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[For those who haven’t voted yet, there’s still time!]
Thanks to every one who came up with captions for our Second Caption Contest. We had close to 200 entries this time, which makes narrowing it down to a few finalists pretty challenging. So instead of 6, we’re going with 10 this time.
Now the fun really begins: it’s up to YOU to pick the winner. As with last time, 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.
Remember: only one vote per person. We don’t expect any hanky-panky, but I thought I’d remind you just in case you think we’re not watching.
And the finalists are…
a) Brent entered: “And I thought all that evolution stuff was hogwash!”
b) Lisa H entered: “Alright Wilbur I will agree this is Neat, but I’m still against animal experimentation as a whole.”
c) Casey entered: “Hey Wilbur, we’re a regular pair of pork choppers!”
d) Christina entered: “No, not stressed but just a little wound up and not feeling grounded.”
e) Erm entered: “What do you MEAN they told you these propellers will fail when pigs fly?!”
f) Sherry entered: “So I was watching President Colbert’s State of the Union address last night …”
g) Andrew entered: “And he says to me he says, ‘when hell freezes over!’”
h) Lorna entered: “Gives a whole new meaning to “swine flu”, doesn’t it?
i) Allan entered: “Okay…I didn’t mind playing second fiddle to Charlotte, and I didn’t complain when those singing mice upstaged me in Babe… But Aporkalypse Now?!?! My agent’s gonna hear about this!”
j) Charlene entered: “Next time, those scientists need guinea pigs for these experiments.”
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.
f - i laughed out loud at that one!
posted by Andrea on 10-29-2007 at 10:39 pm
definitely f. that one made me giggle.
posted by heather on 10-29-2007 at 10:46 pm
c - someone explain “f” to me as I do not get it. Guess I am behind on the news. I know Colbert is supposed to be running but I am out of the loop on this one.
posted by Derek on 10-29-2007 at 10:48 pm
a - i laughed so hard when i read that!
posted by avery on 10-29-2007 at 11:02 pm
“i” I’m a sucker for tricanosis jokes. Once I’m infected, I can’t stop laughing!
posted by Lloyd on 10-29-2007 at 11:09 pm
i - Francis Ford Capicolla would be happy as a pig in… well, you know.
posted by Filthy 1 on 10-29-2007 at 11:25 pm
f - I love it!!!
posted by Miss Nae on 10-29-2007 at 11:27 pm
i- Well, just because…although Colbert WILL be getting my nod next fall.
posted by Allan on 10-29-2007 at 11:43 pm
gotta go with f, I’m a big fan
posted by Aimee on 10-29-2007 at 11:43 pm
i– It’s literary and funny, too!
posted by Kelley on 10-30-2007 at 12:00 am
H. I’m a sucker for puns.
posted by Kevin A on 10-30-2007 at 12:01 am
i - funny; although this may create a segue to Brando jokes…
posted by Greg on 10-30-2007 at 12:03 am
H - I thought it was clever. Colbert’s all hype, who will remember that in 10 years?
posted by Lisa on 10-30-2007 at 12:20 am
B as briliant…
runner up… I
posted by azlin on 10-30-2007 at 12:24 am
H. They are all good, but swine flu is da bomb.
posted by Miss Cellania on 10-30-2007 at 1:09 am
It’s “F” .
bahahahaha
posted by Dennis M on 10-30-2007 at 4:00 am
c!
posted by greenstrawberries on 10-30-2007 at 4:08 am
f for sure!
posted by Jenny on 10-30-2007 at 4:26 am
c for sure!
posted by MathFreak on 10-30-2007 at 5:20 am
I liked “i” best, but “h” was a close second.
posted by Jan on 10-30-2007 at 5:30 am
“c” that was great and it was the only that actually made me laugh. kudos
posted by Fign on 10-30-2007 at 6:02 am
I’m going to rebel and say ‘D’
posted by Korin on 10-30-2007 at 6:27 am
I love F, but I have to go with I.
posted by Jennifer on 10-30-2007 at 6:58 am
B gets my vote…very funny!
posted by Julie on 10-30-2007 at 6:58 am
C the best pun on there!
posted by Jonathan on 10-30-2007 at 7:12 am
C is my pick, but there were some awesomely good ones there.
posted by boliyou on 10-30-2007 at 7:20 am
H very punny, 2nd place, I (betcha Leno would pay for that one)
posted by claudia on 10-30-2007 at 7:27 am
F- Sad but true.
posted by Phunk on 10-30-2007 at 7:27 am
F is the best, but there were several others that also made me giggle.
posted by Hope on 10-30-2007 at 7:55 am
F gets my vote too.
posted by Sheldon Siegel on 10-30-2007 at 7:57 am
c,d,h, and i all made me chortle. The rest are funny, too.
