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A lot of good captions for this picture, its worth checking them all. Here are the winners…

✰ THE WINNERS ✰

First: PeterOly – “I think we better get indoors. The Sand People are easily startled but they’ll soon be back, and in greater numbers.”

Second: Peterh – Auditions for the Indian version of “What’s My Line” is about to get very monotonous…

Third: Alan Bourdius – It will take more than just the ‘stache to win this year’s John Bolton Look-Alike contest.

HONORABLE MENTION

Hibernian Hillbilly – In a touching ceremony, Wes Welker’s moustache,is laid to rest.

Jazz Shaw – The fallout from Newt’s plan to have children work as janitors continues.

Michael Hamm – Hindu’s come prepared for the Mexican Pinata party.

John425 – Lunch break for US manufacturer’s Call Center employees.

Maggie Mama – Typical liberal: Calling me a racist because I made the off-hand remark that “they all look alike to me”.

LorgSkyegon – Despite the popularity of the “Where’s Waldo?” series, India’s attempt at a “Where’s Gandhi?” was deemed far too easy.

ℛODNEY’S BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

In the line at the Burger King, orders were rather monotonous, “Make me one with everything, please.”

In an unprecedented act of generosity Donald Trump donated his hair, providing ‘staches to hundreds of the indigent.

the solemnity of the Ghandi event aside, boys will be boys. It only took one “Do or do not, there is no try,” and they were all yodas with light sabers.

When the First Lady, who misread the memo, showed up as Condi, all hell broke loose.

The Thursday Contest is already really pumped up.

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Winners will be announced Monday PM

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✰ THE WINNERS ✰

First: Brian – Where most Republican candidates seem to feel gay marriages take place.

Second: Robert W. Armijo – Physicist at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) finally find Jesus – I mean the “God Particle” [Higgs boson].

Third: Neil Hudelson – “Who doesn’t believe in Xenu now, mofo?” -L. Ron Hubbard.

HONORABLE MENTION

DCTrojan – Welcome to the Democratic National Convention powered by Solyndra

Jazz Shaw – The headlamp of the oncoming train barely noticed until too late for the throng of worshippers.

APL – December 21 2012. A great throng gathered at the “Magnificent Cathedral” Awaiting the “End of Days”, only to discover later that it was really a production of Lady Gaga’s latest new music video.

Allan Bourdius – Prototype of the set for President Obama’s speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention

OzarkHillbilly – When the Muslims X-mas decorations outshine the most lavish Christians can dream up, you just know Sharia is right around the corner.

Doug Mataconis – Sources indicate that the set for Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show is likely to cause controversy

ℛODNEY’S BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

The Shrine to Betty White actually began to attract more pilgrims than Mecca.

“Uh… When was the electric bill due?”

The Komen Foundation continued to flourish despite their slashing ties with Planned Parenthood.

Are you ready for some football?

♬ There’s a Light… Over at the Frankenstein Place… ♬

The Monday Contest doesn’t even know what mustache rides are.

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Winners will be announced Thursday PM

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✰ THE WINNERS ✰

First: Dan – Everybody was class-warfare fighting. (Also most popular by vote… – rodney)

Second: That Other Mike – I used to dance like those guys, until I took an arrow to the knee.

Third: David – Contrary to the Michael Jordan commercials, those briefs do ride up…

HONORABLE MENTION

John425 – The “Anti-Capital Stomp” as performed by the dancing duo, “We Spent it All”.

Peterh – RUN! Here comes that pepper spray guy…

Robert W. Armijo – Hacky Sack hooligans riot after their team “The Oakland Occupiers” win the World Footbag Cup.

Maggie Mama – “Today’s music ain’t got the same soul. I like that old time rock n’ roll.”

Michael Hamm – Eek! A mouse.

Tillman – They all saw the Kit-Kat bar simultaneously, but only Calvin had the foresight to be walking half-bent at the time.

MOST POPULAR BY “HELPFUL” VOTES

Dan – Everybody was class-warfare fighting.

(Look here in the future for recognition of Most Popular by ‘Helpful’ votes. ‘Unhelpful’ votes will be disregarded.)

ℛODNEY’S BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

“Defense…. Defense…”

♬ Let’s do the Timewarp again… ♬

Is this really what its all about?

Trying to walk after the Horseback marathon proved to be challenging.

The Thursday Contest has already seen the light.

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Winners will be announced Monday PM

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✰ THE WINNERS ✰

First: jd – Seal Team 6 sends their regards.

