 am
Caption for current photo:
“Honey, get the kids, the swing set is done.”
Comment by Gail Munz-Fassler — May 23, 2009 @ 10:13 am
1952: Ignatious Podowski builds his first stereophonic music device using vacuum tubes and war-surplus aircraft parts. Eventually, it would be miniaturized and the name shortened to iPod.
Comment by Brian Dean — May 23, 2009 @ 10:39 am
“Heh Bob, is a Martian inch the same as an Earth inch?”
Comment by Doc — May 23, 2009 @ 10:43 am
“Of course, it’s still not working! Do you think I’d still have my hand on it if it was!” “Ow!”
Comment by Cher Reineke — May 23, 2009 @ 11:53 am
“Go ahead and laugh, but one day every restaurant in the world will have one of my malted milk making machines.”
Comment by Ralph Tropf — May 23, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
“Gee dad, why can’t I have a tree house like the other kids?”
Comment by Bob Warshal — May 23, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
“You better call the Maytag man.”
Comment by Joel Galloway — May 23, 2009 @ 1:20 pm
We need more hamsters!
Comment by Gary Tepe — May 23, 2009 @ 2:02 pm
And when they’re actually on the moon, now’s when he’ll say, “That’s one small step for man, one giant…….oooooooohhhhh!”
Comment by Steve Goldstein — May 23, 2009 @ 4:05 pm
Eggzactly!
Comment by Greg Konesky — May 23, 2009 @ 4:20 pm
Yes, yes, it is quite a nice deer stand, but it’s just not what I’m looking for.
Comment by Orden Hartley — May 23, 2009 @ 4:27 pm
she means it. . .and she’ll do it!
Comment by John A. Ortiz — May 23, 2009 @ 4:31 pm
Gee, I sure wish I win the science fair this year.
Comment by Robbie Teel — May 23, 2009 @ 5:58 pm
I know I asked for a new dishwasher, but this is ridiculous.
Comment by Robbie Teel — May 23, 2009 @ 6:02 pm
Joe, I just finished this thing. Now what the heck do I do with it?
Comment by Robbie Teel — May 23, 2009 @ 6:05 pm
You forgot the WHAT?
Comment by Gerald (Jerry) Lowe — May 23, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
I don’t know, you say this newfangled “sauna” thing is all the rage is Sweden?
Comment by Michael P. Cullen — May 23, 2009 @ 9:44 pm
How does it look roger?
well i think we should call it “grilled chicken” colonel.
Comment by david j. schneider — May 24, 2009 @ 12:14 am
No, I didn’t forget the dilithium crystals!
Comment by Ian Wells — May 24, 2009 @ 3:51 am
No Kidding,98 proof?
Comment by Leo Loughman — May 24, 2009 @ 11:31 am
Everything looks good Bill, but you still won’t be getting that grant money.
Comment by Robbie Teel — May 24, 2009 @ 11:47 am
Well Marv, I think the eggs are done. But really… an oven that uses microwaves?? Who would use that?
Comment by John Eglsaer — May 24, 2009 @ 6:11 pm
Billy, come down from there! The fembot can’t have any more fun until she’s done recharging.
Comment by David Barlow — May 24, 2009 @ 6:35 pm
Sorry Mr. Carmichael, but as your veterinarian, I regret to tell you that your hamster is dead.
Comment by Paul Gray — May 24, 2009 @ 6:59 pm
How do you like your eggs,scrambled or overeasy?
Comment by Robbie Teel — May 24, 2009 @ 9:23 pm
Come on down from there, your mother says dinner’s ready
Comment by Robbie Teel — May 24, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
Try holding the next ring down. The cross-dimensional picture is still a bit fuzzy.
Comment by Tom Dennis — May 24, 2009 @ 9:54 pm
Bubba, I just gotta get me one of these new fangled Deer Blinds! Its got a outhouse and a big screen tv!
Comment by Carlton Edwards — May 24, 2009 @ 10:35 pm
“It WORKED! The bread is perfectly toasted!”