/I’m easy.
posted by Moon on 10-30-2007 at 8:00 am
B. I love it.
posted by Kelly on 10-30-2007 at 8:02 am
C
posted by Vorpal on 10-30-2007 at 8:24 am
F for sure!
posted by Valerie on 10-30-2007 at 8:42 am
I!
posted by Suze on 10-30-2007 at 8:42 am
C. Teeheehehe.
posted by Courtney on 10-30-2007 at 8:57 am
My vote is for “I”
posted by Mej on 10-30-2007 at 8:58 am
D
posted by Matt on 10-30-2007 at 9:13 am
E
posted by Molly on 10-30-2007 at 9:24 am
c
posted by Jen on 10-30-2007 at 9:30 am
“C” made me giggle. That’s my vote.
posted by ErinM on 10-30-2007 at 9:31 am
H for sure
posted by Mike D on 10-30-2007 at 9:46 am
f
posted by n2y2 on 10-30-2007 at 9:57 am
Gotta go with f. Anything with Stephen Colbert’s name on it always has my vote. Ballot, anyone?
posted by Jena on 10-30-2007 at 10:25 am
C!
posted by Shannon on 10-30-2007 at 10:42 am
F
posted by gretchen on 10-30-2007 at 10:50 am
H - very clever
posted by Martha on 10-30-2007 at 10:59 am
I’m torn
E or F
E gives me more of the “Funny, something everyone can understand, but kinda corny” humor that I like…
but F gives me that “you have to be with the times to understand and since I get it and you don’t, it’s all the more funny” humor that I tend to favor….
F it is!
posted by Kami on 10-30-2007 at 11:09 am
gotta go with D! :)
posted by Carrie on 10-30-2007 at 11:12 am
I vote for i!!!!
posted by Shane on 10-30-2007 at 11:24 am
D!
posted by Schelau on 10-30-2007 at 11:28 am
I vote for D.
posted by Lisa on 10-30-2007 at 11:43 am
D
posted by Garth on 10-30-2007 at 11:46 am
F for me!
posted by douglas Templeton on 10-30-2007 at 12:06 pm
C
posted by Ang on 10-30-2007 at 12:08 pm
D - arh, arh, arh
posted by Jana on 10-30-2007 at 12:08 pm
F
posted by Lindsey on 10-30-2007 at 12:48 pm
C. love it!
posted by micx on 10-30-2007 at 1:02 pm
A
posted by Dusty on 10-30-2007 at 1:16 pm
I
posted by CB on 10-30-2007 at 1:20 pm
J Funniest of em all!
posted by Julie on 10-30-2007 at 1:50 pm
I: It says it all.
posted by Gordon on 10-30-2007 at 1:54 pm
J
posted by Jessica Jollett on 10-30-2007 at 2:20 pm
I….That is too funny!!
posted by Darcy on 10-30-2007 at 2:29 pm
J! - best for last
posted by j w on 10-30-2007 at 2:30 pm
I vote for “I” …very funny!
posted by Jenn on 10-30-2007 at 2:31 pm
F- definitely the best!
posted by allyson on 10-30-2007 at 2:32 pm
I’ve got to go with E!
posted by Kate on 10-30-2007 at 2:33 pm
C!!!
posted by Judy on 10-30-2007 at 2:34 pm
I vote for “i” … very good!
posted by jenn on 10-30-2007 at 2:34 pm
J!
posted by Annie on 10-30-2007 at 2:36 pm
C… there is something to be said for absurdly corny puns in this day and age.
posted by Rip on 10-30-2007 at 2:42 pm
C!
posted by Laura on 10-30-2007 at 2:43 pm
G for me. And apparently nobody else.
posted by Leisa on 10-30-2007 at 2:55 pm
i for sure!
