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Thanks to all who entered our 8th Caption Contest. Now the fun really begins: it’s up to YOU to pick the winner. As always, each finalist is labeled with a letter. All you have to do is decide which is the best (whatever your definition of “best” is), and drop your ballot in the comments below. As always, one vote per person. And the finalists are…
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A: Charades: pirate’s just don’t get it.
B: Never gonna give ewe up, never gonna let ewe down…
C: Captain Black lost his eye, Simmons lost his shoes, but James and Mr. Edwards got the brunt of the stolen treasure’s curse.
D: Historical Moment - The first ewe-boat to be sunk.
E: “The Vikings used wool sails!” he says. “I’ll just make it along the way!” he says. Yargh!
F: When you were drinking last night I told you something like this would happen if you got two sheeps to the wind.
G: “S.O.S.!!!!! SAVE OUR SHIP, not SAVE OUR SHEEP! This is the worst rescue ever!”
H: Arr, though it may be me ruin, I’m a sucker for two sheeps passing in the night.
I: A good captain always goes down with his sheep.
J: No matter how grave the situation, we still have ewephamisms.
K: “I think it’s obvious Jenkins, we’ve been hit by a Ewe-boat.”
H.
posted by Chris the Tiki Guy on 4-19-2008 at 10:46 am
Letter A FTW
posted by gakta on 4-19-2008 at 11:01 am
J
posted by Kelley on 4-19-2008 at 11:06 am
e
posted by Reggie on 4-19-2008 at 11:25 am
K!
posted by Kimmer on 4-19-2008 at 11:42 am
K.
posted by Kacie on 4-19-2008 at 11:42 am
K
posted by Erika on 4-19-2008 at 11:56 am
C!
posted by adrienne on 4-19-2008 at 11:57 am
K!
posted by Julia on 4-19-2008 at 12:05 pm
G
posted by nate on 4-19-2008 at 12:27 pm
E
posted by Greg on 4-19-2008 at 12:28 pm
I
posted by John I. Carney on 4-19-2008 at 12:33 pm
C
posted by Lindsey on 4-19-2008 at 12:50 pm
C
posted by Annie on 4-19-2008 at 1:40 pm
I
posted by Lizzy on 4-19-2008 at 1:42 pm
C
posted by Mark on 4-19-2008 at 1:42 pm
B
posted by Astley Rick on 4-19-2008 at 2:30 pm
I vote for H. The best of the worst of the puns.
posted by Mike on 4-19-2008 at 2:40 pm
A
posted by Nick on 4-19-2008 at 3:08 pm
C
posted by Jenny on 4-19-2008 at 3:42 pm
K
posted by nleslie on 4-19-2008 at 3:45 pm
I
posted by Asa on 4-19-2008 at 3:49 pm
H.
posted by Eric on 4-19-2008 at 4:52 pm
K
posted by Ariel on 4-19-2008 at 5:09 pm
I
posted by buddz on 4-19-2008 at 5:26 pm
B
posted by KG on 4-19-2008 at 5:27 pm
B
posted by Robert on 4-19-2008 at 5:27 pm
B!
posted by Ash on 4-19-2008 at 5:50 pm
E
posted by Marc M on 4-19-2008 at 6:14 pm
E ftw
posted by Marc M on 4-19-2008 at 6:17 pm
E!
posted by Marc on 4-19-2008 at 6:23 pm
B
posted by AMR on 4-19-2008 at 6:27 pm
BBBBBBBBBBBBB
posted by Kevin on 4-19-2008 at 6:38 pm
I
posted by Laura R. on 4-19-2008 at 6:55 pm
K
posted by whorehey on 4-19-2008 at 7:04 pm
C
Definitely.
posted by Bethany on 4-19-2008 at 7:06 pm
I… HAS TO BE!
posted by Kelly J on 4-19-2008 at 7:08 pm
C!
posted by Tara on 4-19-2008 at 7:12 pm
C
posted by Bill on 4-19-2008 at 7:15 pm
K
posted by JaneM on 4-19-2008 at 7:26 pm
C
posted by me on 4-19-2008 at 7:43 pm
Well, oh K then (seeing as ewes all didn’t pick any of mine as
finalists! :-( )
posted by Amy on 4-19-2008 at 8:15 pm
B
posted by AR on 4-19-2008 at 8:16 pm
C
posted by Carole on 4-19-2008 at 8:54 pm
K
posted by John on 4-19-2008 at 9:02 pm
I
posted by K on 4-19-2008 at 9:40 pm
K
But B is pretty darn funny!
posted by Rachel L on 4-19-2008 at 9:59 pm
I!
And if I could vote twice, I would!
posted by Ed on 4-19-2008 at 9:59 pm
E please
posted by Steve on 4-19-2008 at 10:12 pm
K
posted by Sophia on 4-19-2008 at 10:13 pm
C
posted by Katie on 4-19-2008 at 10:29 pm
C
posted by Mike on 4-19-2008 at 10:37 pm
B
posted by Chad on 4-19-2008 at 10:54 pm
I
posted by seany g on 4-19-2008 at 11:30 pm
I. Definitely ewe..er..eye…er…I.
posted by Tiffany on 4-19-2008 at 11:32 pm
c
posted by tami on 4-19-2008 at 11:46 pm
B cracked me up.
posted by heather on 4-20-2008 at 12:15 am
h
posted by Jenny on 4-20-2008 at 2:07 am
E
posted by Andrea on 4-20-2008 at 3:19 am
I choose B
posted by mike on 4-20-2008 at 6:16 am
D or K
posted by Tonya on 4-20-2008 at 8:31 am
C
posted by redbeki on 4-20-2008 at 12:00 pm
B
posted by Jesus on 4-20-2008 at 12:42 pm
I!
posted by AMT on 4-20-2008 at 12:44 pm
C
posted by k on 4-20-2008 at 12:58 pm
D
posted by Mike D on 4-20-2008 at 1:00 pm
H.
posted by Mell on 4-20-2008 at 1:15 pm
G
posted by Natalie on 4-20-2008 at 1:39 pm
B!
