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You Make the Captions!
Last month, we had a lot of fun with CoyoteOldStyle’s Thanks for Not Posing Photo Caption Contest. Today I’m offering, in the last contest of the year, some new “interesting” images for your captioning pleasure. Knowing full well that Robert Burns may be spinning in his grave at my purloining of his long, long ago poem title, I present you soon-to-be-besotted-by-staying-up-late-to-watch-Anderson-Cooper-and-Kathy-Griffin-ring-in the-year-2010 photo-weenies with this newly expanded and improved incarnation of CoyoteOldStyle’s Auld Lang Syne Photo Caption Contest.
Write some creative, pithy, thought-provoking, silly, happy, sad or descriptive captions and indicate which photo they are for. The infallible panel of august judges will be picking winners and will update this page with the winning captions. Have at it and have fun!
A.
Winner: Shards of Christmas Past (Trudge164)
Runner-up: My Trompe-l'œil painting fooled everyone into thinking it was the real deal. (designanator)
Honorable Mention: "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" (Bill S.)
B.
Winner: Coyote's Icy Pine Bread! (zumalicious)
Runner-up: Honey, of course I love you but I think the asparagus needs just a little more cooking. (Lea Lane)
Honorable Mention: Every year I bring the tree in as fast as i can and every year the snow STILL melts too fast. (Greg Correll)
C.
Winner: The Christmas canoes stashed by the woodshed with care... (Will Someone Feed the Cat?)
Runner-up: Can'oo move over a little?
I would if I could, but they're looking out the window. (Gabby Abby)
Honorable Mention: Dick found out too late that there was no "canoe market" to corner. (Bill S.)
D.
Winner: After choking on another cheeto in hell, Bush was relocated to a Jeep in a backyard of an undisclosed location to finish his eternal sentence. (zumalicious)
Runner-up: Inspiration for next year's fashionable color combo (bikepsychobabble)
Honorable Mention: The price of looking back at childhood’s face (hatchetface)
E.
Winner: Two pigeons, one with a limp, a courtship dance?, no, an argument! I’m telling you, one of these birds killed cock robin! (hatchetface)
Runner-up: Snow Dance (Chicago Guy)
Honorable Mention: Old Man Winter signs another masterpiece. (CZPhoenix)
F.
Winner: I'm going out on a limb here, Mr. Terwilliger, and guessing you have a termite problem. (Bill S.)
Runner-up: Giant mushroom half-submerged in petroleum (Kent Pitman)
Honorable Mention: Burl, missing his Ives. (fingerlakeswanderer)
G.
Winner: Captive Luminescence (Chuck A. Stetson)
Runner-up: The new line of Jimmy Neutron atomic powered Christmas ornaments. (designanator)
Honorable Mention: The spark of light, as Solstice nears. (CZPhoenix)
H.
Winner: Great reunion, but I see somebody who hasn't been wearing sunscreen.... (Sally Swift)
Runner-up: Warm, Brown leather (trilogy)
Honorable Mention: The Placebo Effect. (FusunA)
I.
Winner: Today's top story - explosion at teddy bear factory blankets town. (Bill S.)
Runner-up: I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was bailin' hay. And It suddenly came to me: this is probably what snow looks like. I made a mental note to tell Billy Joe, later, at the bridge. (Greg Correll)
Honorable Mention: Miniature snowmen lie back in what to them must seem like tree branches to sun themselves in the afternoon sunlight. (Kent Pitman)
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And while you mull over your answers, sing along with Robert Burns and me a chorus to lay 2009 to rest and bring in 2010 in close harmony. A Toast to a Happy New Year, OS!
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne ?
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stowp !
and surely I’ll be mine !
And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
We twa hae run about the braes,
and pu’d the gowans fine ;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary foot,
sin auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidl’d i' the burn,
frae morning sun till dine ;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
sin auld lang syne.
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere !
and gie's a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll tak a right gude-willy waught,
for auld lang syne.
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B. "Mom! The ice plants are blooming!"
