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[note: This post is a repeat from earlier in the week. Just wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to get ballots in before the end of the weekend.]
As promised, we’re back with the finalists for our first caption contest. It was hard to whittle your 100+ sparkling entries down to six, but we tried our best. So now the fun really begins. We’re going to let YOU pick the winner. Here’s how it’ll work: 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.
A couple more rules: obviously you can only vote once. Any tricksters trying to enter multiple ballots will be disqualified from the voting process. (Not that we expect such nefarious behavior from our readers, but y’know, we have to put it out there just in case.)
Lastly: in the event of a tie, Mangesh will be the arbiter of taste and pick one winner out of those tied for the top spot. He hasn’t told me he’ll do this, mind you. But hey, it’s his site, so who else should we trust?
Now then, on with the 6 finalists!
A – Josh entered: “…..Well all I’m saying is I don’t see any rain”
B – Scott entered: “I thought it said all geniuses welcome. That says genuses!”
C – Cas entered: “I read the Bible and I am not liking where this is going…”
D – Ed Hands entered: “And THIS is why you never put your business card in the ‘free cruise giveaway’ bowl at the Chinese buffet…”
E – Dennis entered: “This is not what was advertised in the brochure when we booked our cruise to the mountains of Ararat.”
F – Sally entered: “Hey, when Noah asked for two asses to come aboard, do you think maybe he meant the two-legged kind instead of us?”
And remember, you can always click on the cartoon if you want to enlarge the image. We’ll leave the voting open through the weekend and roll out the winner next week.
Note to finalists: start browsing our store now to pick out a t-shirt in case it’s yours to claim next week!
Comments (159)
Comment
B!
posted by Kazay on 10-11-2007 at 2:38 am
D.
posted by Ari on 10-11-2007 at 4:01 am
D!
posted by greenstrawberries on 10-11-2007 at 4:09 am
D
posted by Jenny on 10-11-2007 at 4:38 am
D
posted by ziggy on 10-11-2007 at 4:54 am
None of the above. Jay’s face obviously says that he’s not getting on the f*’in ark without his dog Bailey.
posted by Matthew on 10-11-2007 at 5:48 am
B! HAH! The genuses couldn’t read! BWAHAH!
posted by Heidi on 10-11-2007 at 6:18 am
F
posted by Vorpal on 10-11-2007 at 6:25 am
D
posted by Jennifer on 10-11-2007 at 6:26 am
B!
posted by Cassandra on 10-11-2007 at 6:30 am
B
posted by kristen on 10-11-2007 at 6:36 am
D
posted by KJ on 10-11-2007 at 6:43 am
Maybe I’m missing something…shouldn’t F be “four-legged”?
posted by Rosebud on 10-11-2007 at 6:45 am
D. And I’m wondering the same thing as Rosebud.
posted by Meagan on 10-11-2007 at 7:05 am
(A) is the underrated sleeper of the bunch. Totally appeals to my inner doofus. But perhaps the doofus factor is not appropriate for the _floss.
posted by RSN on 10-11-2007 at 7:18 am
I vote D, but it was very close. Props to B, you get honerable mention.
posted by Witty Nickname on 10-11-2007 at 7:21 am
A!!!
posted by Jonathan on 10-11-2007 at 7:28 am
B!
posted by JessieK on 10-11-2007 at 7:31 am
D
posted by Molly on 10-11-2007 at 7:34 am
B
posted by Jenny on 10-11-2007 at 7:37 am
A
posted by JllyBnr on 10-11-2007 at 7:41 am
B!
posted by Lisa on 10-11-2007 at 7:42 am
D
posted by mrs.djs on 10-11-2007 at 7:49 am
C
posted by Sheldon Siegel on 10-11-2007 at 7:58 am
A
posted by Melinda on 10-11-2007 at 8:01 am
D
posted by Terry on 10-11-2007 at 8:03 am
D!
posted by Eric on 10-11-2007 at 8:14 am
D! I think we can all relate!
posted by Cyndi on 10-11-2007 at 8:15 am
B!
posted by Abby on 10-11-2007 at 8:17 am
B! Very clever and _floss-like!
posted by Michelle on 10-11-2007 at 8:24 am
F
posted by bryn on 10-11-2007 at 8:31 am
D!
posted by Elaine on 10-11-2007 at 8:35 am
D!
posted by Lebetho on 10-11-2007 at 8:41 am
Those are all good, but D made me laugh out loud, well I guess it was more of a loud chuckle(?) Oh well, I vote for D.
posted by Emily on 10-11-2007 at 8:43 am
D gets my vote!
posted by Karl on 10-11-2007 at 8:46 am
D
posted by Anita on 10-11-2007 at 8:48 am
B =)
posted by Courtney on 10-11-2007 at 9:03 am
B.
posted by Josh on 10-11-2007 at 9:12 am
D!
posted by TerryS on 10-11-2007 at 9:14 am
D
posted by Larriann on 10-11-2007 at 9:36 am
B. Definitely B
posted by chris on 10-11-2007 at 9:39 am
A!
posted by Jill on 10-11-2007 at 9:40 am
D gets my top vote while A gets honorable mention.
posted by KHM on 10-11-2007 at 9:44 am
F
posted by emily on 10-11-2007 at 9:44 am
B
posted by Mell on 10-11-2007 at 9:44 am
D! Though I like C too.
posted by Matt on 10-11-2007 at 9:50 am
While “A” appeals to my inner cynic, “D” actually made me laugh.
