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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford gave us our favorite new euphemism of the year. Wanna sneak away and have no one find you? Just say you're "hiking the Appalachian Trial."

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It's kind of embarrassing to admit, loyal Caption Callers, but our anniversary has come and gone. It was one year ago this month (June 9, to be exact) that we put up our first photo, the Chest Bump to the Chief which took us on this wild journey into the realm of funny photos.

Lately we haven't been able to give as much time and dedication as we would have liked to the blog. We've been busy with the new baltimoresun.com redesign (which we know you've all checked out by now) and Caption Call suffered on the back burner.

Don't take this as a goodbye. We're just going out of town for a few days to reward ourselves for the long hours and many containers of eye drops we've used as our eyes have ached from staring at this computer screen for too long. We won't have a new photo up until Monday.

In our absence, feel free to check out the funnies on some of the older photos we've got and see if you've found some new inspiration.

On another note, as a way to celebrate our anniversary, loyal captioner Pie Snelson came up with the idea of a meetup, since it appears many of you already know one another (which is really cool to us, btw). Would you guys be willing to meet up (like a Tweetup, only cooler) for coffee or drinks or something in Baltimore? Just something low-key, but as a way to celebrate the blog that has given us (hopefully all of you, but definitely me) a source of daily fun? If you'd be interested, let us know, whether it be through a comment at the end of this post or via e-mail.

Thanks for the fun year, guys. Honestly, Caption Call has been one of the bright spots that makes coming to work worthwhile. Let's keep the fun going.

(By the way, you don't know how odd it is for us to write a blog post that isn't just a pithy headline on a photo. Whew!)

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We all know every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man, but what about one with a sharp beard...or moustache...or muttonchops? Write us a funny caption for this photo and submit it as a comment below.

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Read on to see if your caption(s) made the cut!

Oktoberfest can really bring out the crazy in certain people. But we don't think we'd be crazy enough to channel our inner hippie. (Getty Images)

When Diana Ross left the Supremes, finding the perfect replacement proved to be difficult, frustrating, and often downright ridiculous...
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Leave it to the Russians to come up with creative contests. This log cabin baby was entered in a baby carriage contest in southern Russia. Poor thing, but at least you guys had a field day with this one. Some of the funniest captions on reecord!  (Getty Images) 

Octomom improvises after finding she needs more space for all the kids.
Submitted by Patti (Yes, everyone -- we still love Octomom references)

We also had a stroller featuring baby Abe at Ford's theater, but that kind humor is a bit too edgy for the ole' Caption Call.
Submitted by Larry Yungk

All was well until the town drunk mistook the tiny shack for an outhouse...
Submitted by D.Keefer

The ultimate cat nap, courtesy of a German feline (AP photo)

It's OK, I'm wearing sunblock.
Submitted by Phyllis Reinhard

O Hai... I haz ROTFLOLed onto bubble gumz. Plz to unstuck?
Submitted by D'oh!

We wonder if this is the same scene when non-wax Britney Spears gets ready for a performance. Kudos to those who realized this is a Madame Tussauds wax figure of the pop starlet. (AP photo)

"I can see it now, my name etched in the history books next to Michaelangelo. Britney Spears repaints the Sistine Chapel. I can't wait to start."
Submitted by Pie Snelson

Bob Ross's daughter, Evelyn, begins the initial strokes of a "happy little accident."
Submitted by Matthew

Gorillas are much less meancing when they're sleeping. (AP photo)

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Write us a caption for these silly gorillas and submit it as a caption below.

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So we're more dog people than cat people, but we couldn't help but share this lovable kitteh with you. Directly after this photo was taken, the cat probably went and shredded up a couch somewhere.

Write us a funny caption and leave it as a comment below.

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Before we get to this week's photos, take a gander at our favorite, probably unintentionally funny caption of the week on our Susan Boyle photo from a few weeks ago. The sentiment alone is hilarious, and the thought of the person shouting it (it is in all caps, you know) makes it even funnier to us:

AFTER HEARING SUSAN BOYLE SING, ONE CANNOT GET THE SOUND OF THAT BEAUTIFUL VOICE OUT OF ONE'S HEAD. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE!
Submitted by LA VERNE OYARZO  

OK, now that that's out of our system, here are this week's best captions, in our humble opinion:

A brutal economy won't stop stock brokers from having a good time. These folks from the stock exchange in Frankfurt dress up to celebrate carnivale. (AP photo)

The newest commercial clip from Free Credit Report.com...
Submitted by Jeff

Casual Friday gone horribly wrong...
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Mr. T can do no wrong in our eyes. We celebrate him through Caption Call homages (including this AP photo) any time possible, even when he was a corporate shill for Snickers. That's why we think this comment from jason is kinda funny (we realize he probably hasn't seen Caption Call before, but we still decided to post his comment even though it wasn't a funny caption).

Do you like the pants? I just got them at M. C. Hammer's garage sale.
Submitted by Robin

Even Tim Gunn couldn't "make it work" with this outfit!
Submitted by Phyllis Reinhard (Oh, Phyllis. You know just what gets us every time)

Apparently the Detroit Red Wings use a giant purple octopus to appear menacing. (Getty Images)

Although Octomom's not much into sports, Octodad can dunk, pitch, backhand, putt, shoot, catch, field and kick save; all without missing a beat.
Submitted by Pie Snelson

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU NEED MORE THAN $5 A DAY FOR AN ALLOWANCE?
Submitted by dkh735 (Yay for a bonus Jon and Kate Plus Eight reference! We can't bring ourselves to post a picture of them taken by the "p people")

Madge found Sherman to be a much better threat to the kids on road trips than yelling, "Don't make me pull over!"
Submitted by Cait

Actual caption: A puma pounces on her Earth Day special deer pinata with a beef bone placed on top in Chicago. Our reaction: We want a special Earth Day pinata. (AP photo)

Several hundred Greek warriors left the confines of the wooden deer only to be pounced upon by a giant mountain lion...
Submitted by D.Keefer

I can't believe some one put super glue on it's nose...
Submitted by Dennis Seabolt

We hope you enjoy today's photo of three gals with some of the finest rose-colored glasses we've ever seen.

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Apologies for the late posting of this photo, friends. User error on our part (we thought we had set it to publish at a particular time, but we goofed up). Write us a funny caption for this photo and submit it as a comment below.

And we'll have our Caption Call recap up later this afternoon, barring any other user error.

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