C. Dick found out too late that there was no "canoe market" to corner.
D. "We're on the island of misfit toys...."
E. "Honestly, Henrietta, I can't make out your chicken scratches."
F. A self portrait by Ed Wood.
G. "I thought when you said you had a glass ball....."
H. "Does your skin look like this? Try Dove with moisturizing cream."
I. Everyone was more productive the week that the cocaine truck exploded.
B.) The breath of winter, the touch of the sun
C.) No, you can't go canoeing until the thaw.
D.) Sadly, the old Jeep shivered in the morning snow.
E.) Old Man Winter signs another masterpiece.
F.) Artistic, even in death.
G.) The spark of light, as Solstice nears.
H.) Okay, I guess I do need an anti-wrinkle cream.
I.) The world, in silent splendor lay...
D. The Little Jeep that Did
E. I was here, here, and especially here.
Happy New Year!
B. Melting Crystal
C. Off Season
D. Detroit's Nightmare
E. Tracking Nature
F. Natural Selection
G. Captive Luminescence
H. Ancient Autumn
I. Winter's Sweetner
COS:
Beautiful pictures. This was fun. Happy New Year and thank you for your friendship.
B. "Ok, who used up all the parmesan cheese?"
C. "Honey! Did you move my new canoe again?"
D. Finally, Rusty slept.
E. "Hey mom, did you know chickens make peace signs when they walk?"
F. "I'm going out on a limb here, Mr. Terwilliger, and guessing you have a termite problem."
G. Why witches can't have babies.
H. "I think the turkey is done!"
I. "Today's top story - explosion at teddy bear factory blankets town."
F. Did you clean the toilet yet, honey? Your mom is coming.
G. There's nothing as beautiful as two hanging, golden balls.
D. Oh well, I guess it's time to update the heating.
H. Who cares if it's wrinkled. It's my butt.
I. It's called "tree sushi." I bought it at the new veg-Japanese restaurant.
B. Nature's tinsel.
C. Yin to Waterworld's Yang.
D. Earliest Known Model of Jeep, says radiocarbon dating.
E. Avian artwork lamenting the crowding of skies by modern jets
F. Giant mushroom half-submerged in petroleum
G. The Magic of Christmas
H. The distinctive plasticky-leathery feathers of the famed “pleather.”
I. Miniature snowmen lie back in what to them must seem like tree branches to sun themselves in the afternoon sunlight.
B. Every year I bring the tree in as fast as i can and every year the snow STILL melts too fast.
C. Mustang Sally couldn't shake the feeling that her boats were listening to her, every where she went.
D. Jeep thrills don't last.
E. "Dey'll tink we wuz boids! Hee hee!"
F. Wood eye? Why of course I wood! Silly!
G. Empty ornament. I blame Dawkins.
H. Corruscated, leathery, he thought, as he tripped and fell head-first into the leaves.
I. I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was bailin' hay. And It suddenly came to me: this is probably what snow looks like. I made a mental note to tell Billy Joe, later, at the bridge.
B. Snow salad.
C. The canoes are amassing at the border, waiting for their chance to invade the boathouse and kick out the kayaks.
D. Nobody told the elf that he'd rust in the rain.
E. A conspiracy of ravens given away by their tracks.
F. Burl, missing his Ives.
G. The Epiphany--2009.
H. What happened to the Owl and Pussycat's Boat when it wound up the creek.
I. Whence snowballs come.
B. Lick at your risk.
C. ''Not there, Darling, pile 'em next to the Jaquar in the driveway!"
D. "Do I hear the first bid?"
E. But, Dr R., even the pharmacist can't read this prescription!
F. Beware, the black hole beckons !
G. He had balls of gold; alas his feet were awlays ice cold.
H. The Placebo Effect.
I. Balls of cotton; Limbs of lead.
MEMEMEMEMEME
B. Pining for a white Christmas
C. Until next year
D. Inspiration for next year's fashionable color combo
E. Morning after the birds' beach party
F. Memory of a tree
G. Holiday glow
H. Taking leave
I. Looks like cotton, feels like snow
B. Icy Green
C. Memories Shed
D. Rusty Road Song
E. Snow Dance
F. Time Grin
g. Celebrate
H. Nature Blanket
Happy New Year!