My vote is D.
posted by Erin on 10-11-2007 at 9:53 am
A!
posted by Julie on 10-11-2007 at 10:09 am
B! “Oh, the ironing is killing me!” (Bart)
posted by obibonkenobi on 10-11-2007 at 10:18 am
B!
posted by Roger on 10-11-2007 at 10:20 am
To B, kudos because it’s a funny caption. It’s too bad it doesn’t well with the facial expressions in the picture. I vote D. it’s funny AND it matches the pic.
posted by jen on 10-11-2007 at 10:32 am
D
posted by Andrea on 10-11-2007 at 10:38 am
A
posted by Laura C on 10-11-2007 at 10:55 am
B, but gold star to D
posted by Trena on 10-11-2007 at 11:00 am
D!
posted by TMo on 10-11-2007 at 11:04 am
B!
posted by scott on 10-11-2007 at 11:05 am
B
posted by Kami on 10-11-2007 at 11:06 am
ooops, I meant
D…
hehe brain fart
posted by Kami on 10-11-2007 at 11:06 am
Gotta go for B.
(And kudos to the m_f folks for steering clear of the several smarmy, somewhat homophobic entries.)
posted by B on 10-11-2007 at 11:06 am
Alas - good choices. I go with A for the sheer flamingness of it. But excellent job with D as well.
posted by Mary on 10-11-2007 at 11:06 am
A!
posted by Kitty on 10-11-2007 at 11:38 am
D!
D made me laugh; however, I agree that B was _floss-like!
posted by Jan on 10-11-2007 at 11:57 am
B
posted by Jen on 10-11-2007 at 12:02 pm
B
posted by Mich on 10-11-2007 at 12:23 pm
B
posted by David on 10-11-2007 at 12:31 pm
These are great, guys! Keep ‘em coming. I’m surprised no votes for E yet. You do realize Ararat is said to be the mountain where Noah’s ark finally landed after the flood, right?
posted by David on 10-11-2007 at 12:42 pm
A, but the sick punster in me buzzes to the B!
posted by atribe on 10-11-2007 at 1:00 pm
A
posted by Iris on 10-11-2007 at 1:20 pm
D
posted by Miss Kiki on 10-11-2007 at 1:30 pm
D
posted by Rosalie on 10-11-2007 at 1:56 pm
‘D’
posted by JaneM on 10-11-2007 at 2:04 pm
F
posted by Heather on 10-11-2007 at 2:06 pm
F
posted by Karen on 10-11-2007 at 2:26 pm
B
posted by Suze on 10-11-2007 at 3:05 pm
D!
posted by CB on 10-11-2007 at 3:49 pm
B
posted by sd on 10-11-2007 at 4:07 pm
B
posted by Will on 10-11-2007 at 4:35 pm
D!
posted by ashley on 10-11-2007 at 4:36 pm
D.
posted by Andrew on 10-11-2007 at 5:08 pm
D drew the laugh (and thus the strange look from the cat)…
posted by AmyB on 10-11-2007 at 5:22 pm
B. Let go of your preconceptions and embrace conception
posted by mAdDhaTter on 10-11-2007 at 5:24 pm
b. it’s scott-o-awesome
posted by ber on 10-11-2007 at 5:50 pm
B!!! aahahaaa
posted by tamara on 10-11-2007 at 6:22 pm
B all the way!
posted by Mandy on 10-11-2007 at 6:33 pm
B!
posted by Brenda on 10-11-2007 at 7:38 pm
B!
posted by Jordann on 10-11-2007 at 8:23 pm
B
posted by bunny on 10-11-2007 at 8:23 pm
B. It rocks
posted by Michael on 10-11-2007 at 9:08 pm
A
posted by Mario on 10-11-2007 at 9:27 pm
B ;) GO SCOTT!
posted by nikki on 10-11-2007 at 9:28 pm
D
posted by Amanda on 10-11-2007 at 9:52 pm
B. Scott rocks! :P
posted by Sarah on 10-11-2007 at 10:16 pm
B!
posted by Vanessa on 10-11-2007 at 10:26 pm
b,
posted by aaron on 10-11-2007 at 10:27 pm
umm…..
