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November 28, 2008

Ravens take the atomic wedgie from the school yard to the football field

 

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(AP photo)

Write us a funny caption for this awkward tackle at last weekend's Ravens/Eagles game. Come up with something good and leave your caption as a comment below. See what others have said about this picture already and try to top them.

While you're here, check out these other photos from the Ravens' 36-7 win over the Eagles.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (34)
Categories: Athletes
        

November 26, 2008

Take me to your leader, creepy robot

 

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(Getty Images)

Write us a funny caption to go with this robotic encounter and post it as a comment below. Check out what's already been said about this odd couple and try to top the funny comments.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (18)
Categories: Funny kids, Odd stuff
        

November 25, 2008

Beyonce's American Music Awards performance was hair-raising

 

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(Getty Images)

Write a funny caption for Beyonce Knowles' signature dance move as a comment below. See what others have written about her first to get some inspiration. And if you're looking for more scenes from the American Music Awards, see these photos from the show and red carpet fashion.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (13)
Categories: Celebrities
        

November 24, 2008

Caption Call Recap: Week of Nov. 17


Thanks for visiting Caption Call Recap, our look back at the week's funniest captions. Without further delay ...

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The creepy footed chicken nuggets in this Getty Images photo are part of an installation of a "pet store" by artist Banksy in New York City. Crazy modern artists.

Aunt Mabel , who never throws anything away, made her Frank Perdue Memorial diorama out of some really old marshmallow Easter peeps.
Submitted by Phyllis Reinhard

 

 

bigfoot monster truck wheels 

This guy is putting custom-made tires on his Bigfoot truck before a car show in Pennsylvania. Now that gas prices are so cheap, maybe we'll be seeing more of these on the road. (AP photo)

This rig will have to be renamed after it receives the "Pamela Anderson" upgrade installation.
Submitted by Vince Schuman

 

 

 

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These oddly shaped veggies are shown off by a Chinese exhibitor. We wonder if the eye and beak came on it originally or if they were added post-harvest. (Getty Images)

That guy must be out of his GOURD!
Submitted by Jeff Wellman (This caption won just because it was such a groaner. Well done on the cheap laughs, Jeff.)

 

 

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The Beluga whale in this Getty Images photo is wearing a Christmas themed hat. Nothing screams Christmas more than volleyballs, sandbox buckets and tinsel.

Not wanting to be excluded from the running for President-elect Obama's new pet, Baby Beluga demonstrates his aptitude for playing fetch and looking cute.
Submitted by Cait
 

"Be honest... Does this hat make me look fat?"
Submitted by D.Keefer

 

minsk baby race


Racing infants appears to be the latest fad in entertainment in Minsk, Belarus. "Rochelle, Rochelle" anyone? ("Well, you've made a long journey, from Milan to Minsk") (Getty Images)

I will not do "right hand gray" it would make me fall over.
Submitted by Phyllis Reinhard

 

 

ice cream cart in the rain

 

Try again this week to make our funniest captions cut, including this photo of an ice cream vendor not ready to give up on the season.

 

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Someone's not ready to give up on ice cream season

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(AP photo)

We here at Caption Call don't want to admit that winter is here, but this vendor should probably shut down for the day. Leave us a funny caption for this photo as a comment below. Check out what's already been said about this entrepreneur and try to out-funny the captions.

Stop back to the blog this afternoon to see if any of your funny captions from last week made our Caption Call Recap.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (15)
Categories: Odd stuff
        

November 21, 2008

The Amazing (Baby) Race

 

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(Getty Images)

What's this baby doing? Or (more importantly) what is the woman with the balloon doing? Leave a funny caption as a comment below, but read what others have said first. The best of the best will be highlighted in our weekly Caption Call Recap. Check back Monday to see if your favorite funny captions made the cut.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (11)
Categories: Funny kids, Random people
        

November 20, 2008

Wilson the volleyball of 'Cast Away' fame finds a new job at SeaWorld

 

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(Getty Images)

We weren't aware beluga whales even needed hats. Oh well. Write a funny caption for this mammal's strange head gear and leave it as a comment below. The funniest submissions will be featured in next week's Caption Call Recap. Size up your caption competition on this photo already.

