CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #521

[Billfred]

Welcome to the second decade (or just the eleventh year) of the Chief Delphi Unofficial Caption Contest!

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.

Here's this week's picture:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/40722

Go!

[EricH]

Hazards of working in this shop: Falling into the elevator pit, then having the team members build the safety railings around you while you're still in it!

[dodar]

The China Rookie Team Kits have the best resources in them.

[GaryVoshol]

FIRST demo's a potential new rule - instead of shipping the robot to CMP, we will now ship the mentors.

[efoote868]

When you get done with this one, build a second. I always wanted a walk in tub.

[Jon Stratis]

Proof that you're still young at heart: your students pack you in the crate, not the other way around!

[rsisk]

Little know fact that mentor Bob was the inspiration for Alice In Chains' song: Man In The Box

[DonRotolo]

No, no! We're supposed to think outside the box!

[NPOE]I propose we extend the "working too much" rule to allow more than a day's leeway. Billfred is, after all, a volunteer at this, and he traveled to New Jersey (on purpose) just this weekend. To volunteer.[/NPOE]

[Wayne Doenges]

Bob: "How can I think outside of the box when I work in a cubicle?"

[EricH]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

[NPOE]I propose we extend the "working too much" rule to allow more than a day's leeway. Billfred is, after all, a volunteer at this, and he traveled to New Jersey (on purpose) just this weekend. To volunteer.[/NPOE]

[NAE] He just invokes a chain use of the BIWWTM Rule. He can move the date one day, and that becomes the date to judge the contest on. If he's still busy, a second invocation of the rule. In really extreme cases, there is always the OBIWWTM Rule, which has never been invoked despite the threat of it being used right after being created. [/NAE]

[Taylor]

Everything is Made in China.
Everything. Everywhere.
But the one homegrown creation,
Is getting shipped directly there.

[Billfred]

(obviously not an entry)

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

[NPOE]I propose we extend the "working too much" rule to allow more than a day's leeway. Billfred is, after all, a volunteer at this, and he traveled to New Jersey (on purpose) just this weekend. To volunteer.[/NPOE]

Originally Posted by EricH

[NAE] He just invokes a chain use of the BIWWTM Rule. He can move the date one day, and that becomes the date to judge the contest on. If he's still busy, a second invocation of the rule. In really extreme cases, there is always the OBIWWTM Rule, which has never been invoked despite the threat of it being used right after being created. [/NAE]

Eric pretty much has it, given this snippet:

Originally Posted by Billfred

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

If I'm coming home through a poor cell signal area to get to my laptop and thus the means to judge, that's still working. But if I blow it off all the way to Tuesday, there had better be a top-notch reason. Even I have my limits.