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It’s back!
Our ongoing caption contest resumes today with a submission from the very talented Gregory Kogan.
To repeat the rules, the idea here is quite simple: Your job is to come up with a gag. Make us smile, make us laugh, extra-points for those who are able to drop some interesting fact or trivia along the way. We’ll narrow down the entries to our favorites and then let YOU guys pick one winner. Remember: when dropping your gag in the comments, also let us know which t-shirt you prefer in case your caption is selected the winner. (T-shirts can be found over in our store.)
Enter as often as you’d like, so long as each is in a separate comment.
As always, if you’re good with the pen and think YOU’D like to contribute a cartoon of your own for a future caption contest, or want to pitch me an idea for one, please leave a comment and I’ll be in touch with you via e-mail.
click cartoon to enlarge
“Yargh matey, this be a real sheep wreck!”
posted by heather on 4-15-2008 at 9:42 pm
how many times do I have to tell you Mary and her sheep are bad luck.
posted by Steve on 4-15-2008 at 9:52 pm
“Captain, it’s down with the ship, not down with the sheep”
Pluto RIP shirt please
posted by Patrick B on 4-15-2008 at 9:53 pm
Food? Who said anything about food?
posted by Scott on 4-15-2008 at 9:54 pm
“No sheep for ewe! That’s what got us into this mess!”
posted by Jeff on 4-15-2008 at 9:56 pm
I brought the dates, did you remember the music?
(Fibonacci shirt)
posted by Nathaniel on 4-15-2008 at 9:59 pm
“Well, at least I still have the sheep. Do you still have the Barry White?”
Fibonacci shirt
posted by Adam on 4-15-2008 at 10:00 pm
“Now you’ve been demoted to third mate. ‘Don’t save the sheep.’ he says.”
posted by Scott on 4-15-2008 at 10:01 pm
“Well, at least I still have the sheep. Do you still have the Barry White?”
Fibonacci shirt please!
posted by Adam on 4-15-2008 at 10:03 pm
“There, you’re demoted to third mate now. ‘Don’t save the sheep’ he says”
Pythagoras XL
posted by Scott on 4-15-2008 at 10:03 pm
How the Shuman came to be
“I told Noah we needed a bigger boat…”
Im no rocket surgeon:-)
posted by Megan Gorney on 4-15-2008 at 10:06 pm
Oh no! You’re not going to pull the wool over my eyes this time!
Pavlov, L please and thanks
posted by Holly on 4-15-2008 at 10:08 pm
How the Shuman came to be
“I told Noah we needed a bigger boat…”
posted by megan gorney on 4-15-2008 at 10:13 pm
The questions is not “Where did the sheep come from?” but “Why did you sink the boat”?
posted by Terry on 4-15-2008 at 10:19 pm
“OK then. We’ve established that your Desert Island Discs would include Jimmy Buffett while I prefer Ewe-2…”
Simple as 3.14 in XXL, gracias!
posted by Chris the Tiki Guy on 4-15-2008 at 10:19 pm
“Exile? I’m not in exile. I’m on the lamb.”
(I love the “I love Lucy” shirt in women’s large!!)
posted by Amy on 4-15-2008 at 10:34 pm
“No, I didn’t say, ‘ewes would search for the gold in fleece,’ I said, ‘You should search for the golden fleece!’”
Simple as 3.141592, XXL
posted by gmsc on 4-15-2008 at 10:39 pm
I figure that with these two sheep and evolution, everything will turn out fine!
posted by Austin on 4-15-2008 at 10:46 pm
Dammit, Barry! I said save the SHIP!
posted by Jill on 4-15-2008 at 10:49 pm
At least we can make sweaters.
posted by meghan on 4-15-2008 at 10:52 pm
So my doctor said take two of these and call him in the morning. He said nothing about making me drowsey…
posted by Jon Woods on 4-15-2008 at 11:32 pm
I told you we didn’t have time!!!
any shirt
posted by perry on 4-15-2008 at 11:37 pm
I told you we didn’t have time!
any shirt
posted by perry on 4-15-2008 at 11:39 pm
“Two for me. None for you.”
or
“How were you planning to swab the deck without cotton?”