Comment by Dan Heldridge — May 25, 2009 @ 7:58 am
Once I tighten this screw our mechanical daddy longlegs will be ready to rid DC of every last sticking mosquito!
Comment by Jeff — May 25, 2009 @ 9:38 am
It’s the biggest place you can afford in today’s economy, Mr. Jenkins. And it’s DTV ready!
Comment by Ben Siems — May 25, 2009 @ 11:12 am
Reverse-engineering the Martian walkers from captured examples proved relatively easy, though for some reason this early prototype has the heat ray in the wrong place.
Comment by Stickmaker — May 25, 2009 @ 11:49 am
Of course you’ll be safe in there. If this weren’t safe do you think I’d be watching from right in the next county?
Comment by Ed Ahrenhoerster — May 25, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
“Bet Hooterville never seen a treehouse like this, Opie!”
Comment by Nick Piacsek — May 25, 2009 @ 5:03 pm
Well, I’d recommend hurricane shutters. It’ll definitely lower your premium.
Comment by Alfred Romero — May 25, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
“Hey Mickey, you still cant talk that Astronaut out of there?”
Comment by Sam Odom — May 25, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
“Yes, I agree it’s a better mousetrap, but I still don’t see any mice in it.”
Comment by R.S.M. Maloney — May 25, 2009 @ 6:11 pm
“HOW many alien eggs did you say you counted in there?”
Comment by Tim Carberry — May 25, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
No, no, no, Neil, it’s, “One small step for a man…” Look, if you can’t get this right, then Buzz gets to be first down the ladder.
Comment by Robert C. Parmiter — May 25, 2009 @ 8:34 pm
Now, turn your head and cough.
Comment by Norm Ross — May 25, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
Is the ON/OFF switch in the ON position?
Comment by Dani Ocean — May 25, 2009 @ 10:27 pm
I disagree Burt; I still think outhouses should be at ground level.
Comment by Al Castelli — May 26, 2009 @ 10:16 am
Pictured is the first prototype of the outdoor barbeque grill. After many frustrating attempts, engineers eventually managed to reduce it to a usable size.
Comment by Kurt Lang — May 26, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
“The stairs are steep, but the rent is cheap!”
Comment by Gretta Lytle — May 26, 2009 @ 1:17 pm
And you got this whole thing for just 50 box-tops?
Comment by richard hatfield — May 26, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
ORSON WELLS INSPECTS MARTIAN CAPTURED DURING THE “WAR OF WORLDS”
Comment by robert emmons — May 26, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
The new realistic action simulator satellite tv system gets a great picture. You really do feel like an NBA player watching playoff telecasts. Or I tell you,Johnson, my new solar car prototype gets 150 mpg… What do you mean there is a slight design flaw in garage parking?
Comment by Mike Galbreath — May 26, 2009 @ 4:27 pm
Steven, you come down from there. The Speilberg name is going to count for something more then just your wild imagination.
Comment by Larry Horowitz — May 26, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
Ralph Nader says its unsafe at any lightspeed.
Comment by Larry Horowitz — May 26, 2009 @ 5:07 pm
“They say they want to meet Calvin Coolidge.”
Comment by Keith Ramig — May 26, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
Before the Super collider was the speedy bump into each other device.
Comment by Nathaniel Grey — May 26, 2009 @ 7:31 pm
Is it still under warranty?
Comment by John Meyer — May 26, 2009 @ 8:41 pm
While Ralph put the finishing touches on his design for the Air Force’s top secret new fighter, Jim began to wonder if Ralph had possibly lied on his resume…
Comment by Dan Stebbins — May 27, 2009 @ 12:11 pm
Well I know we’ve worked for the last 4 years on this thing Bill, but I gotta admit now that I see the final product… even I’m ticked off my tax money was spent on this thing.
Comment by Dan Stebbins — May 27, 2009 @ 12:18 pm
Yessir Mike. This new government-made converter box should give you years of great digital TV!
