The competition was fierce, the submissions numerous, but all good things must come to an end.
And so must this contest.
The challenge looked simple. Take the above image of Dr. Harold Toboggans and give us an appropriate caption.
However, this task proved to be taxing to many would-be-arm-chair-psychiatrist -cartoon-writer-types, proving once and for all that blog authorship is hard work.
Okay, maybe not hard work, but it does require some effort and an unbalanced brain chemistry to do it well.
Anyway back to the captions:
They were all really good and I wish I had a cool vote counting gadget like Diesel so I wouldn’t have to decide these things myself. But one must be selected and I choose…(drum roll please)
Response number 24: “The gene pool isn’t big enough for the two of us.” Provided by Lynn.
It was really funny and exactly the sort of thing the doctor would say to one of his fragile patients.
Congratulations Lynn, your prize shall be 10 pounds of paprika & mustard ice cream and a copy of Dr. Toboggans’ latest book, The Problem is You: Superglue for Your Wounded Psyche. Please send $57.95 to cover shipping and handling.
Thank you everyone who played, perhaps we’ll try it again sometime.
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May I remind you that you have only one post left for April or the web of the universe will develope a tear?
17 you have settled upon and 17 must be kept. I may not be able to sleep til May 1 for fear that you will forget and post, thereby destroying us all.
I didn’t realize it was so critical, but you have educated me now and I will do my part to hold the time/space/internet continuum together.
It is a heavy burden, but I bear it proudly as proud humor provider with pride.
Good job Lynn! (May I borrower the good Doctor’s masterpiece, “The Problem is You” when you are done? I would like to give it to my ex-husband to ponder…ha!)
Brent could have at least put your caption underneath the photo for full effect. (Bossy girl!)
That was a fun lesson in comedy caption writing (or whatever you call it). My favorite was the Van Gogh vs. Captain Kangaroo but it did not fit the previous captions.
Let’s do another one real soon…
Very good selection, I agree Lynn captured the Dr. — I can’t seem to get on his wave-length–we are ships that pass in the night–we march to different drums–we okay, that’s enough…
I will go cry in my Ben & Jerry’s oops I forgot yesterday!
RJ,
Not being in sync with the doctor is not what I would call a bad thing. Most people would consider it your first step to recovery.
Missing ice cream day however, is a bad, bad sign.
Debbie,
Does your ex read, or were you planning to beat him on the head with it?
BAD,
Well, since we have a child together I’ll have to keep him in one piece. Ok, maybe just one little bonk on the head with it…
RJ and I worked so hard trying to come up with a caption. We had to stare at your mug for days, racking our brains. Maybe we could receive a consolation prize for the effort?
Pretty please?
I feel that this would be a good time to clarify that you and your ex have a child together, and not you and I.
(I have found that it is always best to stop internet rumors before they start.)
As for a consolation prize, I will have to think of something good because many people made excellent contributions but still did not win.
Brent,
Ha! It did come across that way! I’m sure Eddie Larry Farnum would have had a field day with that one.
Listen up ELF! I do not have a child with Brent. As a matter of fact, I’ve never even met Brent so that would be rather difficult. His lovely wife (as she has been described) beat me to it years and years ago!
Well Well Debbie,
You give me – Yet – one more reason to steer clear of Brent. I don’t want to have a child with him neither.
Would have to drink an awful lot of Walmart beer for that.
Makin me wonder where Sarah moved to – you gonna tell me or am I goin to have to keep fightin that restraining order.
Could you please ask the good Dr. to let the wardon give me the $57.95, so that I can receive my prize?
Debbie,
Of course you can borrow the book. You will have to visit me in prison though. I hope you have a strong stomach.
To all of Brent’s adoring fans:
(And those not so adoring):
Brent only has three children and they all belong to me.
Sincerely,
Brent’s wife
rjlight,
Could you please bring some of that Ben & Jerry’s to my cell? The good Dr. has deprived me of all sweets and my blood sugar is a little low.
Let’s have a big hand for Camille, the Hot Comma Momma, who seems to have come to help resove any potential paternity issues that may arrise in our passionate pursuit of humor.
Thank you shedding some light on this confusing issue.
Hello Camille,
Well, I am so glad my ding dong comment at least sparked your “appearance” here at the OC.
I have a wonderful little 4 year old son named Logan and his father’s name is Leonard Gresham Vandevender. Yikes!
Not sure how the two of you juggle three kids, marriage, careers, school, and the OC! Never a dull moment in the Diggs household I would assume.
Lynn,
It’s time to break out of the Big House!
ELF,
Why the obsession over Sarah?
Debbie-
Cause Sarah dumped me for the #$&! [I guess you can read something nice here] Farnsworth and then got some dupe of a judge to get a restraining order.
She didn’t like Walmart beer.
I can tell by the pictures that Dr. T could help me win her back.
Champagne and caviar my @#$!!! [goodness?] I had some thoughts as to what he could do with that necktie – hear me Farnsworth?!!!
[Can we type random symbols on this site?]
Eddie
You silly man – you are beyond even Dr. T’s help. [Debbie - don't encourage him]
Sarah dumped you for Champagne and caviar – that is all.
Eating is a kind of act of worship for her. Evidently inappropriate scratching was for you. Life is sometimes just fair. Ha!
Debbie,
Please help me come up with an escape plan. rjlight did not come through with the ice cream, and Dr. T refused to let me have the $57.95 until I am out. I NEED that book!
What is up with that last name? Vandevender. It acutally sounds latin american.
Farnum & Farnsworth,
Oh yes, the feud is all coming back to me now.
Farnum there are other fish in the Sea so go fishing and throw Sarah back in the water…she is happier on her own. (trying to make it simple for him)
Farnsworth, I promise never to ask again. Yikes!
Lynn,
We may be forced to ask Farnum how to bust you out of the slammer! He is a professional jail-buster-outer (as he would so eloquently point out)
As for the name Vandevender it is actually Scandinavian (Denmark to be exact)
Debbie,
A word of caution about any escape plan you concock; just remember that Dr. T can read every word written here, so you may want to keep any plans under wraps until you are ready to execute. I have heard that Dr. T has tightened security around the facility.
Debbie,
I found your note in my sandwich today, but unfortunately so did Dr. T. Security has increased the past couple of days. They say that it is because they are expecting some kind of attack involving anti-bloggitrons. I think it’s just an excuse to reduce any freedoms we may have had!
Ladies,
Please remember that I am a trained humor professional, and only handle anti-bloggitrons with utmost caution. If weapons-grade anti-bloggitrons fell into the wrong hands,I shudder to think what might happen to the internet.
Some things are worse than prison.
You know, you can make your own poll thingy like mine. Go to vizu.com.
Thank you Diesel,
I will go there and get thingy with it.
No pictures please.