Kisses,
Marcela
B. Memories Frozen in time
C. Fall drifts to Winter
D. Rusted Jeep
E. Footprints in Time
F. The Swirl of burl
G. Hope
H. Warm, Brown leather
I. Wonderland!
B. Coyote's Icy Pine Bread!
C. Each night, the aliens moved a little closer...
D. After choking on another cheeto in hell, Bush was relocated to a Jeep in a backyard of an undisclosed location to finish his eternal sentence.
E. A handwritten amendment stalled health care reform until Spring of 2014
F. Fourteen people suffered food poisoning and three houses burned down as innocent viewers attempted to follow Trig Palins last Foodie Tuesday post before he was banned from OS.
G. Christmas at Boba Fett's house. There's Grandpa Fett, just to the right of the globe.
H. Oh shut up! That was a good pie! The crust was perfect.
I. Tim Burton was the landscaper that Winter.
b) Ice bladeing just LOOKS easy. I'd like to see you try it! -- Mother Nature and Jack Frost
c) Can'oo move over a little?
I would if I could, but they're looking out the window.
d) I'd get this thing outta my nose but I'm two tired.
e) It's always amazing the way they can still run around in circles after ... uh... you know.
f) I can get pretty riled when they call me One Eyed Woody.
g) Mmmm. Nice warm balls.
h) my scrotum always looks this way when I'm cold
i) Ahhhh, summer in Georgia and the cotton is up. Wow. It's really cold. Where am I and what IS this stuff?
--- Reincarnation 101
Let the fun times roll in Twenty Ten Coyote! I'll be watching Kathy with you in spirit and my long 35xxx lens sees that you're up to your neck in snow right about now. Stay warm and thanks again for the photos - terrific. Oh, and the fruitcake bars were exxxcellent. I always made fruit cakes with my Grammy in October and she fed them brandy for a couple of months before the holiday. I don't understand why no one wants them! I LURV brandified fruitcake!
B. De Beers mini diamonds: for the tree that you love.
C. $4500 a summer to go to this dump of a camp?
D. Where Tonka Toy Jeeps go to die.
E. The lab results found that he is carrying a rare disease, birdtracksiilitis.
F. The deli decided to beef up business by offering cuts of Black Forest firewood.
G. The new line of Jimmy Neutron atomic powered Christmas ornaments.
H. A leaf is a leaf is a leaf.
I. The mid-air collision of a drug smuggler's plane over Colombia left the rugged terrain below looking like winter.
B. "And this, class, is what crystal meth looks like in the wild...."
C. "I gave up on tomatoes, I'm raising canoes now...."
D. "The latest craze in reality videos - hobo jeep fighting!"
E. "And when your footprints no longer appeared in the snow, the chicken was carrying you."
F. "Ma! The outhouse seat needs fixing again!"
G. Somewhere in the North Pole, an elf is missing his straw hat....
H. "Dan, I think you've taken the whole 'nude sunbathing' thing a little too far."
I. This is what happens when you sneeze with a mouth full of whipped cream.
A. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?"
B. "Cold As Ice"
C. "Love Shack"
D. "Baby You Can Drive My Car"
E. "Footprints In The Snow"
F. "Sittin' On A Tree Stump"
G. "Christmas Tree"
H. "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground"
I. "Snowfall"
F. No, Aunt Helga, no, not that chairrrrr!!!
H. Great reunion, but I see somebody who hasn't been wearing sunscreen....
B. The triple point of pine
C. Still waiting for the flood
D. The price of looking back at childhood’s face
E. Two pigeons, one with a limp, a courtship dance?, no, an argument! I’m telling you, one of these birds killed cock robin!
F. Cuts to the heart
G. An idea is born unto us
H. Spontaneous generation of next year’s salmon
I. Are we picking cotton or making snowballs?
:-)
My fave: "Snow Dance" - Chicago Guy (E)