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[there's still time to rock the vote people! - comments are open until sunday night...]Thanks to all who entered our 11th Caption Contest. As always, some of them were really good. Now it’s up to you all to pick the winner, after the jump you’ll find Marc Nobleman’s 10 favorites. (Did you miss our interview with him?)
Drop your vote in the comments below and may the best caption win! (Remember: one vote per person please.)
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a) “…and by sitting in the exit row, you indicate that you feel comfortable assisting others in the case of an emergency?”
b) “Kal-el? Is that Middle Eastern? Please wait here for security.”
c) “I’m not sure you understand, sir. Frequent flier miles are accumulated only on aircraft assisted flights.”
d) “My eyes? I can’t take my eyes on the plane? They are NOT concealed weapons!”
e) “No, I don’t have any baggage. You’re thinking of Batman.”
f) “I’m sorry, sir. We have nothing available over the wings. Er…you did want that inside the plane, right?”
g) “I don’t care if you did catch Stalin and Hitler. Without ID you are not getting on this plane.”
h) “Muhammad Ali was wrong…”
i) “I’ve fought Lex Luthor, Brainiac, and the rest of the Legion of Doom, and none of them were evil enough to charge for checked bags.”
j) “I’ll pay for the upgrade to First Class, but if I have to get out to push, it’s free.”
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Definitely B.
posted by Dave on 9-8-2008 at 10:00 pm
e
posted by mary on 9-8-2008 at 10:01 pm
I’m going with ‘e’
posted by Chriisz on 9-8-2008 at 10:20 pm
e: made me laugh out loud!
posted by liz on 9-8-2008 at 10:21 pm
B was my favorite!! That’s whom I’m voting for.
I also liked I but I’m voting B.
posted by JD on 9-8-2008 at 10:23 pm
definitely e!
posted by laurenhat on 9-8-2008 at 10:23 pm
E! Perfect!
posted by Shawn on 9-8-2008 at 10:23 pm
E!
posted by Lucky on 9-8-2008 at 10:30 pm
E!
posted by 'cole on 9-8-2008 at 10:36 pm
E
It’s the only one that made me laugh out loud.
posted by Suzanne on 9-8-2008 at 10:44 pm
soooooooo E
posted by AR Jackson on 9-8-2008 at 10:56 pm
E.
posted by Robert N. on 9-8-2008 at 11:05 pm
I vote for E first, then B and then A. The rest don’t do much for me.
posted by Kirk on 9-8-2008 at 11:11 pm
E —
totally
posted by WizardBoy on 9-8-2008 at 11:21 pm
C! I definitely laughed out loud for that one.
posted by Steph on 9-8-2008 at 11:23 pm
H the rest are excruciatingly lame. LAME LAME LAME LAME LAME LAME LAME. there’s a differance between trying to be smart and witty and compromising the entire joke to do so. I’m sorry but every last one of these captions are far too long winded and the only one that deserves any credit is the one that wastes the least of my time.
posted by chuck on 9-8-2008 at 11:24 pm
Definitely “E”
posted by anthony on 9-8-2008 at 11:41 pm
Definitely B, but E is a close second.
posted by Bethany on 9-8-2008 at 11:50 pm
Gotta say E.
Although B was great too.
posted by AMT on 9-9-2008 at 12:19 am
E
it matches so well the smug look he’s giving the clerk.
posted by Boggy Creek Creature on 9-9-2008 at 12:30 am
E! A thousand times E!
posted by beth on 9-9-2008 at 1:08 am
Clearly B
posted by Steve Kimes on 9-9-2008 at 1:24 am
E
posted by Gregory on 9-9-2008 at 1:27 am
E!
posted by ann on 9-9-2008 at 2:07 am
E
posted by Lindsay on 9-9-2008 at 2:12 am
Clearly, the winner should be ‘e’.
posted by Ryan on 9-9-2008 at 3:11 am
E! Way, way E.
posted by Cait on 9-9-2008 at 3:21 am
E was the only one that made me laugh out loud.
posted by Ilaynay on 9-9-2008 at 4:18 am
Going with E here.
posted by Tricia on 9-9-2008 at 4:27 am
Gotta be B.