Comment by RPy — May 27, 2009 @ 2:02 pm
No kidding…Your kids are going to love it. It has to be the coolest looking treehouse that I have ever seen!
Comment by Ken Haynes — May 27, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
“He says that he’s from the planet Ork….and his name is Mork. Do you know someone named Mindy?”
Comment by William Liddle Jr. — May 27, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
Take your pick. I always overdo my number of entries.
“The first cel phone was an unweildly affair.”
“Not only can it teleport matter, but it’s also a great place to sneak a smoke.”
“Wow! You really know how to get the most out of an erector set!”
Comment by Don Wells Jr. — May 27, 2009 @ 5:28 pm
Really? From what I’ve heard, they look like a saucer!
Comment by Marilyn Cunningham — May 27, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
Sure, you could build a giant badminton raquet, but who would be able to swing it?
Comment by John Currier — May 27, 2009 @ 7:45 pm
“…But I am building a better mouse trap!”
Comment by Armando Vargas — May 27, 2009 @ 11:45 pm
Meet George Jetson and his boy Elroy!
Comment by Jeffrey P. LaPlante — May 28, 2009 @ 7:45 am
“Uh, Bob, exactly what did they teach you in sex ed?”
Comment by Jacquelyn Holan — May 28, 2009 @ 10:36 am
I promise you Professor Klutz our robotic Humpty cannot possibly fall off the wall.
Comment by Dennis Kirchner — May 28, 2009 @ 11:31 am
Four hundred malteds at once. That’s a mighty tall order!
Comment by Dennis Kirchner — May 28, 2009 @ 11:32 am
“He says he doesn’t speak English”.
Comment by Cliff Muilenberg — May 28, 2009 @ 3:31 pm
I hope the aliens don’t use this on me.
Comment by DJ Cabeen — May 28, 2009 @ 4:03 pm
Get me a bigger wrench and some duct tape Frank.
Comment by Eric Hansen — May 28, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
“Nope, it’s not in here.”
Comment by Cecilia Wisniewski — May 28, 2009 @ 9:46 pm
“Nope… Klaatu, barada, nitko doesn’t work either. Maybe we should read the manual.”
Comment by Ernie Jurick — May 28, 2009 @ 10:25 pm
“Bob’s early designs of The Big Green Egg(R) were a bit unwieldy.”
“So that’s how they bake all that cheese flavor into Cheez-It!”
“Y’know, I think Walt should call it ‘Tomorrowland’ . . . .”
“Ray, you say the aliens in there are dead? Do you think some virus got ‘em?”
“Will, stay out of that tripod, lest the Masters cap you!” (With apologies to Samuel Youd/John Christopher)
“Mike, couldn’t you just have built it in a tree like every other kid?”
“Here you’ve achieved the zenith of technological innovation, and you couldn’t find any better way to get inside than an old wooden ladder?”
Comment by Towner Blackstock — May 29, 2009 @ 1:28 am
“Amazing . . . There’s a giant pair of pantyhose in here!”
Comment by Towner Blackstock — May 29, 2009 @ 1:30 am
“Frankly son, if this is the results, I think its time you took a greater interest in sex”.
Comment by Larry Horowitz — May 29, 2009 @ 2:05 am
“The lights are on, but nobody’s home.”
Comment by Gail Nock — May 29, 2009 @ 8:21 am
“Naw…they’re kind of picky over there. I’ll bet we could con “Modern” or “Hirshhorn” into taking it…”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:05 am
“You’re right…the blueprints had the door opening the OTHER way”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:07 am
“We’re going to catch hell Fred. All that government funding…and NO handicap access”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:09 am
“I’ll just bet you didn’t stop to think about how we’re getting this thing out of here”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:11 am
“Wait!…before you lock up…did you pull the plug on the coffee maker?”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:12 am
“I’ve looked EVERYwhere…I can’t find the oil-change plug either”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:14 am
“But WAIT!…That’s not all!…order in the next 10 minutes and we’ll DOUBLE your order!”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:17 am
“We christen thee the “California”!”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:32 am
“Woa dude…back off! YOU were supposed to bring ‘metric’. I brought ‘standard’.”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:37 am
“I have to say, Alex, as affordable as it is…living in this thing is putting a strain on our domestic partnership”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 10:40 am
“Wait, wait, wait…before you continue on complaining, if you’ll recall, ‘ergonomics’ didn’t even EXIST when we started this project”
Comment by Gary Branchaud — May 29, 2009 @ 11:14 am
No sir, I’m sorry, you’re luggage didn’t make in on this flight either….