B.
posted by Cam on 10-11-2007 at 11:13 pm
C! :)
(E too, if i get another vote)
posted by sillellis on 10-11-2007 at 11:47 pm
B
posted by darfnader on 10-11-2007 at 11:56 pm
B
posted by Tara on 10-12-2007 at 5:45 am
B!
posted by Jeremy on 10-12-2007 at 7:52 am
B! :)
posted by Chelsea on 10-12-2007 at 9:57 am
B
posted by Davy Ray on 10-12-2007 at 11:46 am
B to the maxxxxxx
posted by Davy on 10-12-2007 at 11:48 am
A
posted by Jill on 10-12-2007 at 10:08 pm
A!
posted by Nettie on 10-12-2007 at 10:30 pm
B!!!!!
posted by Susan on 10-12-2007 at 11:31 pm
A.
posted by Kevin on 10-13-2007 at 1:32 am
A! Simple, yet comic.
posted by Eva on 10-13-2007 at 6:49 am
B
posted by HB on 10-13-2007 at 10:13 am
B!
posted by Adam on 10-13-2007 at 10:26 am
B, extremely clever. Love it!
posted by Michelle on 10-13-2007 at 11:22 am
D
posted by Natalie on 10-13-2007 at 12:22 pm
A is gerat, but D appeals to the nerd in me.
my vote is D.
posted by mescan on 10-13-2007 at 1:09 pm
B
posted by Mary on 10-13-2007 at 3:22 pm
B
posted by Dena on 10-13-2007 at 3:23 pm
B!
posted by Kelli K. on 10-13-2007 at 3:46 pm
D!
posted by Tara on 10-13-2007 at 4:43 pm
D
posted by Rachel* on 10-13-2007 at 6:12 pm
D. Hilarious.
posted by Kmanpat on 10-13-2007 at 8:16 pm
B
posted by Amy on 10-14-2007 at 5:02 am
A
posted by Sarah D. on 10-14-2007 at 8:49 am
D
posted by alicia on 10-14-2007 at 11:35 am
A
posted by WDennison82 on 10-14-2007 at 12:33 pm
F. I love asses!!!!
posted by Miss Nae on 10-14-2007 at 7:30 pm
D
posted by Mimi on 10-14-2007 at 9:47 pm
D!
posted by caitlen315 on 10-15-2007 at 7:15 am
D
posted by Corbin on 10-15-2007 at 7:55 am
B
posted by Debi on 10-15-2007 at 12:27 pm
B!
posted by Jess B on 10-16-2007 at 7:54 am
F
posted by Johnny on 10-17-2007 at 5:14 am
F
posted by Amy on 10-17-2007 at 6:39 am
Bee, butt of coarse
posted by alisonc on 10-17-2007 at 6:50 am
D!
posted by Connie on 10-17-2007 at 7:05 am
I give that a big fat D!
posted by Mindy on 10-17-2007 at 7:32 am
DDDDDDDDDDDDDD
posted by roxyf on 10-17-2007 at 8:07 am
B!
posted by lib on 10-17-2007 at 8:16 am
D
posted by pam on 10-17-2007 at 8:32 am
C.
posted by Joe Stannnard on 10-17-2007 at 8:35 am
I agree: they’re all great but D matches the picture. D gets my vote!
posted by kimberley on 10-17-2007 at 8:55 am
B - geniuses/genuses most fits the Mental Floss style!
posted by Diane Lybbert on 10-17-2007 at 9:10 am
Hands down the winner is D! Sally & Rosebud, those guys have three legs. Did you see their shoes?
posted by Angela Ackerman on 10-17-2007 at 9:21 am
Definitely D! Although kudos to A. (B seems forced.)
posted by Betty on 10-17-2007 at 9:44 am
D
posted by Jasper on 10-17-2007 at 10:43 am
D - But obviously it SHOULD be:
“I thought YOU were gonna wear the
dress!? “
posted by Taffy on 10-17-2007 at 12:24 pm
A.
posted by Paige on 10-17-2007 at 3:41 pm
D is the one that made me laugh!
posted by Jamie Herron on 10-17-2007 at 3:44 pm
c
posted by yoni on 10-17-2007 at 6:43 pm
D! quite original and it made me laugh out loud
posted by Kathy on 10-17-2007 at 7:21 pm
D
posted by ann on 10-18-2007 at 8:00 am
B! nice play on words I would not have thought of that.
posted by Amy on 10-18-2007 at 12:23 pm
“B” for me!
posted by Deb on 10-18-2007 at 3:30 pm
D - I’ve always wondered who enters those contests, and if you have a moment I’d love to tell you about our timeshare!!
posted by Janet on 10-19-2007 at 7:35 am
D. Glad someone else was confused by F… good thought,though…
posted by kristen on 10-19-2007 at 10:57 am
D
posted by Kimberly on 10-19-2007 at 11:37 am
D
posted by Kimiberley on 10-21-2007 at 7:20 am
C!!! =0)
posted by Madd Z on 10-21-2007 at 4:41 pm
I like E!!
posted by Mars on 10-21-2007 at 7:47 pm
I vote D.
posted by Scott from Cincy on 10-24-2007 at 8:08 am
I vote for B. Nice job ….
posted by Deanna on 10-26-2007 at 3:07 pm
I’m leaning towards “D.”
posted by chieromancer on 6-7-2008 at 4:29 pm