Second place to E
posted by Prowle on 9-9-2008 at 5:26 am
B!
posted by Chris on 9-9-2008 at 5:30 am
B, B, BBBBB!
posted by Erica on 9-9-2008 at 6:20 am
E!
posted by Marko on 9-9-2008 at 6:22 am
B is my vote!
posted by Bill on 9-9-2008 at 6:45 am
B!
posted by Todd on 9-9-2008 at 7:00 am
B!
posted by Megan on 9-9-2008 at 7:04 am
Gonna break with the crowd and go with A.
posted by Courtney on 9-9-2008 at 7:07 am
B for sure
posted by Old Levi's on 9-9-2008 at 7:11 am
B!
posted by Debbie on 9-9-2008 at 7:45 am
E FOR SURE!
posted by Heather on 9-9-2008 at 8:08 am
B!
posted by Pamela on 9-9-2008 at 8:08 am
Makes me wonder if it is worth it, E appears to have it. But I have to go with ‘I’/
posted by Witty Nickname on 9-9-2008 at 8:13 am
B.
posted by mdt on 9-9-2008 at 8:16 am
I like E first but I also really like A
posted by Jenna on 9-9-2008 at 8:18 am
Definitely B or A!!!!!
posted by Kelly J on 9-9-2008 at 8:37 am
Definitely E
posted by Angeline on 9-9-2008 at 8:53 am
As a comic book fanboy, definitely e.
posted by Zane on 9-9-2008 at 9:07 am
Definitely B.
posted by Will on 9-9-2008 at 9:17 am
E
posted by sarah on 9-9-2008 at 9:25 am
E, of course. Short, clever, timely.
posted by BassMan on 9-9-2008 at 9:33 am
B. Racial profiling is always funny.
posted by Mike on 9-9-2008 at 9:38 am
B is the Best
posted by Andy on 9-9-2008 at 9:43 am
B is so funny!
posted by Jor - El on 9-9-2008 at 9:51 am
E. A is wonderful, but E is best.
posted by Becki on 9-9-2008 at 10:08 am
Comic Geeks love “E”
posted by Lisa H on 9-9-2008 at 10:15 am
E for me!
posted by Pk on 9-9-2008 at 10:54 am
B
posted by Bethany on 9-9-2008 at 11:01 am
What the HECK does “after the jump” mean? I see it all the time, but it’s meaning eludes me.
I like D, by the way.
posted by HD on 9-9-2008 at 11:19 am
I liked c
posted by Lily on 9-9-2008 at 11:24 am
E!!!
posted by Christian on 9-9-2008 at 11:28 am
Definitely E.
posted by Bob on 9-9-2008 at 11:30 am
I’m going to say “B’, I didn’t really see what was so funny about “E” (no offense to whoever submitted it)…
posted by CK on 9-9-2008 at 11:35 am
E!
posted by Nathan on 9-9-2008 at 11:38 am
I liked A the best.
And Chuck, please get over yourself.
posted by wheel on 9-9-2008 at 11:40 am
E is the best!
posted by Kit on 9-9-2008 at 11:51 am
B
posted by Brittany on 9-9-2008 at 11:51 am
E.