Comment by Peggy — May 29, 2009 @ 1:18 pm
WOW! Robot Hustler shows WAAAYY more than Robot playboy!!!!!
Comment by Buddywts — May 29, 2009 @ 2:13 pm
“So what ELSE did you have planned for this week-end?
Comment by Deborah Harrison — May 29, 2009 @ 3:38 pm
“Holy Toledo They look just like us!”
Comment by charlotte rieger — May 29, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
“Gee Dad, what a great birthday gift! My very own I-pod”
Comment by Vince — May 29, 2009 @ 4:11 pm
Isaac Asimov’s tree house.
Comment by K. Fairweather — May 29, 2009 @ 4:28 pm
-Jerry peered down at Hugh and replied “Tony must have arrived safely”.
-Voyage to the bottom of the corkscrew
-Corkscrew me to the moon
-”No Hugh,we want to test if this larger slinky will really bounce down steps”.
-”Hey Linwood, check and see if the head’s inside.”
-Mining for Martians
Comment by Anita Wilhelm — May 29, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
International Space Station scraps recycling toilet idea for Smithsonian’s offer of a nuclear outhouse. Much to NASA’s relief.
Comment by Nevets Yvottoh — May 29, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
Early prototype cellular phones await the development of microchips.
Comment by Nevets Yvottoh — May 29, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
“…yep…we’re the company that build the ‘maid’ robot for the Jetsons”
Comment by Deborah Acosta — May 29, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
“Well.. Have you figured out what’s wrong with this thing?”
“Not yet sir but i have figured something else out,I just realized I’m scared of high places!”
“Get me down from here!!!”
Comment by Joseph Merlino — May 29, 2009 @ 8:51 pm
“Good news, Jim! I’ve found Spock’s brain!”–Bones
Comment by Alex Jeffries — May 29, 2009 @ 10:40 pm
“Hey, Jed, how’s our new still doing?”
“Well, doggies! It’s Mile-High Moonshine!”
Comment by Shelly Walls — May 30, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
“Are you sure that you lost your keys in here?”
Comment by Michael K. Hayles — May 30, 2009 @ 4:12 pm
“Did you say a two minute egg or a three minute egg?”
Comment by Michael K. Hayles — May 30, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
“Son, are you sure you need a night light this big?”
Comment by Michael K. Hayles — May 30, 2009 @ 4:25 pm
“Sorry, I thought you said red was negative and black was positive.”
Comment by Michael K. Hayles — May 30, 2009 @ 4:27 pm
“Young Albert Einstein invents the first fondue pot.”
Comment by Michael K. Hayles — May 30, 2009 @ 4:28 pm
“The first test to prove the Unified Force Theory is held up because the door won’t stay closed”
Comment by Michael K. Hayles — May 30, 2009 @ 4:32 pm
“He says he won’t come out until you take back his layoff notice.”
Comment by Michael K. Hayles — May 30, 2009 @ 4:34 pm
“No mail today.”
Comment by Michael K. Hayles — May 30, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
So Tom, how many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
Comment by Sam G. — May 30, 2009 @ 6:57 pm
Inside Tom Cruise’s dressing room…
Comment by Victarmony — May 30, 2009 @ 7:31 pm
“ok, you win, the egg came first. This thing is full of chickens!
Comment by KAREN D ALLISON — May 30, 2009 @ 9:01 pm
“Found Waldo.”