posted by Rob on 10-30-2007 at 3:12 pm
I
posted by Scott on 10-30-2007 at 3:13 pm
C all the way!
posted by Dan on 10-30-2007 at 3:14 pm
Definately I
posted by tiffany on 10-30-2007 at 3:21 pm
J!
posted by Dorothy on 10-30-2007 at 3:34 pm
“I” I thougth was the best, most intelligent.
posted by Stan on 10-30-2007 at 3:38 pm
C
posted by Hermione on 10-30-2007 at 3:58 pm
C
It’s the best one out of all of them.
posted by Joe on 10-30-2007 at 4:03 pm
C’s my pick!
posted by Sarah on 10-30-2007 at 4:17 pm
“I”
posted by Lindsay on 10-30-2007 at 4:17 pm
C- I had one last night for dinner and was amazed how quickly it flew in for a landing!
posted by Christina on 10-30-2007 at 4:22 pm
i
posted by ivoteforcherri on 10-30-2007 at 4:24 pm
i gets my vote! Babe was bad enough….
posted by Helen on 10-30-2007 at 4:43 pm
C!
posted by sara on 10-30-2007 at 4:48 pm
Have to go with i
posted by Ginny on 10-30-2007 at 5:49 pm
C was great! mwehehe C even made my MOTHER laugh. Imagine that!
posted by Rachel on 10-30-2007 at 6:24 pm
J!
posted by John on 10-30-2007 at 6:25 pm
H- I was a little slow at getting but I couldnt stop laughing!
posted by Pamela on 10-30-2007 at 6:31 pm
I vote for i — funny
Who is this Charlotte they talk about?
posted by Nic on 10-30-2007 at 6:54 pm
I is the “rarest”- I vote for I
posted by Sharon on 10-30-2007 at 8:10 pm
Aporkalypse now? That is a brilliant caption - totally captures the essence of hiliarious!
posted by jenger on 10-30-2007 at 9:13 pm
“J”!!!
posted by Ro on 10-30-2007 at 9:16 pm
I vote I. You can hear Ride of the Valkyries, can’t you?
posted by BuggyQ on 10-30-2007 at 9:57 pm
J!
posted by Reggie on 10-30-2007 at 10:24 pm
My vote is for “i”!
posted by CC on 10-30-2007 at 10:26 pm
H, I know you’re not gonna win, but my vote is for you. What’s the world coming to.
posted by Anton Kolyukh on 10-31-2007 at 12:51 am
c - very cute!
posted by Amcstar on 10-31-2007 at 7:25 am
D… clever!
I’m somewhat disappointed; I find half of these inane and overly literal. I will keep that in mind next time. Sorry to sound like a cynical jack*ss.
posted by TMo on 10-31-2007 at 7:34 am
I vote for i
posted by Mary McWilliams on 10-31-2007 at 8:17 am
G - nice combo!
posted by Kiera on 10-31-2007 at 8:45 am
I, definitely.
posted by Gwen on 10-31-2007 at 9:27 am
Definately C
posted by heather on 10-31-2007 at 9:57 am
G lol that was funny
posted by Corbin on 10-31-2007 at 10:49 am
I know I’m in the minority here, but I have to go with ‘G’.
posted by Joseph F. on 10-31-2007 at 10:49 am
F!
posted by Christine on 10-31-2007 at 11:20 am
F
posted by Iris on 10-31-2007 at 12:20 pm
D… get these pigs some valium!
posted by Valerie B on 10-31-2007 at 2:42 pm
J!
posted by Chris on 10-31-2007 at 3:20 pm
J was intellectually clever (if that could be a phrase)! So funny!
posted by Lindsay W on 10-31-2007 at 3:20 pm
Charlene, you made me laugh!
posted by Craig Williams on 10-31-2007 at 5:25 pm
J, got my vote
posted by Jason on 10-31-2007 at 6:37 pm
J without a doubt!
posted by Kathi on 10-31-2007 at 9:05 pm
my vote goes to “j” all the way!
posted by susan p. on 10-31-2007 at 9:44 pm
My vote is “J”
posted by Richard on 10-31-2007 at 10:05 pm
There all funny but I vote for:
D
posted by Melinda on 10-31-2007 at 11:28 pm
I vote for J. (Charlene). That’s fits the bill perfectly
posted by Alwyn on 10-31-2007 at 11:48 pm
C
posted by lindsay on 11-1-2007 at 1:18 am
F! Very clever!