Hands down.
posted by KW on 9-9-2008 at 11:52 am
A please
posted by tiffany on 9-9-2008 at 11:53 am
i personally like “a”. don’t really understand the “batman’s baggage” one…
posted by Kelly on 9-9-2008 at 12:54 pm
B ROCKS!
posted by Heather on 9-9-2008 at 1:00 pm
B is the best by far. vall you people who chose E are out of your mind.
posted by The other brian on 9-9-2008 at 1:03 pm
I like “A” very much but am voting “B”.
posted by Steinroller on 9-9-2008 at 1:13 pm
C, definitly
posted by Sarah on 9-9-2008 at 1:22 pm
eeeeeeeee
posted by Megan on 9-9-2008 at 1:24 pm
I like “A”
posted by Val on 9-9-2008 at 1:33 pm
All good. Gotta go with E
I love a good eye-roller.
posted by Johnny Cat on 9-9-2008 at 1:58 pm
c
posted by bri on 9-9-2008 at 2:17 pm
E
posted by kj on 9-9-2008 at 2:18 pm
what’s up with E’s popularity?
A is by far the best.
posted by Jonathan on 9-9-2008 at 2:27 pm
“B” Most definitely!
posted by Kari on 9-9-2008 at 2:33 pm
A Ok!
posted by amy on 9-9-2008 at 2:57 pm
E
posted by ERIKA on 9-9-2008 at 3:22 pm
Definitely E. A’s a close second, though
posted by Kevin H on 9-9-2008 at 4:11 pm
“A” made me laugh. Good job.
posted by Andrea in Alaska on 9-9-2008 at 4:36 pm
E, its a reference to Batman’s emotional baggage.
posted by John on 9-9-2008 at 4:40 pm
B or E
posted by Hummer on 9-9-2008 at 5:07 pm
A
posted by Sabrina on 9-9-2008 at 5:11 pm
B
posted by Ariel on 9-9-2008 at 5:38 pm
E – no doubt about it.
posted by Ron in Nebraska on 9-9-2008 at 8:09 pm
E, absolutely.
posted by crovenpaver on 9-9-2008 at 9:28 pm
EEEEEEEE!!
posted by vespertine on 9-10-2008 at 8:12 am
EEEEEEEE!!!!
posted by vespertina on 9-10-2008 at 8:14 am
E is awesome!
posted by bet on 9-10-2008 at 11:37 am
D
posted by Sally on 9-10-2008 at 11:42 am
B
posted by Josh on 9-10-2008 at 6:07 pm
E!
posted by PJ on 9-10-2008 at 6:29 pm
B
posted by MIke on 9-10-2008 at 7:48 pm
A
posted by Jake on 9-10-2008 at 8:46 pm
h
posted by Michaela on 9-13-2008 at 12:19 am
E
posted by m on 9-13-2008 at 1:54 pm
This is the best round ever! I love all of them!
I’ll vote E though.
Great job everyone!
posted by Courtney on 9-13-2008 at 2:21 pm
E!
posted by meghan on 9-13-2008 at 3:32 pm
A
posted by Mindy on 9-13-2008 at 4:20 pm
Definitely E, to whoever thought it up, great job!
posted by Josiah on 9-13-2008 at 5:49 pm
e – for sure.
posted by nikki on 9-13-2008 at 5:51 pm
E, E, E!
For everyone asking , “Why E?”, Batman has major emotional baggage, observed most recently and monumentally in The Dark Knight.
posted by nicole on 9-13-2008 at 7:23 pm
e
posted by weeble warble on 9-13-2008 at 8:42 pm
A.
posted by Candace on 9-13-2008 at 9:19 pm
How can there be 107 comments and not one vote for J? I vote J!
I also think someone should have come up with the caption: “Look, you can’t keep raising the fuel surcharges. There are only so many people I can fly to ‘emergency’ meetings.” (Something like that, but cleaver.)
posted by Happy on 9-14-2008 at 12:06 am
Definitely B.
posted by Ash on 9-14-2008 at 12:29 am
It’s a tie between E and G
posted by heather on 9-14-2008 at 1:58 am
E is laugh-out-loud. Trash-talking superheroes are fun. :)
posted by Anna on 9-14-2008 at 8:28 pm
A!
posted by Alina on 9-15-2008 at 3:57 pm
B is hilarious! I love Superman.
posted by terri on 9-16-2008 at 9:34 am