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Time for another OTB Caption ContestTM:


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Write your caption in the comments below.

(In the spirit of bipartisan healing, I decided not to use this one.)

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About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.

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"Damn. You didn't say Simon Says."

Posted by Eric | November 4, 2004 | 11:34 am | Permalink
 

"Shut up,Arlen,ShutUP!!!

Posted by hth | November 4, 2004 | 11:44 am | Permalink
 

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey Macarena!

Posted by Mark | November 4, 2004 | 11:50 am | Permalink
 

Tommy can you hear me?
Tommy can you hear me?

Bill Frist says so long to Dead Zone Daschle.

Posted by libs4lunch | November 4, 2004 | 11:54 am | Permalink
 

"You just keep talking and talking and talking, and it's making me MENTAL!"

Posted by McGehee | November 4, 2004 | 12:01 pm | Permalink
 

"Shhh.... if you listen hard enough, you'll hear the sound of their teeth grinding together."

Posted by Larry | November 4, 2004 | 12:04 pm | Permalink
 

Jesus, Tom, put down the gun, 'kay? I've never even been to South Dakota...

Posted by Moe Lane | November 4, 2004 | 12:16 pm | Permalink
 

"and really, after he heard,Michale Moores head got this big!"

Posted by Dick | November 4, 2004 | 12:18 pm | Permalink
 

"ROSS PEROT," shouted Ted Kennedy, winning the first annual Senate Charade competition.

Posted by Rodney Dill | November 4, 2004 | 12:48 pm | Permalink
 

"who's in the white house? Bush! Bush! Bush! Bush"
(to the tune of "Who Let the Dogs Out?"

Posted by Bryan | November 4, 2004 | 12:49 pm | Permalink
 

I'm trying to think but nothing happens.

Posted by Roger Smith | November 4, 2004 | 12:49 pm | Permalink
 

"The voices in my head are saying, 'Specter for judiciary chairman? Are you NUTS?' And I'm not sure exactly what that means."

Posted by McGehee | November 4, 2004 | 01:06 pm | Permalink
 

"SHUT UP! How do you expect me understand Ted Kennedy"

Posted by gerald Flem | November 4, 2004 | 01:38 pm | Permalink
 

"Did someone on the other side of the aisle actually say 'filibuster'?"

Posted by Scott Dillard | November 4, 2004 | 02:43 pm | Permalink
 

"Sen. Clinton hadn't heard anything yet about the election, so I told her Kerry had won, and as God is my witness smoke actually started blowing out of her ears. I kid you not."

Posted by McGehee | November 4, 2004 | 05:53 pm | Permalink
 

"I'm sorry I can't hear you over the 59 Million people screaming MANDATE"

Posted by Rodney Dill | November 4, 2004 | 07:03 pm | Permalink
 

Hold on while I do a head check.......

Posted by Sgt Fluffy | November 4, 2004 | 10:06 pm | Permalink
 

Nah, Nah, Nah Boo Boo!

Posted by sligobob | November 5, 2004 | 01:38 am | Permalink
 

Just prior to a press conference, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is heard to say through an open microphone, "Damn, I'm gonna miss Edwards and that compact he carries."

Posted by sligobob | November 5, 2004 | 01:41 am | Permalink
 

"The elephant has big ears like this and several years of ruling bliss."

Posted by Ingress | November 6, 2004 | 05:31 pm | Permalink
 

"Yes, getting stuff done around here is like mating elephants.
1. It's done at a high level.
2. It's done with a great deal of roaring and stomping around
3. It takes two years to see results."

Posted by Rodney Dill | November 6, 2004 | 05:38 pm | Permalink
 

'This is how you put your tin hat on.'

'Thought coming in for a landing. Make way.'

Posted by Cricket | November 7, 2004 | 10:37 am | Permalink
 

"And Quark's ears were ttthhhhhiiiisss bbbbbbbiiiigg!'

Posted by Cricket | November 7, 2004 | 10:38 am | Permalink
 

"I have always enjoyed belly dancing. Honestly, it is better when I am properly dressed with my naval ring showing."

Posted by Rachel Edith | November 8, 2004 | 10:12 am | Permalink
 

Ma hat! Ma hat! Arlen, where's my tinfoil hat!