posted by Amy on 11-1-2007 at 1:47 am
Nobody voted for me :( But it’s a democracy, I vote for G!
posted by Andrew on 11-1-2007 at 5:57 am
F !
posted by Steve on 11-1-2007 at 6:01 am
h. Many good choices but I gotta go with the pun.
posted by Wiley on 11-1-2007 at 6:14 am
G!
posted by Julianne on 11-1-2007 at 6:15 am
B!
posted by Natalie on 11-1-2007 at 6:45 am
G
posted by William on 11-1-2007 at 6:55 am
I! Three funny!
posted by Sue on 11-1-2007 at 6:57 am
G!
posted by Joe on 11-1-2007 at 7:02 am
G!
posted by jen on 11-1-2007 at 7:08 am
G!
posted by Nick Tiska on 11-1-2007 at 7:10 am
F!
posted by Allan on 11-1-2007 at 8:01 am
G!
posted by Amy on 11-1-2007 at 8:51 am
I would like to vote for (i) Allan
posted by Paul Egersheim on 11-1-2007 at 9:02 am
i. is my vote. It uses the “rule of three” to good effect. f. is just too trendy.
posted by Randy MacDonald on 11-1-2007 at 9:11 am
G Baby!
posted by Zak Ouart on 11-1-2007 at 9:12 am
F!
posted by richel on 11-1-2007 at 9:12 am
G! All of them suck except for G.
posted by beno on 11-1-2007 at 9:13 am
Take your “rule of three” and shove it…once again, G.
posted by beno on 11-1-2007 at 9:14 am
I’ll go with J.
posted by Rey on 11-1-2007 at 9:16 am
g
posted by Frank Castle on 11-1-2007 at 9:42 am
G G Allin!
posted by Austin Boswell on 11-1-2007 at 9:52 am
J. Noting more like it!
posted by joey on 11-1-2007 at 10:10 am
j - definitely
posted by bill on 11-1-2007 at 10:12 am
E, for sure
posted by Ashley on 11-1-2007 at 10:22 am
E!
posted by Kiki on 11-1-2007 at 10:37 am
g
posted by vlad on 11-1-2007 at 11:07 am
I think G is good.
posted by zoe on 11-1-2007 at 11:10 am
a
posted by sd on 11-1-2007 at 11:28 am
I like “e”.
posted by Cindy H. on 11-1-2007 at 2:41 pm
H.
posted by broccoli on 11-1-2007 at 3:16 pm
“J” is the best one!!!
posted by Jaylen on 11-1-2007 at 3:55 pm
A
posted by David on 11-1-2007 at 5:31 pm
E
posted by Johnson on 11-1-2007 at 6:06 pm
J
posted by chris on 11-1-2007 at 6:55 pm
“I”
posted by amber on 11-1-2007 at 8:18 pm
“J” for sure…
posted by Pinky on 11-1-2007 at 9:33 pm
“I” is the best one
posted by Lindsay on 11-2-2007 at 12:01 am
I say “h”
posted by shellbell on 11-2-2007 at 9:56 am
c. I actually laughed out loud in the middle of the office when I read that one.
posted by Trena on 11-2-2007 at 12:23 pm
f.
posted by al on 11-2-2007 at 9:09 pm
J! :)!
posted by Cyrene on 11-2-2007 at 10:39 pm
“J” - that’s the one.
posted by Rene on 11-2-2007 at 10:41 pm
By far the best caption is - “I”. How do you come up with these bizarre thoughts? Very funny!
posted by Desiree on 11-4-2007 at 12:00 pm
I…… By far is the greatest caption! So funny! Bizarre thoughts ROCK!
posted by Desiree on 11-4-2007 at 12:05 pm
J…if it’s not too late to vote, I hope!
posted by Charlie on 11-5-2007 at 2:44 pm
Charlene’s is the best, by far : )
(J)
posted by Blake on 11-5-2007 at 2:45 pm
b, b is the funniest
posted by Tami on 11-8-2007 at 3:26 pm
A, E, and H. I like E the most
posted by Jenny on 11-11-2007 at 11:04 am