Comment by Bunk Strutts — May 30, 2009 @ 10:59 pm
One day, scientists believe, the seeds of humanity might be sown on other planets.
Comment by DanCounts — May 31, 2009 @ 5:31 pm
Daddy Long Legs
Comment by George Shippey — May 31, 2009 @ 6:23 pm
‘I suppose I owe you an apology, Roger. Your hypothesis was correct, the chicken does come before the egg!
Comment by joe del grosso — June 1, 2009 @ 11:27 am
It has taken over 45 years but I think I’ve finally gotten the antenna adjusted for my new color TV. …I’m sorry…what did you just say?
Comment by Dennis Friedman — June 1, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
Stop calling it a tree fort. You know trees have been extinct for over a hundred years!
Comment by jef knight — June 1, 2009 @ 3:14 pm
“Don’t touch that switch till I’m strapped down and the door is shut!”
Comment by John Judd — June 1, 2009 @ 3:15 pm
One caption could be “Two-meter Van de Graaff generator at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington. 1936.”
However, in keeping with the spirit of things, consider “Dr. Van de Graaff, I believe this is where your chicken has been roosting overnight.”
Comment by John Hunter — June 1, 2009 @ 8:29 pm
Dr. Van de Graaff, this may be where your chicken has been roosing at night.
If that doesn’t work, consider:
Two-meter Van de Graaff generator at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington. 1936.
Comment by John Hunter — June 1, 2009 @ 8:31 pm
It’s Orson Welles……..he wants to know the fastest route to Grovers Mill NJ
Comment by Rich Brigidi — June 1, 2009 @ 11:32 pm
Yea, but who in hell are we gonna get to sit on it?
Comment by Jay C. Tebbe — June 2, 2009 @ 12:23 pm
Are you sure this is what Dad meant when he said “build a nest egg”?
Comment by Lionel Lyon — June 2, 2009 @ 12:42 pm
It’s Orson Welles…..he’s asking for the quickest way to Grovers Mill NJ
Comment by Rich Brigidi — June 2, 2009 @ 1:05 pm
No sign of animals in here – this can’t be THE ARK!
Comment by Marlene Lyon — June 2, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
I told you it wouldn’t fly with those chutes and ladders attached.
Comment by Sixto R. Laureano — June 2, 2009 @ 5:14 pm
“Now comes the giant chicken”
Comment by Kylee Skidmore — June 2, 2009 @ 5:45 pm
Take me to your leader. I’ve just found the ladder.
Comment by Bill Stone — June 2, 2009 @ 6:39 pm
I’m not a nucular scientist but it look to me like a bird has built a nest in here.
Comment by Pat Stone — June 2, 2009 @ 6:58 pm
I’ve offered to ‘Take [them] to our Leader’ three times since lunch, and all they keep asking for is more DIET COKE AND MENTOS!!!!
Comment by Chuck Armbruster — June 3, 2009 @ 2:02 am
Where did I leave my glasses?
Comment by Jayne Blust — June 3, 2009 @ 5:24 pm
Dr. Red Icing prepares machine to make the world’s biggest cupcake.
Comment by Kylie D. — June 3, 2009 @ 8:11 pm
“Doc, I think I’d like a second opinion on that colonoscopy!”
Comment by David D. — June 3, 2009 @ 8:13 pm
Another stop on Conan O’Brian’s trip to the west coast.
Comment by Richard Stromberg — June 4, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
“Really, John, it is hard boiled.”
Comment by Jody Weinke — June 4, 2009 @ 5:45 pm
This is going to be one of the most difficult mini golf holes we’ve ever made!
Comment by Elise — June 4, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
“Well?” asks Bob.
“Joe, it seems you got a bad flux capacitor.”
Comment by Alvaro Dominguez — June 4, 2009 @ 10:44 pm
The positive charge is full, let’s add the negative.
John, get up here.
Comment by Jackie — June 5, 2009 @ 12:55 am
Ok, we’re about done filling it with sea monkeys. What other agent can we add to the planet’s first anti – depressant?
