May 19, 2009
Smithsonian Caption Writing Contest #4: A Tic-Tac on Stilts?
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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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Ok, the oil’s up to here. Hand me the turkey.
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!”
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.
Okay, I think I’ve got it…the chickens go in there and come out here and the eggs drop down the tube?
Okay, so let’s try “It was a weather balloon!” That worked before.
“SEE IF ” KLAATU BARADA NIKTO ” GETS IT TO WORK. “
Before the planet Ork used “green” spaceships.
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!
“No, you can’t have it. It’s my Easter egg and I found it first!”
Well, it needs new carpeting and the kitchen needs to be updated. I’ll take it, assuming I can get financing.
“Congratulations, sir. You’ve discovered where all the socks went!”
Just another minute on your chicken burrito Mr. Harvey!
“You’re the plumber; Now, get my toilet to flush properly or get your system out of my house before sundown!!!”
Lacking public support, some early cell phone technology was doomed to failure.
The Ovarium has landed. What are we going to do with all these?
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!
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.
I think its one of those high rise washing machine’s???
Hey! whatever’s cooking in here sure smells good…
Hey Frank, I would’nt touch that untill I disconnect this red wire…
The Satellite Of Love looked drastically different in the MST3K pilot.
“No, seriously, we really are sending this to Uranus.”
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.
“Ok, I set the timer, so we’d better hurry up and pose before it takes the picture.”
“Why does the tv show Robot Egg have that title?” “It’s a spin-off. It came out of Robot Chicken.”
“Golly, this prototype nuclear weapon sure is ‘THE BOMB’!!!”
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. William M. Dirczynowitz ironically had the initials WMD.
The Death Ray was accidentally discovered while developing a microwave that wouldn’t spaz out when a fork was inside it.
Cyberdyne was building terminators a lot earlier than people thought…
“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…
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!)
For Caption:
” Yes Doctor, five of them, little, but not green!”
So we should be able to get digital TV now.
Son, is this a twitter?!
You THINK you turned the power off?
You know Fred, with the bathroom this high off the floor, it may be several years before we have to move it again.
I’m telling you Melvin, there’s 24 hours of digital hhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
You should have seen the Chicken that layed it!
When they advertised it as the largest BINGO game in the world, I just assumed they meant players!
“Yes; I’ve checked twice now Tim, and Uncle Martin is not home.”
I just don’t feel comfortable with this Tom… Are you sure this ladder is stable.
[...] received nearly 250 entries for the contest, with many entries riffing on the old chicken/egg debate and others referencing the television [...]