Entropy, thanks!
posted by Deas on 4-15-2008 at 11:47 pm
I’ll send them back for you when I reach land.
Okay, I’ll give you one if you promise not to tell anyone it was my fault.
We can’t let them reach New Zealand - they’ll breed like rabbits and take over!
Mental Floss logo - large
posted by DougJ on 4-15-2008 at 11:55 pm
“Oh I’m the idiot? You’re the one who didn’t grab the mint sauce.”
rocket surgeon t-shirt XXL
posted by Kathy B. on 4-16-2008 at 12:25 am
When I was at college I couldn’t decide between being a shepherd or a pirate…I think I’ve found my calling, now.
posted by John on 4-16-2008 at 12:31 am
I’ll send them back for you when I reach land.
Okay, I’ll give you one if you promise not to tell anyone it was my fault.
We can’t let them reach New Zealand - they’ll breed like rabbits and take over!
Mental Floss logo - large
posted by Doug on 4-16-2008 at 12:58 am
A mustache walks into a bar…
posted by SongLee on 4-16-2008 at 1:05 am
Where would there be a hierarchy in giving you a sheep
I love lucy size large
posted by chuck on 4-16-2008 at 2:00 am
“What?! I can’t sleep without my stuffed animals! I’m afraid of the dark…”
Easy as Pi - Womens L
posted by Mary C on 4-16-2008 at 2:09 am
All you have to say is earmuffs. Then you can swear all you want.
posted by chuck on 4-16-2008 at 2:19 am
i love lucy large
posted by chuck on 4-16-2008 at 2:20 am
you say shipwreck, I say lamb rack!
I’m no rocket surgeon - guy’s medium.
posted by superen on 4-16-2008 at 2:27 am
“I told the genie I wanted a fleet of ships, not the fleece of sheep!”
(Hyperbole, small please.)
posted by Lydia on 4-16-2008 at 3:28 am
I’d like to take this opportunity to clarify our don’t ask don’t tell policy.
posted by Clint F. on 4-16-2008 at 3:40 am
Captain: Arrr…Well they always said, ‘Two sheeps under your arms is better than one sheep in the boat’.
First Mate: …You’re an idiot…arrr!
(pi or fibonacci)
posted by michael on 4-16-2008 at 4:26 am
“It was either save our mates or save the animals, and I’m always really indecisive about these things,” Captain Swifty said sheepishly.
hyperbole, womens s
posted by Jason on 4-16-2008 at 7:29 am
“I recognize ewe two but who’s the guy with the eye patch”?
Alaska-need a tan
posted by Relundford on 4-16-2008 at 8:02 am
whoops…hyperbole women’s medium! thanks :)
posted by heather on 4-16-2008 at 8:02 am
“I think it’s obvious Jenkins, we’ve been hit by a Ewe-boat.”
posted by Justin on 4-16-2008 at 8:12 am
“Yet another ship wreck caused by bad wether”
posted by Florida on 4-16-2008 at 8:36 am
“Find your own way to float back to shore!”
Idioms T-shirt, small
posted by Brenda on 4-16-2008 at 8:37 am
“i don’t think they’ll make good flotation devices, you know as soon as they hit the water they’ll shrink.”
hyperbole, womens medium
posted by mri on 4-16-2008 at 8:37 am
“No it’s ok, I consulted Thoreau and this falls under Civil Disobedience.”
posted by Florida on 4-16-2008 at 8:52 am
“What?! I figured we could use them as a bargaining tool if we landed in Scotland.”
posted by Kelly on 4-16-2008 at 9:04 am
“Great, so now we’re up sheep’s creek without a paddle”
Forever Jung, 2XL
posted by Stu on 4-16-2008 at 9:53 am
My ship goes down, I’m left with two sheep for food, and Giraldo Riviera somehow still manages to report it?
Marx, Sharing is Caring, L
posted by Will R on 4-16-2008 at 9:55 am
“They do too float.”
posted by Katie D. on 4-16-2008 at 10:04 am
Sorry, lad, I couldn’t nay save them; ye bunny slippers be adrift ta Davy Jones locker. Perhaps ye could rig these varmits into some Uggs?
