CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #500 (!)

[Billfred]

I swear, I didn't plan for this to run this long when I started it on a lark the summer after high school. Ten years, four teams, three banners, and a couple near misses later, here we are. Thank you to all the past and present folks who enter and keep this going--it wouldn't work without you all.

Here are the scores after the last round (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1337261&postcount=15):

Taylor 101
Wayne Doenges 97
EricH 86
DonRotolo 78
GaryVoshol 78
Al Skierkiewicz 67
Jim Wilks 67
rsisk 55
cgmv123 54
bardd 48
dodar 48
efoote868 37
Pault 29
Littleboy 27
jwallace15 24
Jay Money 1058 20
TheCascadeKid 20
Tom Ore 17
rachelholladay 17
delsaner 15
Don Wright 15
Brandon1266 15
Andrew Lawrence 15
Joe G. 12
S.P.A.M.er 17 12
J.Warsoff 11
mdituri 6
orangemoore 6
JohnFogarty 5
Karibou 4
Kyle A 3
sarah_storer 3
Jay O'Donnell 3
Jay H 237 2
IndySam 2
safiq10 1
Katie_UPS 1
XenoPhobic 1
Herbblood 1
Invictus3593 1
MetalJacket 1
AndyBare 1
jblay 1
Bill_B 1
Can1s_Major997 1

And since a photo from 179 was used in the first caption contest, it's only fitting to break another of theirs out for this one:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/18261

As always, the deadline is nominally Saturday at midnight Eastern.

Go!

[EricH]

The greatest mentor in SwampThing history.


If height is all that matters, of course. And hot air.

[dodar]

FIRSTers! I have come down from the mountain top and bringeth to you the words from the Almighty Kamen, "Be gracious towards your fellow competitors and wear all jean clothing!" Can I get an amen?

179 members: Amen!

[rsisk]

For Inspiration And Recognition of Big Tall Bendy Things

[Taylor]

I'm glad I wasn't around when this thing rose from The Swamp. Phew. It still smells.

[Invictus3593]

"I AM THE MASTER COMMANDER"

[Wayne Doenges]

They tell us not to bow down before graven images.
However, there's no mention of inflatable ones.

[GaryVoshol]

Wow, there's actually flowers at that place? Between drought and storms, I've never seen anything like that. Maybe the giant Swamp Thing was channeling a benevolent spirit.

[Grey Mann]

"Kneel before my power."
*Praying*

[brandon.cottrell]

Rules on defense robots were very unregulated back in the day.

[efoote868]

Somebody saw the commercial:

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man
Hi I'm Al Harrington President and CEO of Al Harringon's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse.
Thanks to a shipping error, I am now currently overstocked on Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man and I am passing the savings on to yoouuu!!!!

[Jacob Bendicksen]

Game hints back in the day required a bit more effort to understand.

[dodar]

Somebody saw the commercial:

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man
Hi I'm Al Harrington President and CEO of Al Harringon's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse.
Thanks to a shipping error, I am now currently overstocked on Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man and I am passing the savings on to yoouuu!!!!

[NPOE] This should win.

[DonRotolo]

All bow to the mighty green man!
*(um, this guy is red)*
Meh! Fiddly bits. Just get on your knees!

Flail. I like that word.

Anyway: 500 is a milestone*, but 520 is ten years. That is a significant fraction of anyone's life...

*or is it millstone?

[Jim Wilks]

Here we see the inspiration for teams playing goalie in Aerial Assist.

[Billfred]

It's still Sunday!

First place goes to:

They tell us not to bow down before graven images.
However, there's no mention of inflatable ones.

Second place goes to:

Wow, there's actually flowers at that place? Between drought and storms, I've never seen anything like that. Maybe the giant Swamp Thing was channeling a benevolent spirit.


Honorable mentions go to:

1) Brandon1266
2) dodar
3) rsisk
4) DonRotolo
5) Jim Wilks

And the burn award goes to:

The greatest mentor in SwampThing history.


If height is all that matters, of course. And hot air.

Which means the scores are:

Wayne Doenges 107
Taylor 102
EricH 89
GaryVoshol 83
DonRotolo 80
Jim Wilks 69
Al Skierkiewicz 67
rsisk 57
cgmv123 54
dodar 50
bardd 48
efoote868 38
Pault 29
Littleboy 27
jwallace15 24
TheCascadeKid 21
Jay Money 1058 20
Brandon1266 17
Tom Ore 17
rachelholladay 17
delsaner 15
Don Wright 15
Andrew Lawrence 15
Joe G. 12
S.P.A.M.er 17 12
J.Warsoff 11
mdituri 6
orangemoore 6
JohnFogarty 5
Karibou 4
Kyle A 3
sarah_storer 3
Jay O'Donnell 3
Jay H 237 2
IndySam 2
Invictus3593 2
Can1s_Major997 2
safiq10 1
Katie_UPS 1
XenoPhobic 1
Herbblood 1
MetalJacket 1
AndyBare 1
jblay 1
Bill_B 1

Onward!