And if you're looking for more funny animal pictures, including this race between a dolphin and a dog, see our Caption Call animal hall of fame (or shame, depending on how you look at things).

 

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (12)
Categories: Animals, Odd stuff
        

November 19, 2008

Thanksgiving centerpieces keep getting weirder

 

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(Getty Images)

Leave your funny caption for these odd-looking gourds as a comment below. Read up on what others have said about this photo already and top them.

If you're looking for actual ideas for a memorable Thanksgiving dinner, check out our special Stuff Yourself section of the site.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (9)
Categories: Odd stuff
        

November 18, 2008

'Pimp My Ride' may be off the air, but this guy won't give up the dream

 

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(AP photo)

Leave a funny caption for this guy and his monster truck as a comment below. See what's already been said about him before leaving your comment.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (12)
Categories: Odd stuff, Random people
        

November 17, 2008

Caption Call Recap: Week of Nov. 10

Thanks for checking out Caption Call and our weekly photo caption contest. Here are the shining stars of the week in captions; feel free to disagree if you want or try to be even funnier.

ryder cup golf fans

The guys in this Getty Images photo were actually taking in some Ryder Cup action in September. Who were they cheering on that required such neon green outfits?

Snap Crackle & Pop celebrate St Patrick's Day
Submitted by Tony N

 

 

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We're a sucker for a great picture of Pamela Anderson with plastic people. This AP pic shows her with David Spade and a bunch of stormtroopers at the 2003 Spike TV Video Game Awards.
 
David Spade attempts the Jedi mind trick: "These aren't the breasts you're looking for..."
Submitted by D.Keefer

 

 

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The perfect photo op: President-elect Obama meets with Preident Bush and gets the official White House tour. We know they probably had a good talk, but in this photo it doesn't look like Bush is listening. (Getty Images)

Five. Five dollar. Five dollar footlongs.
Submitted by Dave to the P
(Bonus points for getting that dang jingle stuck in our heads all day after reading this caption, Dave)

So you mean to tell me that you would shake the "Presidential 8 Ball" to make your decisions?
Submitted by Quinn

 

 

 

 

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The sea lion in this Getty Images photo lives in a zoo in southern Germany. We thought he looks so effortless in his attempt to catch the fish.

That's pretty much what I look like on Fridays during Lent.
Submitted by Dave to the P (Congrats on the two-fer)

 

 

mall santa claus impostors

 

Ok, ok. It's early for Christmas, we know. But the Santas-in-training in this Getty Images photo are actually waiting to watch a film in London called "Santa School." Wonder if there were this many Santas at the filming.
 
 Excuse me. Please tell me where you got your permanent wave? I tried everything, but my hair will not hold a curl!
 Submitted by Pie Snelson
 
 

chicken mcnuggets as art

 

After you've soaked up all the inspiration you can from the earlier photos, try your pen at writing a funny caption for these funny nuggets. They're so creepy with their little legs. 

Posted by Liz Hacken at 2:45 PM | | Comments (0)
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Why did the chicken nugget cross the road?

 

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(Getty Images)

Because it wanted to stretch its legs, of course.

Write us a funny caption for this photo and leave it as a comment below, but read up on what's already been said about it first. The funniest ones will win a spot in our weekly Caption Call Recap contest. Check back this afternoon to see last week's winning captions.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (12)
Categories: Odd stuff
        

November 14, 2008

Santa knows if you've been naughty or nice ... or if you budged him in line

 

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(Getty Images)

We haven't even carved into the Thanksgiving turkey yet, so we know it's too early to start thinking about Santa Claus and Christmas stuff. But we couldn't resist the puzzled look on this mustachioed Santa's face. What's he thinking? Dazzle us with the funniest caption you can think of as a comment below. Read what others have written about him first.

The winning caption will be featured in our weekly Caption Call Recap contest on Monday afternoon. 

If you need some inspiration, check out these kids traumatized by Santa visits.