Hyperbole Woman’s M
posted by elizabutt on 4-16-2008 at 10:10 am
You couldn’t stop at cloning sheep you had to clone Edwar J. Smith
posted by Tony on 4-16-2008 at 10:10 am
“It’s a good thing that I brought to sheep…I mean it’s not like I’m gay…That would be kinda gay right…with only one sheep…This is awkward…Quit looking at me and go #!%@ your sheep.”
posted by Gary on 4-16-2008 at 10:13 am
Bull-sheep Captain!!!
posted by Justin on 4-16-2008 at 10:15 am
that “to” should have been a “two”. God having to clarify my joke makes it so unfunny. And to further clarify my joke, yeah it’s about having sex with animals…hilarious.
posted by Gary on 4-16-2008 at 10:21 am
“‘Book your date and vacation all at once!’ they said! ‘Save time and money!’ they said!”
posted by John on 4-16-2008 at 10:24 am
Oh, and I want teh Forever Jung T (XL)
posted by John on 4-16-2008 at 10:25 am
Ye not be getting off that easy, laddie! Now take these cr-ewe men and swab the de… swab the… SWAB THE KEEL!
Hyperbole W M
posted by elizabutt on 4-16-2008 at 10:26 am
“Ay…. These be my counting sheep.”
binary social club small
posted by Kristin on 4-16-2008 at 10:31 am
No matter how grave the situation, we still have ewephamisms.
hyperbole W M
posted by elizabutt on 4-16-2008 at 10:42 am
Retrying this since I forgot to enter the code at the bottom and I think my post got labeled as a bot message :).
“This is the last time I play Noah’s Ark with you!”
posted by Ulysys on 4-16-2008 at 11:15 am
So, if you throw them in the water, will they shrink?
posted by Brian on 4-16-2008 at 11:18 am
A good captain always goes down with his sheep.
posted by Brian on 4-16-2008 at 11:31 am
I figured it was either these or the navigational equipment and… well… you know me.
posted by Baisclef on 4-16-2008 at 11:34 am
“I don’t care what you say, Steve, the wife would’ve killed me if I didn’t bring something home for the kids this time.”
posted by Brian on 4-16-2008 at 11:38 am
What??? So I saved the sheep . . . at least now we can make you some socks.
Fibonacci
X-Large
posted by John on 4-16-2008 at 11:48 am
“Congrats, Private. You are now fourth in command.”
I like the Rhesus shirt.
posted by Southpaw Jones on 4-16-2008 at 11:53 am
Arr, though it may be me ruin, I’m a sucker for two sheeps passing in the night.
Fibonacci xl
posted by vorple on 4-16-2008 at 12:01 pm
“S.O.S.!!!!! SAVE OUR SHIP, not SAVE OUR SHEEP! This is the worst rescue ever!”
posted by Greg on 4-16-2008 at 12:03 pm
So when they ask which one of ewe is responsible, here is what we tell them….
posted by Rob on 4-16-2008 at 12:15 pm
When you were drinking last night I told you something like this would happen if you got two sheeps to the wind.
posted by Rob on 4-16-2008 at 12:19 pm
“I don’t care if we’re sinking, these are the stupidest looking slippers I have ever seen, and I won’t let you be found wearing them!”
posted by Chris on 4-16-2008 at 12:45 pm
“What?…They want you to take the sheep.”
posted by Daniel on 4-16-2008 at 1:22 pm
Marco Polo Large if I so happen to win.
posted by Daniel on 4-16-2008 at 1:24 pm
I know we might have had too much weight on the boat but we couldn’t have left the sheep on the other side with the wolf… Ugh let’s try this again
posted by Chris on 4-16-2008 at 1:32 pm
I said I wanted to be Leonardo Dicaprio first.
posted by Jodie on 4-16-2008 at 2:06 pm
“The Vikings used wool sails!” he says. “I’ll just make it along the way!” he says. Yargh!
Small Easter Island please :)
posted by Brittany on 4-16-2008 at 2:41 pm
Okay, see… we make yarn and tie it into knots. If we can make over 40 knots, we’ll be home in no time!