Comment by Jackie — June 5, 2009 @ 12:59 am
“Nope, no snakes. You’re safe, Indy.”
Comment by Jared Weiss — June 5, 2009 @ 11:59 am
I’m sorry, Orliss, but this isthe way it really happened when Kirk said “Beam me aboard.”
Comment by RPy — June 5, 2009 @ 12:19 pm
Poached? I want my egg over easy.
Comment by Ron Ramirez — June 5, 2009 @ 6:06 pm
Gort’s head swelled so much after the success of “The Day The Earth Stood Still”, that special trusses had to be used just to support it.
Comment by David Syarto — June 5, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
Man on ladder to man on ground: “Will you please stop asking me ‘Hey, how’s the weather up there?’”
Comment by David Syarto — June 5, 2009 @ 8:37 pm
You can look if you want, but I’m telling you the kitchen is too small.
Comment by Pat Poulsen — June 5, 2009 @ 11:38 pm
“I had the right equipment and once all the kings
men and horses were out of the way it was a piece of cake”
Comment by alan s — June 6, 2009 @ 1:10 am
Say, Stan, do you think there’ll ever be a time in the future when science comes up with a more compact air purifier?
Comment by Raymond Butman — June 6, 2009 @ 2:00 am
The Martians want to know if it’s OK to park here.
Comment by Burdette Connell — June 6, 2009 @ 9:56 am
“What year will you be visiting this time?”
Comment by William Brunette — June 6, 2009 @ 9:59 am
Nope, I didn’t leave it in here.
Comment by Pete Metherall — June 6, 2009 @ 11:19 am
Nope, Waldo is NOT in there.
Comment by Stephen Field — June 6, 2009 @ 2:20 pm
No dad, mom’s not in here.
Comment by Cynthia Rushing — June 6, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
OK,OK – I’ll BE back by supper … now would you please remove the doggone roof?!
Comment by John Sultzbaugh — June 7, 2009 @ 1:26 pm
Ok, the oil’s up to here. Hand me the turkey.
Comment by Gene Davis — June 7, 2009 @ 4:21 pm
Area 51 Technician sometime in 1954: “Hey you down there, in the suit, don’t you know that rectal thermometers don’t work with aliens!”
Comment by John S. Newsom — June 7, 2009 @ 9:34 pm
Well Mister, the air conditioner is working again, she’s a beaut all right. Nice condition too. Ya’ just don’t see very many pass by this planet. Not even past the 100 light year mark either.
Comment by Katheryn L. Sato — June 8, 2009 @ 1:14 am
Okay, I think I’ve got it…the chickens go in there and come out here and the eggs drop down the tube?
Comment by Katheryn L. Sato — June 8, 2009 @ 2:55 am
Okay, so let’s try “It was a weather balloon!” That worked before.
Comment by Michael Hutchinson — June 8, 2009 @ 10:15 am
“SEE IF ” KLAATU BARADA NIKTO ” GETS IT TO WORK. “
Comment by arn ghigliazza — June 8, 2009 @ 4:20 pm
Before the planet Ork used “green” spaceships.
Comment by Diane Matson — June 8, 2009 @ 6:02 pm
Well, Commander, I guess if I knew BYOL meant bring your own ladder, I sure as hell would be going with you guys into space!
Comment by RPy — June 8, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
“No, you can’t have it. It’s my Easter egg and I found it first!”
Comment by John Pfaff, IV — June 8, 2009 @ 7:06 pm
Well, it needs new carpeting and the kitchen needs to be updated. I’ll take it, assuming I can get financing.
Comment by Richard J Allen — June 8, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
“Congratulations, sir. You’ve discovered where all the socks went!”
Comment by Don Weber — June 9, 2009 @ 1:11 am
Just another minute on your chicken burrito Mr. Harvey!
Comment by Jeff Watson — June 9, 2009 @ 10:01 am
“You’re the plumber; Now, get my toilet to flush properly or get your system out of my house before sundown!!!”
