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Thanks to all who entered our 12th Caption Contest. Now it’s up to you all to pick the winner, after the jump you’ll find our favorites.
Drop your vote in the comments below and may the best caption win! (Remember: one vote per person please.)
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And the finalists are…
a) You can take the boy out of the city, but you can’t take the city out of the boy.
b) Sadly, Bill failed to see the beauty of the George Orwell paint set
c) Well, I was told to canvas the old neighborhood so…
d) This happens every time I read Sartre!
e) Yea, they used to call me the ‘boy wonder’… good times…sigh
f) “‘Paint a picture’, he said. ‘It’ll last longer’, he said.”
g) Bob Ross’ inner struggle: “I’m just trying to see if the grass really is greener”
h) All that remains is the final touch – a ‘Bridge to Nowhere’- those other paintings will Palin comparison!
i) The longer I stare at it the more I think I am missing something…
Comments (54)
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B!
posted by Witty Nickname on 10-28-2008 at 9:16 am
F! cracked me up!
posted by Kelsey on 10-28-2008 at 9:16 am
Absolutely B!!!
posted by Julie Merilatt on 10-28-2008 at 9:22 am
i
posted by Brittany on 10-28-2008 at 9:31 am
I have to go with B!
posted by Patty on 10-28-2008 at 9:41 am
I!
posted by Lindsey on 10-28-2008 at 9:55 am
B or D… hmm…
Ok B.
posted by Jason! on 10-28-2008 at 10:01 am
I
posted by TC on 10-28-2008 at 10:05 am
B or C…
umm….. B is flossier
so B!
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posted by Korin on 10-28-2008 at 10:10 am
A.
posted by Laura on 10-28-2008 at 10:12 am
B!
posted by J on 10-28-2008 at 10:14 am
Definitely B!
posted by JenPo on 10-28-2008 at 10:14 am
H! It’s related to current events AND has the painter *speaking* – which he is doing in the cartoon.
posted by Anon Emous on 10-28-2008 at 10:17 am
I. Clear winner.
posted by Mick on 10-28-2008 at 10:18 am
D
posted by Chris on 10-28-2008 at 10:19 am
I
posted by JT on 10-28-2008 at 10:46 am
B, without a doubt.
posted by nikki on 10-28-2008 at 10:46 am
H. H it is.
posted by Jj on 10-28-2008 at 10:52 am
B
simple, brief, not forcing the intelligence…and not resorting to cheap puns.
posted by Jonathan on 10-28-2008 at 11:04 am
G.
Can’t go wrong with a Bob Ross reference.
posted by Zach on 10-28-2008 at 11:08 am
C. Clever!
posted by Emily on 10-28-2008 at 11:10 am
Gotta go with C
posted by Rob Pryor on 10-28-2008 at 11:16 am
I
posted by luckyluckygirl on 10-28-2008 at 11:18 am
A
posted by Brandy on 10-28-2008 at 11:33 am
F
posted by Fireball on 10-28-2008 at 11:40 am
B
posted by xixita on 10-28-2008 at 12:40 pm
B or D
posted by karen on 10-28-2008 at 1:02 pm
Gotta LOVE “F”
“I” is a close runner up.
Thanks for the laugh!
posted by CM on 10-28-2008 at 1:28 pm
b!
posted by Liz on 10-28-2008 at 1:31 pm
“B” but I also liked “I”
posted by KerriH on 10-28-2008 at 1:46 pm
I
posted by Joanna on 10-28-2008 at 1:58 pm
B, without a doubt!
posted by Miss V on 10-28-2008 at 2:25 pm
B. runner up: i
posted by drumnbasskitty on 10-28-2008 at 2:28 pm
B
but “H” made me laugh
posted by Ben W. on 10-28-2008 at 2:38 pm
am I allowed to vote for my own? F!
otherwise, I.
posted by Linda on 10-28-2008 at 2:52 pm
they are all horrible!
posted by kb on 10-28-2008 at 2:53 pm
i
posted by Annie on 10-28-2008 at 3:40 pm
F – love it!
posted by Dawn on 10-28-2008 at 3:48 pm
Most certainly B!
posted by imeaj on 10-28-2008 at 4:18 pm
F or C
posted by GTT on 10-28-2008 at 4:32 pm
B!
posted by Becca on 10-28-2008 at 7:51 pm
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
posted by Krysta on 10-28-2008 at 8:51 pm
well……………. im thinking b……………………………
haha JK linda!
F it is!
(P.S.-if you didnt figure this out already…………….I WANT F TO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
posted by Stephanie on 10-28-2008 at 9:51 pm
d
posted by Jenny on 10-28-2008 at 10:13 pm
g
posted by Mindy on 10-28-2008 at 10:22 pm
B
posted by Dwayne on 10-29-2008 at 7:30 am
Ok the clear winner and most flossier
D
posted by FigN on 10-29-2008 at 9:49 am
b.
posted by Justin on 10-29-2008 at 11:47 am
F
posted by WarTiger on 10-29-2008 at 12:21 pm
D! DDDDD! I hated reading Sartre in college as a theatre major!
posted by Holly on 10-29-2008 at 1:30 pm
Yea F! WOOT!
posted by Bob on 10-29-2008 at 1:52 pm
B
posted by Bethany on 10-30-2008 at 2:53 am
F all the way!!
posted by OJ on 11-1-2008 at 2:28 pm
F!!!!!!!!!
posted by morgan on 11-16-2008 at 4:31 pm