Let's Win the New Yorker Caption Contest

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feel like the drag pun will occur to other people, so would need to be worded better to stand a chance. if people want to take a crack at smartening it up be my guest.

special guest appearance (Roberto Spiralli), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link

I'll mash yours up with one of mine (not because it's better but because I'm an egomaniac):

"French planes always have a problem with drag."

sorry i poisoned u with nachos :( (HI DERE), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:36 (fourteen years ago) link

"Don't worry, it changes into tennis shoes on the way to the hangar."

Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link

"No, I said we needed to ADDRESS the drag!"

(pronounced /ˈfɑrv/sklOf/tO/fewˈ/) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link

"It's night and day with the gel pads."

W i l l, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:38 (fourteen years ago) link

dad jokers choice

not just a member I'm the president etc

鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link

"dude, you will never believe this. I just got back from visiting Dave at the lab and he has been fucking a mouse. he had these mice children in a cage in little outfits. it was FUCKED UP."

special guest appearance (Roberto Spiralli), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link

"Lockheed-Martin should never have bought out Easy Spirit."

sorry i poisoned u with nachos :( (HI DERE), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:41 (fourteen years ago) link

"I named him Turtle, to remember."

Philip Nunez, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:41 (fourteen years ago) link

"i kind of want to fuck this airplane"

Mr. Que, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:42 (fourteen years ago) link

"FLOTUS One is a go"

(pronounced /ˈfɑrv/sklOf/tO/fewˈ/) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:43 (fourteen years ago) link

"i kind of want to fuck this airplane"

haha i love the simplicity

Maria, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link

"it's no good, frank. I tried a bombing run and almost broke my neck."

鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link

"I thought I was landing on a runway"

Philip Nunez, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link

I just hope that people coming back to this thread will realize there's a new caption now.

yeah what happened? i am confused etc where is the new pic and what was the actual published caption for the last one?

my god, it's full of straws! (k3vin k.), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link

ZS, I think multiple threads and links therein are probably called for.
u got this?

(pronounced /ˈfɑrv/sklOf/tO/fewˈ/) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link

"this acid is strong"

鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link

"and get this - ziggy's complaint is that he wishes he was taller!"

Lamp, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:45 (fourteen years ago) link

if they published 'my wifes a slut' surely they have no problem with 'bitch to land'

Philip Nunez, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:46 (fourteen years ago) link

ZS, I think multiple threads and links therein are probably called for.
u got this?

I'm up for it, but is that what we want to do? I'm honestly sure which is more confusing - to have one main thread that may confuse newcomers, or to have two new threads per week (one for nominations, one for the poll).

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link

looks like thread is falling victim to

Disappearing Posts?

鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link

wait why cant u just post the new pic?

xpost

my god, it's full of straws! (k3vin k.), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:51 (fourteen years ago) link

Yeah, I noticed that. I scrolled up to check out the plane in heels and it was just gone.

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:51 (fourteen years ago) link

I did, k3vin, it's posted above (although it may have temporarily disappeared).

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link

is the poll necessary without a Ishmael Lorenzo Xevious NYer account to post the winner under?

Philip Nunez, Monday, 15 June 2009 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link

ah ok my bad xp

my god, it's full of straws! (k3vin k.), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link

But I'll post it again just for giggles

http://i43.tinypic.com/2dhtqu0.jpg

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link

RE: Disappearing posts

Does it have something to do with bookmarks? If I hit F5 and reload the page, some posts are missing, but if I click on the bookmark, and then on "show all messages", it DOES appear.

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:54 (fourteen years ago) link

...

It's an optimization for loading long threads; the first 50 posts and the last 50 posts are shown with a link in the middle to load the hidden ones in order to decrease the the amt of data requested from the web server. It's been there since this iteration of the ILX code went live.

sorry i poisoned u with nachos :( (HI DERE), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:56 (fourteen years ago) link

Tbh, we probably need a separate board for this.

Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:57 (fourteen years ago) link

dan, the problem is that the midthread "load all messages" link isn't showing

鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:57 (fourteen years ago) link

???