Comment by Myron Leveen — June 9, 2009 @ 11:26 am
Lacking public support, some early cell phone technology was doomed to failure.
Comment by Charles Burke — June 9, 2009 @ 11:55 am
The Ovarium has landed. What are we going to do with all these?
Comment by Jane Allen — June 9, 2009 @ 12:35 pm
Oswald!! It’s got the cutest bunnies. And colored eggs. I think that’s a sugar candy church. Golly, I haven’t looked into one of these since I was a kid at Easter!
Comment by RPy — June 9, 2009 @ 3:13 pm
Hey Joe, I don’t what makes this so special?
My wife got one the other day and it works better than the old one.
Comment by Norm Jensen — June 9, 2009 @ 3:39 pm
I think its one of those high rise washing machine’s???
Comment by Norm Jensen — June 9, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
Hey! whatever’s cooking in here sure smells good…
Comment by Norm Jensen — June 9, 2009 @ 3:47 pm
Hey Frank, I would’nt touch that untill I disconnect this red wire…
Comment by Norm Jensen — June 9, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
The Satellite Of Love looked drastically different in the MST3K pilot.
Comment by Augie — June 9, 2009 @ 6:58 pm
“No, seriously, we really are sending this to Uranus.”
Comment by Augie — June 9, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
Gort, the robot from The Day The Earth Stood Still, is combined with the tripods from War Of The Worlds for the upcoming crossover film, The War On The Day The World Stood Still.
Comment by Augie — June 9, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
“Ok, I set the timer, so we’d better hurry up and pose before it takes the picture.”
Comment by Augie — June 9, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
“Why does the tv show Robot Egg have that title?” “It’s a spin-off. It came out of Robot Chicken.”
Comment by Augie — June 9, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
“Golly, this prototype nuclear weapon sure is ‘THE BOMB’!!!”
Comment by Augie — June 9, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. William M. Dirczynowitz ironically had the initials WMD.
Comment by Augie — June 9, 2009 @ 7:42 pm
The Death Ray was accidentally discovered while developing a microwave that wouldn’t spaz out when a fork was inside it.
Comment by Augie — June 9, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
Cyberdyne was building terminators a lot earlier than people thought…
Comment by Augie — June 10, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
“Dude, Pluto is TOTALLY a planet!!!” “Dude, it TOTALLY isn’t!!!” “Dude, it is!!!” “Dude, it’s not!!!” “Dude, it is!!!” “Dude, it’s not!!!” “Dude, it…
Comment by Augie — June 10, 2009 @ 12:45 pm
You really did it this time, Merle. You completely blew apart the insides!
(from DTM/CIW Merle Tuve’s daughter; he would have loved these very funny comments!)
Comment by Lucy Comly — June 10, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
For Caption:
” Yes Doctor, five of them, little, but not green!”
Comment by Peter Palumbo — June 10, 2009 @ 4:20 pm
So we should be able to get digital TV now.
Comment by Anthony Totah — June 10, 2009 @ 6:44 pm
Son, is this a twitter?!
Comment by Larry Horowitz — June 11, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
You THINK you turned the power off?
Comment by Mike Fallon — June 11, 2009 @ 6:44 pm
You know Fred, with the bathroom this high off the floor, it may be several years before we have to move it again.
Comment by Jim Stoffel — June 11, 2009 @ 10:20 pm
I’m telling you Melvin, there’s 24 hours of digital hhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Comment by RPy — June 12, 2009 @ 12:00 am
You should have seen the Chicken that layed it!
Comment by Hjalmer Danielson — June 12, 2009 @ 10:30 am
When they advertised it as the largest BINGO game in the world, I just assumed they meant players!
Comment by RPy — June 12, 2009 @ 10:58 am
“Yes; I’ve checked twice now Tim, and Uncle Martin is not home.”
Comment by Jon Miller — June 12, 2009 @ 2:06 pm
I just don’t feel comfortable with this Tom… Are you sure this ladder is stable.
Comment by joel merrick — June 12, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
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