Not a Rocket Surgeon- XXL, please.
posted by Scott on 4-16-2008 at 3:43 pm
Whoops, I forgot to pick a shirt. I’d like the rocket surgeon one as well.
posted by Ulysys on 4-16-2008 at 3:46 pm
So we can make a sheep-to-sheep call and get someone to rescue us. Duh!
Not rocket surgeon- XXL
(second entry- wasn’t sure if we are allowed more than one)
posted by Scoot on 4-16-2008 at 3:47 pm
So we can make a sheep-to-sheep call and get someone to rescue us. Duh!
Not a rocket surgeon- XXL
posted by Scott on 4-16-2008 at 3:54 pm
Just noticed that the Rocket Surgeon shirt seems to only be available up to medium and I would want a large. So I guess a good alternative would be the Alfred Nobel shirt in large if I can’t get the other.
Too bad we can’t edit posts, making this many comments for one thing bugs me :).
posted by Ulysys on 4-16-2008 at 4:01 pm
“I’d cook us some lamb chops, but we’re standing on the firewood.”
Rocket surgeon - xl
posted by Jeff on 4-16-2008 at 5:01 pm
Historical Moment - The first ewe-boat to be sunk
posted by John on 4-16-2008 at 5:23 pm
Historical Moment - The first ewe-boat to be sunk.
forgot kinetic energy
posted by John on 4-16-2008 at 5:26 pm
Me, crazy? You don’t even have shoes on, Jim.
I Love Lucy- Men’s large
posted by Mari on 4-16-2008 at 6:36 pm
“I TOLD you global warming exists! NOW do you believe me?”
posted by Ash on 4-16-2008 at 6:58 pm
Whoops… forgot. Fibonacci, Medium.
posted by Ash on 4-16-2008 at 7:00 pm
I can explain the sheep if you can explain the mustache.
posted by Nick on 4-16-2008 at 8:38 pm
C’mon, let’s ride these to safety. I don’t have all day.
posted by Nick on 4-16-2008 at 8:39 pm
Don’t give me that look; this is all the sheep I could find.
posted by Nick on 4-16-2008 at 8:44 pm
“What are ewe lookin’ at?”
Pluto R.I.P. T-shirt, Large
posted by Robert on 4-16-2008 at 9:04 pm
Bull-Sheep!!
posted by Justin on 4-16-2008 at 9:05 pm
“I said make everythign Ship Shape not Sheep Shape”
Pluto 3xl
posted by chris coultas on 4-16-2008 at 9:10 pm
“You know the rules Higgins. No Shoes, No sheep.”
No wrong way to eat . . . LG
posted by Christopher Mccurry on 4-16-2008 at 10:30 pm
“I don’t care that they managed to flip a boat without moving, their names are Dolly, not Legion”
Rhesus - LG
posted by Christopher Mccurry on 4-16-2008 at 10:45 pm
Captain Black lost his eye, Simmons lost his shoes, but James and Mr. Edwards got the brunt of the stolen treasure’s curse.
posted by Jason on 4-16-2008 at 11:22 pm
“Yes, I know I said every man for himself, but then I realized that the sheep aren’t men, and… well I felt like I was doing the right thing.”
posted by Jason on 4-16-2008 at 11:34 pm
To get one of those I’d caulk a while for a mammal!
posted by Travis on 4-17-2008 at 1:33 am
Never gonna give ewe up, never gonna let ewe down…
Pluto R.I.P. T-shirt, Large
posted by Robert on 4-17-2008 at 6:45 am
“Whatever happens, I say keep your chin up. Oh, sorry.”
posted by Chris on 4-17-2008 at 10:41 am
“Pull the wool out of your armpits captain, we’re going down!”
posted by Chris on 4-17-2008 at 10:58 am
“Yes captain, I love Gene Wilder too, but this is getting to be too much.”
posted by Chris on 4-17-2008 at 11:00 am
“We’ve been stranded for fifteen days, and ‘What’s a ewe like you doing here?’ is the best you can do? I guess you sleep alone again tonight!”
posted by Chris on 4-17-2008 at 11:08 am
Charades: pirate’s just don’t get it.
posted by Nick on 4-17-2008 at 1:09 pm
“Wanna shear these sheep?”