I can see it!

sorry i poisoned u with nachos :( (HI DERE), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:58 (fourteen years ago) link

"she was a bitch to land today"

― special guest appearance (Roberto Spiralli), Monday, June 15, 2009 4:16 PM (37 minutes ago)

yesssss

my god, it's full of straws! (k3vin k.), Monday, 15 June 2009 20:59 (fourteen years ago) link

it's back!

鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 15 June 2009 21:00 (fourteen years ago) link

both the pic ZS posted at first and now this second one are showing; twenty minutes ago the first wasnt there

my god, it's full of straws! (k3vin k.), Monday, 15 June 2009 21:00 (fourteen years ago) link

weird

鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 15 June 2009 21:00 (fourteen years ago) link

it was in "load them all" limbo

鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 15 June 2009 21:01 (fourteen years ago) link

dan, the problem is that the midthread "load all messages" link isn't showing

Yep. Every once in a while, the "show all messages" link doesn't show, either at the very top or in the middle, and it just skips from a message 5 days ago to one about 50 minutes ago.

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Monday, 15 June 2009 21:02 (fourteen years ago) link

"Tbh, we probably need a separate board for this."

Take it here!
http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/NewAnswersControllerServlet?boardid=56108700
It even fits the board mission statement!

(pronounced /ˈfɑrv/sklOf/tO/fewˈ/) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 June 2009 21:02 (fourteen years ago) link

New poll for week 2, ya'll:

The "Let's Dominate the New Yorker Caption Contest" Poll: Week TWO

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Saturday, 20 June 2009 03:13 (fourteen years ago) link

OK, the 3 official nominees for the first caption have been chosen by the NYer.

http://i42.tinypic.com/14l7ywm.jpg

New Yorker's selections:

"O.K., let's slowly lower in the grant money.”
Submitted by Todd Bearson
Arlington, Mass.

“Relax, for them it's publish and perish.”
Submitted by David Burns
Needham, Mass.

“The research is conclusive—mice are even cuter when you dress them up in little coats.”
Submitted by Brad Hodges
Dungannon, Ontario

ILX selections:

"They look more like her but they take after me."
Submitted by Roberto Spiralli
10 votes

"Okay, NOW they're just mocking us." 4
Submitted by Hi Dere
4 votes

"I know their clipboards are proportional, but it makes it really hard to read their notes."
Submitted by EZ Snappin
3 votes

"What troubles me is that they're speaking German."
Submitted by Dr Superman
3 votes

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Monday, 22 June 2009 15:14 (fourteen years ago) link

Meanwhile...

WEEK THREE CONTEST/NOMINATIONS BEGIN HERE

http://i41.tinypic.com/2rzzb4y.jpg

NOMINATIONS DUE BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH, WITH THE POLL RUNNING FROM THE NIGHT OF THE 24TH TO THE NIGHT OF THE 27TH.

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Monday, 22 June 2009 15:18 (fourteen years ago) link

oh come on, there's only one caption/theme for that one:

"Aren't you forgetting something?"/"I thought you had him!"/etc etc

HIS VAGINA IS MAKING HIM CRAVE SALAD. (HI DERE), Monday, 22 June 2009 15:23 (fourteen years ago) link

"That's right, avert your eyes! You don't want to end up like Henry, do you?"

HIS VAGINA IS MAKING HIM CRAVE SALAD. (HI DERE), Monday, 22 June 2009 15:24 (fourteen years ago) link

i told him, if he says "are we nearly there yet?" one more time...

joe, Monday, 22 June 2009 15:26 (fourteen years ago) link

"so you're certain that this 'life-sized subbuteo' game is legal?"

joe, Monday, 22 June 2009 15:29 (fourteen years ago) link

"Do you think these frappucinos are making me irritable?"

HIS VAGINA IS MAKING HIM CRAVE SALAD. (HI DERE), Monday, 22 June 2009 15:30 (fourteen years ago) link

"just pull over slowly and let me do the talking"

鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 22 June 2009 15:30 (fourteen years ago) link

"'WARNING: LOW BRIDGE AHE-' Oh look, cows!"

HIS VAGINA IS MAKING HIM CRAVE SALAD. (HI DERE), Monday, 22 June 2009 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link

grant money one seems likely to win.

probably gets busy with larper chicks or somefin' (forksclovetofu), Monday, 22 June 2009 15:37 (fourteen years ago) link


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