While you're here, enter your captions for the rest of the week's funny photos of leprechaun impostors, Pamela Anderson's storm trooper fan club, Barack Obama and President Bush sharing a tender moment and a hungry sea lion.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (12)
Categories: Odd stuff, Random people, Silly Santas
        

November 13, 2008

A sea lion that's used to catching lunch on the fly

 

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(Getty Images)

Leave a funny caption for this picture of a hungry sea lion as a caption below. The funniest will win special recognition in our weekly Caption Call Reacap contest. Check out what others have written about this critter already and be even more clever. Happy captioning!

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (8)
Categories: Animals
        

November 12, 2008

Barack Obama tries unsuccessfully to corner President Bush for a chat

 

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(Getty Images)

What is Barack Obama trying to tell President Bush in this picture? Leave your best funny caption for this photo as a comment below. Read what's already been said about this photo before putting in your two cents. The best ones will be featured in our weekly Caption Call Recap.

While you're here, check out these other funny photos of Obama and John McCain from the campaign trail, as well as some of President Bush.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (19)
Categories: Politicians
        

November 11, 2008

This time, Pamela Anderson appears to be the plastic date for these storm troopers

 

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(AP photo)

Oh. So. Awkward.

Leave your best funny caption for this photo of Pamela Anderson, David Spade and a flurry of stormtroopers as a comment below. If you need to draw on inspiration from Caption Calls past, check out this Pam Anderson classic or this stormtrooper in training. See what others have already said about today's photo and try to be even funnier.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (13)
Categories: Celebrities, Odd stuff
        

November 10, 2008

Caption Call Recap: Week of Nov. 3

Let's take a look back at the week's funniest captions with (drum roll please) Caption Call Recap! Here are the week's funniest captions in our humble opinion.

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We're torn on what's the creepier part of this costume: how realistic Meredith Vieira's wooden face looks or how huge Al Roker's gingerbread man outfit is in this AP photo. Either way, this is why celebrities shouldn't dress up for Halloween.

After all he's been through, you'd think Al Roker would leave those sugar cookies alone.
Submitted by Pie Snelson

 

 

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Everyone's been swept up in election fever this week, but the folks behind Madame Tussaud's Wax Museums spent months crafting these busts of each candidate to be prepared for either outcome. (AP photo)

All the campaign mud slinging created this amazing natural phenomenon, which the candidates are hoping will be attached to Mt. Rushmore.
Submitted by Phyllis Reinhard

 

 

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We've only got a few more months to get in all of these classic President Bush moments. In this AP photo, he gives a physical training award during an FBI Special Agent graduation ceremony. Nice to see that agent didn't try to spar with the president.

"I say it's 'nucular' and I'll fight anyone who says different!" Submitted by D.Keefer

An honorable mention goes to Pie Snelson for referencing one of our favorite Bush photos (click here to see it): Ever since he earned his green wrist band from that child boxing master, W has been going around picking fights.

 

seaworld spider on girls head

 

This AP photo shows what happens to kids who misbehave at SeaWorld in San Diego. (OK, so it's actually part of an animal education program ... but our explanation is better)

Moooooooommm! Billy's bugging meeeeee!
Submitted by Tony N

 

 

 

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Who couldn't use a good LOLcat to raise their spirits. The kitteh in this Getty Images pic demonstrates his computer skills (yes, we're not making that up) at the 6th Annual CFA Iams Cat Championship at Madison Square Garden. No elaboration given on what kind of skills those are.

The FBI released this photo of its chief suspect in a kitty porn ring.
Submitted by Larry Yungk

I can has cat nip from the eBay?
Submitted by Lee Devereaux

 

leprechaun golf fans

 

If you've gotten even a bit of inspiration from reading these clever captions, try your pen at writing funny comments to go along with today's photo of these leprechaun impersonators.

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Ireland's version of "The Three Stooges"

 

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(Getty Images)

Write a funny caption for these three hooligans and leave it as a comment below. See what's been said about these guys already and out-funny them. Check back this afternoon to see if any of your captions from last week made the cut for our Caption Call Recap contest.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (5)
Categories: Odd stuff, Random people
        

November 7, 2008

Computer cat is tempted to eat the mouse

 

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(Getty Images)

Leave a funny caption for this computer-literate cat as a comment below. See what others have already said about this feline. The funniest captions will get special recognition in our Caption Call Recap contest on Monday afternoon. So check back to see if your caption on this photo or any others this week made the cut.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (21)
Categories: Animals
        

November 6, 2008

The itsy bitsy spider isn't so tiny anymore

 

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(AP photo)

Write us a funny caption (well, the little girl wouldn't think it was funny) of this encounter with a spider. What's going through this girl's thoughts? Leave your captions as a comment below. Browse the other captions first and then be even funnier. And while you're here, check out these other photos of kids doing the funniest things.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (13)
Categories: Funny kids
        

November 5, 2008

President Bush: "Now that I'm a lame duck, you can really get your jabs in."