Posted by Pat | November 8, 2004 | 06:49 pm | Permalink
 

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Caption Contest

I couldn’t resist using this one for an OTB Caption ContestTM:


Photo Courtesy AP/Palestinian Authority
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Thank you Muhammad for agreeing to change my diaper. I am a happy, happy man.

Posted by Mark | October 28, 2004 | 08:44 pm | Permalink
 

When Arafat asked them to do the Hora, his advisers began to suspect the end was near.

Posted by Eric | October 28, 2004 | 08:48 pm | Permalink
 

Thank Allah they did not make me wear one of the American ORANGE JUMPSUITS.

Posted by Michael Angier | October 28, 2004 | 08:55 pm | Permalink
 

Yasser Arafat came out today and announced that he has entered into a polygamous gay civil marriage with the Hasan brothers of Gaza. Yazz, as his spouses refer to him, said "We're going to sue to get our love legimized by the state. If Mohammad had at least 11 wives, why can't I have a harem, too?"

Posted by duke | October 28, 2004 | 09:00 pm | Permalink
 

To the delight of everyone in attendance, Arafat delivers his yard gnome impression.

Posted by Tig | October 28, 2004 | 09:26 pm | Permalink
 

"Here Yasser, Here is your nice new 3 piece suit for your trip to Paris. The most important part is the fitting of the vest of course, heh, heh!"

Posted by Rodney Dill | October 28, 2004 | 09:37 pm | Permalink
 

Yassir..Yassir...Robert Fisk from the Independent...Sir, could you please put your hands on top of your head again like you did before and pretend you're a "dick"...My camerman missed it the first time.

Posted by IR | October 28, 2004 | 09:54 pm | Permalink
 

Look John Kerry! Like my "bunny suit"? Only that it comes without a hood. Maybe I'll borrow yours when I come visit you in the White House.

Posted by Michael | October 28, 2004 | 09:55 pm | Permalink
 

Santa Arafat and his bomb making elves.

Posted by libs4lunch | October 28, 2004 | 09:59 pm | Permalink
 

And when Yasser-Lou Who went to bed with his cup,
HE went to the chimney and stuffed the tree up!

Posted by KipEsquire | October 28, 2004 | 10:14 pm | Permalink
 

Palestinians celebrate the arrival of the new PLO leader following the sudden death of Yasser Arafat. In a sign of good will, biochemist brothers Abdul and Mohammad unveil the "mini-me" clone during Hanukkah.

Posted by Brandon Jaynes | October 28, 2004 | 10:21 pm | Permalink
 

Dear Bill,

Having an excellent time here in Palestine. Almost got killed by an Isreali missle, oopsie! See you soon.

Your truly,
The Roaming Gnome

Posted by Mark | October 28, 2004 | 10:33 pm | Permalink
 

Palestinian leaders show off the latest addition to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.

Posted by Boyd | October 28, 2004 | 10:41 pm | Permalink
 

Timmy. Tim-may. Ti-mmy. Timmmmmy. Timmy.

Posted by Rusty Shackleford | October 28, 2004 | 11:10 pm | Permalink
 

Woo Hoo! We fooled the Israelies. Paris, here we come.

Posted by Luke | October 29, 2004 | 01:30 am | Permalink
 

when he dies. what?

Posted by ken | October 29, 2004 | 02:04 am | Permalink
 

It's Palestine's #1 comedy, "Weekend at Yasser's!" The Ramallah Star says, "It's an Intifada of laughter!" The West Bank Advertiser gives it "5 Jihads!" and raves, "If there's one movie you're going to see before you sacrifice yourself in a martyrdom operation against the Zionists, this is it!" Ariel Sharon says, "I hated it! And I eat puppies!" "Weekend at Yasser's" -- in theaters now!

Posted by dw | October 29, 2004 | 03:15 am | Permalink
 

Arafat greets a coalition of Eminems posse, who bestow him with the gift of a "Homey Hat". Sir Fat, as he is now known, has accepted an invitation to join the rapper on his next tour.