“Share?? Well, it will get lonely out here..”
posted by Ivan on 4-17-2008 at 1:18 pm
So I brought the sheep to kae you a new shirt. horizontal lines just won’t do anything for your figure.
posted by Al Bundy on 4-17-2008 at 1:30 pm
I figured we might be here a while and might need a warm blanket later.
posted by Poncherello on 4-17-2008 at 1:35 pm
“At least we have these sheep to have sex with”
posted by rattyjod on 4-17-2008 at 3:47 pm
Honestly, how did you not see this coming?
Fibonacci, please
posted by Tanya on 4-17-2008 at 7:15 pm
“Sheep up or Ship out, that’s what you always say.”
pavlov ladies med
posted by Heather on 4-17-2008 at 7:49 pm
“Nhhoow, what do you think of cloning?”
rocket surgeon - xl
posted by jeff on 4-17-2008 at 8:36 pm
[I’m tring this again because it says it is a duplicate, even though it doesn’t appear to have come up, apologies if I’m wrong!]
Guy without sheep: “I spy with my little eye something beginning with….. S”
Guy with sheep: “You know, I reckon that we oughta just stop playing now…”
Am I allowed to pick an “I Wasn’t Born Yesterday Onesie”?
posted by Kris on 4-17-2008 at 9:11 pm
Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Dual Ovine
rocket surgeon - xl
posted by Jeff on 4-17-2008 at 9:31 pm
I knew there was a red sky this morning.
posted by Benjamin Baxter on 4-17-2008 at 9:36 pm
“My boss sent me over here to trade you these two sheeps fer that big ole’ mustachio!”
posted by Jeff on 4-18-2008 at 10:58 am
What? You want ‘em to shrink up on us?
Hyperbole, plz and thx
posted by Joanna on 4-18-2008 at 11:18 am
Thus, the first attempt at making “water wings” was born.
rocket surgeon - XL please
posted by Steve on 4-18-2008 at 11:22 am
“I told you Cap’n, I don’t care about the sheep. But what self-respecting pirate wears Italian Beatle boots and tassels on his uniform?”
rocket surgeon - XL please
posted by Steve on 4-18-2008 at 11:25 am
Little known historical fact:
This is why the Old Scots Navy was merged with the English Royal Navy in 1707.
rocket surgeon - XL please
posted by Steve on 4-18-2008 at 11:31 am
Higgins, You remember that diddy- the halls of Montizuma and the shores of triple lay?
(easy as pie-large)
posted by Jim S on 4-18-2008 at 11:41 am
Well Mr. Paul Harvey, now let me tell you the rest of the story…
(easy as pie-large)
posted by Jim S on 4-18-2008 at 11:46 am
We’ve been out here for months. Your the first woman I’ve seen since the ship went down.
Scurvy-Large
posted by JAS on 4-18-2008 at 11:55 am
Fancy meeting Ewe in a place like this… And now YOU know the rest of the story.
Scurvy-L
posted by JAS on 4-18-2008 at 11:59 am
“Bring the kids” you said…
posted by Schik on 4-18-2008 at 12:03 pm
Hey, did you ever notice our lower bodies look like a couple of upside-down ewes?
Rocket Surgeon
posted by Mell on 4-18-2008 at 12:06 pm
Hey, I just noticed our lower bodies look like a couple of upside-down ewes!
posted by Mell on 4-18-2008 at 12:10 pm
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning for ewe.
posted by Suzanne on 4-18-2008 at 12:12 pm
Pirate Numero Uno: We’re the last living humans on this planet and it is our duty, for the revival of our species, to procreate. But we’re two men. We can’t do it.
Pirate Numero Dos: Oh god,……..one of the sheep is female.
posted by Leah on 4-18-2008 at 12:13 pm
I thought you said “Holy Sheep!” when the ship was going down………
posted by CJ on 4-18-2008 at 12:13 pm
I told you it wasnt that kind of “u ” boat!
posted by ky_rider on 4-18-2008 at 12:15 pm
If you say, “Where men are men and sheep are nervous!” one more time, so help me…
posted by Lisa on 4-18-2008 at 12:15 pm
Leah would like a Rhesus monkey shirt, women’s medium
posted by Leah on 4-18-2008 at 12:18 pm
I agree that the uniforms were a nice touch in establishing our credibility. However, in retrospect I think our time would have been better spent testing the seaworthiness of the ark.