(And is the apostrophe in ‘pirate’s’ supposed to be there or am I preparing to gouge out my eyeballs for no reason?)
posted by Rachel on 4-20-2008 at 1:55 pm
K
posted by Lethesque on 4-20-2008 at 2:00 pm
G
posted by Leah on 4-20-2008 at 2:25 pm
I
posted by Jenna on 4-20-2008 at 2:30 pm
I changed my mind. E!
posted by Leah on 4-20-2008 at 2:37 pm
K
posted by Suzeo on 4-20-2008 at 2:45 pm
I!
It makes the most sense as it’s the captain who’s speaking!
posted by frodopal on 4-20-2008 at 3:27 pm
I would vote for mine (E) but that would be lame, so G it is!
posted by Brittany on 4-20-2008 at 3:32 pm
E. Because vikings are just awesome like that.
But B made me laugh a lot too :)
posted by Alexa on 4-20-2008 at 4:16 pm
J!!
posted by Mary C on 4-20-2008 at 7:22 pm
J–I love it!
posted by Em on 4-20-2008 at 8:03 pm
C
posted by Bailey on 4-20-2008 at 8:20 pm
C
posted by Kate on 4-20-2008 at 8:40 pm
C
posted by shelly on 4-20-2008 at 8:57 pm
must be I. the Is have it!
posted by lauraebk on 4-20-2008 at 9:21 pm
either G or H… with G i can picture an angry pirate saying “worst rescue ever!” and that’s what makes me laugh, but H has the best pun…
Sorry G… I vote for H!
:)
posted by xixita on 4-21-2008 at 4:21 am
I
posted by Pam on 4-21-2008 at 8:29 am
C, for avoiding a pun on the word Ewe.
posted by Jonathan on 4-21-2008 at 8:48 am
H
posted by Pam on 4-21-2008 at 9:11 am
C.
posted by mary t. on 4-21-2008 at 9:18 am
I’m confused. Is the second guy Simmons or Jenkins?
posted by airship on 4-21-2008 at 9:35 am
K!
…with a side of H.
posted by DB on 4-21-2008 at 10:26 am
k
posted by Kevin on 4-21-2008 at 11:00 am
J - all the way!
Although I loved the “don’t ask don’t tell” one that did not make the finals.
posted by elizabutt on 4-21-2008 at 11:09 am
I
posted by KJ on 4-21-2008 at 11:11 am
B.
posted by Kiki on 4-21-2008 at 11:24 am
A, because puns are not funny.
posted by Steve on 4-21-2008 at 11:27 am
J
posted by c.a.schizzle on 4-21-2008 at 11:31 am
G!
posted by CB on 4-21-2008 at 11:39 am
J
posted by lizzie on 4-21-2008 at 11:42 am
J
posted by stephanie on 4-21-2008 at 11:44 am
j should be the ewenanimous choice!
posted by brian on 4-21-2008 at 11:48 am
J fo shizzle
posted by Eric on 4-21-2008 at 11:51 am
C
posted by Laura on 4-21-2008 at 11:58 am
J!
posted by Guillermo on 4-21-2008 at 12:21 pm
K
posted by imelda on 4-21-2008 at 12:43 pm
J all the weigh
posted by colleen on 4-21-2008 at 12:53 pm
J!!
posted by Nashvegas on 4-21-2008 at 12:57 pm
G.
Gotta Be G.
posted by Justin on 4-21-2008 at 1:39 pm
I (Even thought I hated all the puns, I actually made me laugh!)
posted by Paul on 4-21-2008 at 1:44 pm
E
posted by Melinda on 4-21-2008 at 1:50 pm
J!!!
posted by Sandra on 4-21-2008 at 2:46 pm
J … definitely J
posted by King Daddy Ice on 4-21-2008 at 3:36 pm
I!
posted by brian on 4-21-2008 at 4:16 pm
B
B
B
posted by jenny on 4-21-2008 at 5:28 pm
I!!!
posted by Michelle on 4-21-2008 at 7:42 pm
one vote for “i”
posted by Ben on 4-21-2008 at 8:34 pm
J
posted by sus on 4-21-2008 at 10:02 pm
J please
posted by sus on 4-21-2008 at 10:08 pm
I vote C.
posted by Jeff on 4-21-2008 at 11:16 pm
J
posted by Kate on 4-22-2008 at 12:29 pm
J
Times ten!
posted by Squigs McFarnsworth on 4-22-2008 at 1:07 pm
J
posted by Amy on 4-22-2008 at 3:40 pm
J!
posted by Al on 4-22-2008 at 3:57 pm
I vote for J.
posted by Rebecca on 4-24-2008 at 12:53 am
H!
posted by Franuary on 4-24-2008 at 3:25 pm
J
posted by patty on 4-25-2008 at 10:09 am
crazy J
posted by GiGi on 4-25-2008 at 10:16 am
J
posted by ksl on 4-25-2008 at 1:53 pm
J of course!
posted by liz on 4-28-2008 at 2:10 pm
I like “B” but you gotta admit “I” is a winner.
posted by chieromancer on 6-7-2008 at 4:55 pm