Posted by Digger | October 29, 2004 | 06:01 am | Permalink
 

Who knew the president of the Palestinian Authority was really Fred Sanford? "I'm coming, Elizabeth! It's the big one!"

Posted by McGehee | October 29, 2004 | 08:18 am | Permalink
 

when he dies. what?

One less...
Terrorist to appease
One less...
Gnome to fry
One less explode-a-dope
To pick up after
You should be happy
But all you'll do
Is cry

Meanwhile the civilized world will dance and pass out candy.

Posted by McGehee | October 29, 2004 | 08:20 am | Permalink
 

"You know if the Israeli's bombed us right now (nervous laughter) we'd all be wiped out (nervous laughter) someone thought of that, right? ...... What's that descending whistling sound?"

Posted by Rodney Dill | October 29, 2004 | 08:22 am | Permalink
 

Yasser Arafat never grew tired of the jokes his staff played on him with the Joy Buzzer.

Posted by Rodney Dill | October 29, 2004 | 08:23 am | Permalink
 

DRUDGE BREAKING: Photographic evidence of Arafat wearing John Kerry's NASA clean suit conclusively proves the Senators collusion with the Palestinians.

Posted by Rodney Dill | October 29, 2004 | 08:26 am | Permalink
 

YA: "I'm getting better!"

OG: "No you aren't. You'll be stone dead in a moment."

YA: "I feel happpyyy! I feel ... --oooof--"

OG: "Right. Here's your ninepence."

Posted by Rip Rowan | October 29, 2004 | 08:50 am | Permalink
 

At a mall in the West Bank, Satan's Little Helper takes early Christmas wish lists from Palestinians before his trip to France.

Posted by Ryan | October 29, 2004 | 09:17 am | Permalink
 

At a mall in the West Bank, Mr. Abu Rudeineh (left) tells Satan's Little Helper that he'd like a healthy new son to replace the one he sent to explode in a Haifa restaurant last month.

Posted by Ryan | October 29, 2004 | 09:22 am | Permalink
 

An ailing but game Ringo Starr greets members of the Palestine chapter of the Beatles Fan Club.

Posted by Tim | October 29, 2004 | 09:44 am | Permalink
 

I've got my pajamas, now where's my blog?

Posted by B. Minich, PI | October 29, 2004 | 10:59 am | Permalink
 

Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.

Posted by Hermoine | October 29, 2004 | 03:47 pm | Permalink
 

"Tag, you're it, Yasser."

Posted by Hermoine | October 30, 2004 | 11:11 am | Permalink
 

Dear Mom. While in Paris I went with the boys to a sleep over and guess who ate the first turd...

Posted by Zeke | October 30, 2004 | 12:04 pm | Permalink
 

not my caption, shamelessly ripped off from a email I received

"Weekend at Bernie's"

Posted by TJIT | October 30, 2004 | 06:56 pm | Permalink
 

Mush Mush the elder is congratulated by friends and family after succesfully passing gas....

Posted by Pat | November 1, 2004 | 01:30 pm | Permalink
 

This isn't a caption entry...I'm just glad to see I'm not the only one who thought he looked like a garden gnome.

Posted by Scott | November 11, 2004 | 05:19 pm | Permalink
 

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Hey Laura, tell your husband I could use some "wood".

Posted by Me | October 12, 2004 | 06:49 pm | Permalink
 

Terresa: "Laura, can't we all just get along?"

Posted by Scott_T | October 12, 2004 | 07:14 pm | Permalink
 

"Hello Jerry"
"Hello Newman"

Posted by Rodney Dill | October 12, 2004 | 07:28 pm | Permalink
 

(In Unison)
"Did you get that outfit at K-Mart?"

Posted by Rodney Dill | October 12, 2004 | 07:41 pm | Permalink
 

Teresa: "Now that our husbands have gotten this far, don't you wish we'd been separated at birth???"

Posted by Steve L | October 12, 2004 | 07:43 pm | Permalink
 

Laura Bush: "Wearing the same suit as the first lady is a federal crime Teresa..."

Posted by Mark J | October 12, 2004 | 07:48 pm | Permalink
 

[TERESA] Helloooo, Clarissssse...

Posted by Terry Oglesby | October 12, 2004 | 07:53 pm | Permalink
 

Laura: "Did you shave this morning?"