“no wrong way…”
posted by DWP on 4-18-2008 at 12:18 pm
Ha ha ha, very funny. “Mutton you could do to keep the ship from going down.” Ha ha ha
posted by Li on 4-18-2008 at 12:19 pm
No…I told you to grab the viagra.
posted by Chris on 4-18-2008 at 12:19 pm
I’m sorry, but I’ve got mutton for ya…
posted by Mell on 4-18-2008 at 12:19 pm
“Mutton we can do but go down with the ship!”
posted by Li on 4-18-2008 at 12:20 pm
“Mutton to do but go down with the ship!”
posted by Li on 4-18-2008 at 12:22 pm
“Mutton we can do but go down with the ship!”
posted by Lisa on 4-18-2008 at 12:23 pm
Yeah, I know, but the flying pigs were too heavy.
Rocket Surgeon M
posted by Lisa on 4-18-2008 at 12:27 pm
please forgive if this is a duplicate post (that makes it automatically unfunny) but the first time didn’t seem to post.
“I agree that the uniforms were a nice touch in establishing our credibility. However, in retrospect I think we should have spent less time on wardrobe and more time testing the seaworthiness of the ark.”
posted by DWP on 4-18-2008 at 12:36 pm
Some guys get all the Baaaaaabes!
posted by Greg on 4-18-2008 at 1:10 pm
Now this is what they call being up sheep creek!
Idioms are for the birds women’s XL
posted by Lauraebk on 4-18-2008 at 2:07 pm
“Oh great. Two nice, fat lambs and me crock pot is broken.”
(XL men’s Pluto)
posted by buddz on 4-18-2008 at 2:28 pm
I know they make lousy water wings, but if you tickle their bellies, they will do most of the swimming!
Mental Floss Logo (Grey XL)
posted by JeTaylor on 4-18-2008 at 2:54 pm
“Haven’t you heard about the sheep that died while searching for ice to rest on because of global warming?”
“Those were polar bears, my friend.”
Fibonacci, Medium.
posted by Ash on 4-18-2008 at 2:54 pm
No you go. Aa captian I must go with the sheep.
posted by Adam on 4-18-2008 at 2:57 pm
What do you mean you’re not Scottish?
posted by MikeyGaga on 4-18-2008 at 2:59 pm
I know they make lousy water wings, but if you tickle their bellies, they will do most of the swimming!
posted by J E Taylor on 4-18-2008 at 3:01 pm
“Dr. Moreau, I presume?”
pavlov-ladies med
posted by imelda on 4-18-2008 at 3:36 pm
“Play your cards right and someday all of this can be yours!”
Easy as 3.14…..L
posted by Stan on 4-18-2008 at 3:43 pm
I have two sheep and you’re barefooted. No wonder we capsized.
posted by chuck on 4-18-2008 at 3:53 pm
hyperboles are the best large
posted by chuck on 4-18-2008 at 3:54 pm
“The ship attendant told me that my ’sheep could also be used as a flotation device.’ I’m beginning to think I misunderstood her.”
Christians have the best sects. XL
posted by Tommy on 4-18-2008 at 4:14 pm
“I hope this turtle reaches port soon because I ‘really’ have two sheep.”
posted by Aaron on 4-18-2008 at 7:52 pm
“Listen, if they get wet they’ll shrink up, and then what good are they to us?”
Easter Island small s’il vous plait
posted by Brittany on 4-18-2008 at 7:53 pm
“I really hope this turtle reaches port soon because I ‘really’ have two sheep.”
Rocket Surgeon shirt, please.
posted by Aaron on 4-18-2008 at 7:55 pm
‘Well, seeing as *you* forgot to pack the lifejackets, I figured we had to find something… whatsa matter with ewes?!’
posted by Amy on 4-18-2008 at 9:31 pm
Oh, I thought my shirt choice posted, but since not -
Pavlov long sleeved womans small
posted by Amy on 4-18-2008 at 9:46 pm
“I’m kind of worried about how this little incident’s gonna affect these guys… after all, it’s a known fact that ‘Sheep have good long-term memory especially with respect to unpleasant experiences.’”