 

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(AP photo)

Now that the votes have been cast and Election Day is over, enjoy this picture capturing one of President Bush's funnier moments. Leave a funny caption for this photo as a comment below. See what others have written about the outgoing Commander in Chief first before leaving your caption.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (15)
Categories: Politicians
        

November 4, 2008

John McCain and Barack Obama, head to head for the last time

 

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(AP photo)

It's Election Day and we should soon know who's going to lead the country for the next four years (unless we have another Florida situation). Leave a hilarious caption for this picture of John McCain and Barack Obama (OK, so it's just their molded busts, suspend your disbelief folks) as a comment below. And click here to look back at other photos of the candidates from on the trail, including the funny moments featured here in Caption Call.

Keep your comments clean and don't get into political mudslinging. Remember, we're first and foremost a humor blog.

See what others have already said about these floating heads and try to out-funny them. The funniest entries will be featured in our Caption Call Recap contest on Monday.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (15)
Categories: Politicians
        

November 3, 2008

Caption Call Recap: Week of Oct. 27

Welcome to Caption Call Recap, our contest that recognizes the past week's funniest captions. Keep trying each weekday when we post a new photo and maybe eventually you'll make the cut.

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The giant panda cub in this Getty Images photo was recently born in China. Don't you just want to pinch his little cheeks?

Help, I'm blinded by my own cuteness
Submitted by alf



 

joe the plumber dog costume

OK, so we're suckers for a dog dressed up in a cute outfit. But there's nothing cute about plumber's crack on a dog in this homage to the now infamous Joe the Plumber at a Halloween parade in New York City. (AP photo)

The RNC spends another $150,000 to outfit Sarah Palin's dog for his own personal "Joe the Plumber" tour
Submitted by Patti

 

 cindy mccain halloween

With so many scripted moments on the campaign trail, it's rare to find a potential first lady doing anything candid. In this Getty Images photo, Cindy McCain hands out candy to the press corps that travels with John McCain's campaign.

Fortunately, Cindy was prepared with appropriate treats - Snickers and little bottles of Rogaine.
Submitted by Larry Yungk

 

john kerry presidential debate

It's been a while since anyone has paid attention to 2004 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, but we couldn't pass up this AP photo of him looking less than interested at one of the recent debates between Barack Obama and John McCain. A word of advice: At least cover your mouth if you're going to be bored in public.

And what happened then? Well, in Washington they say that John Kerry's long face grew three sizes that day.
Submitted by Matthew

 

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Since it was Halloween, we had a legitimate excuse to use two photos of dogs in costume this week. That's our story and we're sticking to it. Plus, the glasses and boots on the Chihuahua to the left in this AP photo made us laugh so hard. How do you find glasses that small!?!

Who knew it would turn out like this when Paris Hilton got relligon?
Submitted by Kenny the Epiphone guitar guy

 

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While you're here with your thinking caps on, write a funny caption for this AP photo of "The Today Show" crew in their Halloween outfits.

 

 

Posted by Liz Hacken at 1:30 PM | | Comments (0)
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Al Roker: "No, Meredith, not the gumdrop button!"

 

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(AP photo)

Hope you're all recovering from the post-Halloween sugar crash. Leave a funny caption for this odd photo as a comment below. See what others have written about these two characters already and be even funnier. And while you're here, check out these other photos of celebrities caught in awkward situations (although not all of them involve Halloween costumes).

Check back later this afternoon for our Caption Call Recap contest of the past week's funniest captions.

Posted by Liz Hacken at 5:00 AM | | Comments (9)
Categories: Celebrities, Odd stuff
        
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