Posted by Jack H. | October 12, 2004 | 07:55 pm | Permalink
 

Laura: "Watch the hand, fatso!"

Posted by Jack H. | October 12, 2004 | 07:56 pm | Permalink
 

No, MINE is eggshell and YOURS is almond!

Posted by KipEsquire | October 12, 2004 | 08:19 pm | Permalink
 

"I'm not really a wicked fairy. I'm just wicked." (Bonus points for spotting the pop culture reference.)

Posted by Prof. Bainbridge | October 12, 2004 | 09:14 pm | Permalink
 

Rocky and Bullwinkle! Fractured Fairy Tales!
(oh, was I supposed to have a caption?)

Posted by Meezer | October 12, 2004 | 09:30 pm | Permalink
 

Oh, you might be cheeky and sexy and all that, but you don't really think I am going to let you kiss me do you?

Posted by Pile On® | October 12, 2004 | 10:14 pm | Permalink
 

Tuh-RAY-suh: "How about you come back to my place and we can discuss some scumbags?

Posted by Boyd | October 12, 2004 | 10:19 pm | Permalink
 

"No, Teresa, you can only wear the First Lady's clothes AFTER the inauguration. Give them back!"

Posted by BemusedVoter | October 12, 2004 | 10:43 pm | Permalink
 

"We got that endorsement for Doublemint that the Olsen twins passed up."

Laura Bush and Tuhrayza plan on how to kill their
dressers.

Both suits are nuanced and reflect each candidates's stand on the issues: Tuhrayza's placket covers her buttons, while Laura has nothing to hide with hers out. Tuhrayza's lapels are up, to show there is something to hide, Laura's are flat, down, and
show a pretty neckline.

Posted by La Femme Crickita | October 12, 2004 | 11:10 pm | Permalink
 

THK: "Isn't it great we're showing unity by wearing matching $300 Dior suits?"

LB: "$300? I got this at Ross for $39.99!"

THK: "Bitch."

LB: "Guards! Seize the enemy combatant!"

Posted by dw | October 12, 2004 | 11:36 pm | Permalink
 

Trust me... John loves to watch while I 'Shove It'... we call it the 'war for oil'...

Posted by DANEgerus | October 12, 2004 | 11:44 pm | Permalink
 

"Isn't it amazing what a little oil and ketchup can help you buy?"

Posted by Rachel Edith | October 12, 2004 | 11:55 pm | Permalink
 

"I thought you said we'd 'latin dance' ... not 'lap dance' for goodness sake."

Posted by Hermoine | October 13, 2004 | 12:11 am | Permalink
 

"Well, Teresa, amazingly one of the more pleasurable times was the evening the President and I had dinner with General Tommy Franks and the Joint Chiefs of Staff."
"Honey, the Senator introduced me to Colonel Angus, let me tell you about a pleasurable evening."

(/blatant SNL ripoff)

Posted by Rodney Dill | October 13, 2004 | 05:56 am | Permalink
 

Teresa " I'm gonna bitch slap you right out of the white house "

Posted by val | October 13, 2004 | 08:58 am | Permalink
 

Have you... umm, ever heard of Certs, Teresa.

Posted by bains | October 13, 2004 | 10:05 am | Permalink
 

Laura "I don't care what John told you, it does make your butt look fat"

Posted by Elizabeth Southern | October 13, 2004 | 10:06 am | Permalink
 

Did I hear someone say "single white female"??

Posted by Me | October 13, 2004 | 10:10 am | Permalink
 

"Why, NO Theresa, I don't swing that way. I'm a conservative, remember?"

Posted by LJD | October 13, 2004 | 10:47 am | Permalink
 

Laura: It's my daughters that are supposed to be twins.

Posted by Roger Smith | October 13, 2004 | 12:32 pm | Permalink
 

Are you serious girlfriend? John can only get it up when you play tapes of Chirac speeches?

Posted by Jim in Chicago | October 13, 2004 | 12:34 pm | Permalink
 

First Lady Laura Bush, startled by Teresa Heinz's enormous head, recoils as it continues to balloon right before her eyes.