There - I gave you a fact (I’m putting the link to it under website), so bonus points! ;-)
Pavlov long sleeved womans small
posted by Amy on 4-18-2008 at 10:01 pm
I think these guys wool be perfect flotation devices… I’ll go first and will send them back for ewe.
Pavlov, long sleeved womans small
posted by Amy on 4-18-2008 at 10:52 pm
Oops! The above should read :
I think these guys wool be perfect flotation devices… I’ll go first and send them back for ewe.
posted by Amy on 4-18-2008 at 11:02 pm
In view of David’s earlier contest, this entry is mostly for him:
So I said - “if ewe two keep on crashing my Ipod, I’m not gonna just throw ewe to the ground - I’m gonna freaking DROWN ewe!!!”
In case this does get picked, Pavlov long sleeved womans small
posted by Amy on 4-18-2008 at 11:14 pm
You’re starting a Mutiny? Well, guys, I guess it’s Ewe and Me against the world.
Pavlov, long sleeved womans small
posted by Amy on 4-18-2008 at 11:28 pm
It shouldn’t matter Wethers or not these sheep are castrated males… we can surely Ewes them for something.
(*Definition for Wethers can be accessed in website link above)
posted by Amy on 4-18-2008 at 11:48 pm
“X?” I thought he said “Ewe” marks the spot.
posted by Scott on 4-18-2008 at 11:56 pm
“I told you this was a good idea, Jenkins. Wool AND milk.”
posted by Dan on 4-19-2008 at 12:57 am
I told you we should have brought a cat for the ship’s rats, but no… you say it’s bad luck. WELL WHERE’S YOUR BAD LUCK NOW, EH?!
posted by Allison on 4-19-2008 at 8:39 am
Here’s another one:
Hey, I saw this in a Donald Duck comic! All we need are these sheep and twenty-seven million table tennis balls… oh, wait a minute…
(FYI: In 1964, a freighter carrying 6,000 sheep capsized in a Kuwaiti harbor. To prevent the water from being contaminated by decaying sheep, they had to get the freighter out of the water soon. The engineer Karl Kroyer thought back to a Donald Duck comic book he had read back in 1949, The Sunken Yacht, in which the Duck family raised a ship by filling it with table tennis balls. The freighter in Kuwait was filled in a similar fashion, and it worked! Not such a baaaaaad idea after all *end cue bad joke*)
posted by Allison on 4-19-2008 at 8:46 am
Go… save yourself, Arrow. A captain must go down with his sheep.
(And, in the spirit of the seafaring life, I must request the scurvy tee, small if ye please)
posted by Allison on 4-19-2008 at 8:51 am
Sheep have very poor eyesight but their hearing is excellent…. if we hear them break into ‘Do Ewe Hear What I Hear?’, we’re as good as rescued!
posted by Amy on 4-19-2008 at 8:58 am
Sheep have very poor eyesight but their hearing is excellent…. if they start singing ‘Do Ewe Hear What I Hear?’, we’re as good as rescued!
Ignore my previous entry… THIS is how I wanted it worded. And Pavlov, long sleeved womans small please.
posted by Amy on 4-19-2008 at 9:02 am
Flotsam and Jetsam can be used as flotation devices in case of an emergency.
Mental Floss tee XL, in grey please
posted by Diane on 4-19-2008 at 9:09 am
Don’t worry, I’m sure we’ll all have a laugh when this is up on Ewe Tube.
posted by Rob Falconer on 4-19-2008 at 10:28 am
Have you seen how much they charge for parrots these days?
posted by Rob Falconer on 4-19-2008 at 10:34 am
Guy on the right: “So pirates don’t have soap or running water, but they have an infinite supply of eyepatches.”
posted by Brent on 4-20-2008 at 2:32 pm
I only have ewes for I.
Fibonacci shirt, small
posted by David on 4-22-2008 at 4:38 am