CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #469

[Billfred]

It's a whole new ballgame!

After the season-ending contest last week, here are the scores:

You        0

Instead, I give you the rules. (Other rules have been created, but these are the ones that see use.)

Originally Posted by The Rules (enacted Caption Contest #1)

The rules:
-I am never ever gonna be eligible, unless I change the rule just before handing over control of the game to someone else.
-If it's your image I pick, you're not eligible.
-If you suggest an image and I pick it, you're not eligible.
-Entries will be scored by me on originality, or in the absence of that, dry humor.
-First place gets ten points, second gets five, honorable mentions will be awarded at my whims.

Traditionally, roughly half of the entries receive a two-point honorable mention, and one particularly good zinger received the burn award, good for three points. The remainder receive a single point.

There have been some updates to the rules over the years:

Originally Posted by The Heidi Foster Rule (enacted Caption Contest #20)

Preventing anyone from entering the caption contest by means of any feat of engineering is prohibited. This rule shall not apply if both the victim and Billfred are laughing after the act has been committed.

Originally Posted by The Billfred Is Working Way Too Much Rule (enacted Caption Contest #24)

If, for whatever reason, Billfred is working on a job on a day he has to post or judge a caption contest, he reserves the right to fudge the posting or judging by one day in either direction.

("Working" gets a rather liberal interpretation, mind you.)

Originally Posted by The OTHER Heidi Foster Rule (enacted Caption Contest #29)

No person may kidnap, threaten, or otherwise cause harm or mental distress to Billfred in order to influence the outcome of a caption contest.

Originally Posted by The -infinity Rule (enacted Caption Contest #42)

At certain times, should Billfred be pwned by a contestant, he may, at his sole discretion, assign a score of -infinity to that contestant. Points still accumulate as normal, but the -infinity score will remain posted until Billfred either lets off or forgets to add the -infinity score again.

Originally Posted by The Koko Ed Rule (enacted Caption Contest #46, but a de facto rule for long before)

Anyone except Billfred can enter the caption contest, even if it's their picture.

Since then, the only thing that's changed is the deadline: Saturday at midnight Eastern, though entries posted afterward will count if they're posted before I open the thread to score it.

Got it? Good--because here's the picture:

http://chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/28985

Go!

[EricH]

Welcome to the Red Green Show!

[rsisk]

Even back in 2007 you had to arrive nearly 5 weeks early to get the best seats at the FIRST Robotics World Championships (if only they had a lottery system... sigh)

<npoe> any one else find it odd that a picture from the 2007 world championships (4/12-14) was posted on 3/9/2007? </npoe>

[DonRotolo]

Their very best Tricky Dick impersonaton...

[NPOE]If you don't get the reference, young whippersnapper, Google the term and look at Images...[/NPOE]

[Taylor]

Wow. The Las ThunderBots were masters of the crowd-selfie five years before that was even a thing. The only missing pose is the ducklips - but no ThunderChicken would stoop to such fowl levels.

[cgmv123]

There are more people there than at Marlins Park!

[bardd]

"lol I made it look like his lower back had antlers".
"Isn't that supposed to go on the head?"
"What head?"

[GaryVoshol]

Predicting an IRI alliance?

[Karibou]

Here we can see one volunteer and one Thunderchicken. Hint: the Thunderchicken is wearing a lei.

<npoe>

Originally Posted by Billfred

Part-Timer of the Year: Karibou (52 points on just 14 entries, most of anyone that entered less than half the time)

Hey, I won something meaningful for once!</npoe>

[Wayne Doenges]

The student on the left is always easy to beat in Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock. She always pick scissors.

[rachelholladay]

Clearly the simbots and thunderchickens did not discuss a photo strategy ahead of time.

[Joe G.]

Before the Eh team, there was the lei team.

[Tom Ore]

They were having such a good time they didn't even notice that nearly everyone else went home.

[Jim Wilks]

Here we see assembled the entire Billfred fan club membership.

[Littleboy]

Everyone, go home. You can not beat this alliance. Ever.