Posted by Pat | October 13, 2004 | 12:57 pm | Permalink
 

Oh I know, ring around the collar can be such a "nuisance".

Posted by Pile On® | October 13, 2004 | 02:45 pm | Permalink
 

The winners of CMA's Best Hip-Hop Video award ham it up for the cameras.

Posted by 42nd SSD | October 13, 2004 | 04:58 pm | Permalink
 

Jack H should win. I also get the distinct feeling that Teresa does not shave. A very very hairy woman ...her husband may be Lerch, but this is Cousin IT !!

Posted by dickd | October 13, 2004 | 07:41 pm | Permalink
 

Teresa - "Who do you like in the Yankee/Red Sox AL Championship?

Laura - "Who's your daddy?"

Posted by Elvis | October 14, 2004 | 01:28 am | Permalink
 

"little girl, you will not get that pony."

Posted by Rodney Dill | October 14, 2004 | 05:58 am | Permalink
 

Ooooo Teresa that feels nice....a little lower and to the left.

Posted by Mark | October 14, 2004 | 01:19 pm | Permalink
 

TK - "I'm not sure how to say this but suddenly Cheney's daughter seems to have the right idea."
LB - "I know. Dancing really turns me on. Can you lead?"

Posted by Bouhaki | October 15, 2004 | 10:27 am | Permalink
 

Laura : "My outfit on a moose. Amazing."

Posted by DeetDeet | October 16, 2004 | 01:47 pm | Permalink
 

TK to LB -

"To show our solidarity as Americans, let's all get together and show each other our support for the candidate of our choice. It's time that we all came together, Democrats and Republicans alike.

If you support the policies and character of John Kerry, please drive with your headlights 'ON' during the day.

If you support George W. Bush, please drive with your headlights 'OFF' at night."

Posted by Lasting Magic | October 19, 2004 | 10:49 am | Permalink
 

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I. Did not. Eat. Cheeseburgers. At that. Restaurant. McDonalds.

Posted by Boyd | September 13, 2004 | 12:46 pm | Permalink
 

Nobody told me Kool-Aid is mostly sugar!!!!!!

Posted by Michael Demmons | September 13, 2004 | 12:51 pm | Permalink
 

Mr Gore, who failed as a politician, is attempting a second carreer... He's trying to make in in the field of acting. Here, Mr. Gore is trying out for the part of Atticus Finch, from "To Kill a Mockingbird".

Mr Gore has put on 40 lbs to play the role, but has somehow neglected that Atticus Finch wore glasses.

Posted by Bithead | September 13, 2004 | 01:02 pm | Permalink
 

I BETRAYED THIS COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!

Posted by wheelz | September 13, 2004 | 01:05 pm | Permalink
 

"You know, I invented McDonald's Cheeseburgers."

Posted by Clinton | September 13, 2004 | 01:09 pm | Permalink
 

1. "Hey you! Waiter! Get that platter of donuts over here pronto!"

2. "I've put my credibility in a lockbox."

3. An exclusive still from the still-in-production movie "Moonbat", with Stephen Root in the role of Al Gore.

Posted by McGehee | September 13, 2004 | 01:12 pm | Permalink
 

"Go ahead. Pull my finger."

Posted by Rob B. | September 13, 2004 | 01:18 pm | Permalink
 

"I'm not going to pay a lot for that muffler!"

Posted by Eric Akawie | September 13, 2004 | 01:34 pm | Permalink
 

Hey, where are you guys going with your television cameras I'm not done yet!

Posted by Matt | September 13, 2004 | 01:34 pm | Permalink
 

In the end Kirstie Alley gave up on the weight problem, became a man, and had a fairly successful career on the comedy circuit as an Al Gore impersonator.

Posted by Rodney Dill | September 13, 2004 | 01:54 pm | Permalink
 

It's the donuts, stupid.

Posted by Rodney Dill | September 13, 2004 | 01:58 pm | Permalink
 

I'm drunk, pissed off, and I have a gun!

Posted by LJD | September 13, 2004 | 02:03 pm | Permalink
 

Forget "Earth in the balance", I'm having trouble balancing myself.

Posted by Martin | September 13, 2004 | 02:05 pm | Permalink