Second: Maggie Mama – Iran’s answer to the unmanned drone misses the mark again.

Third: Stormy Dragon – *knock* *knock* *knock* Al-qaeda-gram!

HONORABLE MENTION

Jazz Shaw – After three hours at the TSA check-in, Sayid finally gave up and walked home.

Doug Mataconis – Finding the hideout of the local Taliban leader became very easy once Ahmed made the mistake of going overboard on the birthday preparations

Peterh – no joy in mudville today…

Donald Sensing – “Hey, what the …? This isn’t Chuck E. Cheese’s! Dang it, I knew I should have made taken that left turn at Albuquerque!”

Robert W. Armijo – All hail the return of John 3:16 Rainbow Wig Man!

KRM – With the departure of U.S. ground forces, traffickers in illicit helium soon resumed their brazen ways.

ℛODNEY’S BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

While the CIA enjoyed a modicum of proficiency at infiltrating al-Qaeda by employing the use of elaborate disguises, Balloon-Man was not one of their successes.

While al-Qaeda terrorists enjoyed the multi-colored condoms, they preferred the use of prophylactics made from sheep intestines… sometimes the sheep were removed first.

Edmund was not beheaded until the day he inhaled helium before chanting from the Koran at daily prayers.

The Iran nuclear missile delivery system left a little to be desired.

Though thought to be a shoe-in for the first Iraqi Biggest Loser show, Jamal was surprised to find he only tipped the scales at 128 lbs. on the first weigh in.

Just another Dean Winters insurance commercial.

The Monday Contest is already on defense.

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Winners will be announced Thursday PM

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✰ THE WINNERS ✰

First: David – Are those shoes Italian?

Second: Neil Hudelson – See these chairs? Made in America. Boom! Two jobs right there.

Third: LorgSkeygon – Waiting intently for the big moment, Biden is thrilled that Obama has yet to see the whoopie cushion.

HONORABLE MENTION

Maggie Mama – Definition “insourcing” – Creating more jobs ‘IN” government to reduce the unemployment numbers so Obama can be reelected again thanks to an ignorant population and a liberal media.

Gromitt Gunn – “…and this is how you play musical chairs, Chicago-style.”

Dodd – “I wonder if I should tell Barack that I can see the puppeteer’s hand?”

Robert W. Armijo – President Obama beseeches American businesses to start “INSOURCING” American jobs – Yeah, beginning with his own.

John425 – Obama: “Hello, and welcome! We’re from the government and we’re here to help you.”

Gollum – Biden: (thinking) “Uhhhherrrr, that’s not a sample cup right . . . there . . . at my seat . . . is it? . . . ”

ℛODNEY’S BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

“Yes, I put the SuperGlue on Joe’s chair…. He’s standing right behind me isn’t he?”

“Oh, I thought InSource was a company like Solyndra.”

“We have enough illegal immigrant labor, to take on all the jobs Americans don’t want to do, right here.”

“‘Cause we already know how to say, ‘You want fries with that?’”

Buffet Rule: The President and VP are the first up to the lunch buffet.

The Thursday Contest has already cornered the market on Helium.

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Winners will be announced Friday PM

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✰ THE WINNERS ✰

First: Stormy Dragon – Gingrich Campaign tries to get the old ball and chain out of the picture.

Second: LorgSkyegon – Though the online contest did not, in fact, call for the best “epic flail,” the Moran brothers still managed to win through sheer dumb luck.

Third: jd – “You know, I think we did this in the wrong order.”

HONORABLE MENTION

John Burgess – “‘Grow a pair,’ she said… Well, I showed her!”

Michael Hamm – Whack a mole – Indonesian style.

Gollum – Something tells me Christo is behind this somehow.

KRM – King Kong’s …. wind chimes.

ℛODNEY’S BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

The fans struggle to come to grips with the new NFL playoff overtime rules.

The GOP debates just got tougher.

The Monday Contest is all ready for a game of Whimsical Chairs.

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Winners will be announced Thursday PM

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✰ THE WINNERS ✰

First: Robert W. Armijo – “I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but my Wang just dropped off.”

Second: Gollum – Chin Lu’s dragon had shrunk drastically in the cold.

Third: anjin-san – After the disastrous 2012 GOP primaries, it was time to roll out Tea Party 2.0…

HONORABLE MENTION

jd – After the Chinese bought Macy’s, the Thanksgiving Day Parade was never the same.

john personna – Somehow the Huntsman campaign failed to gain traction with primary voters.

JKB – Climate scientists take their model for a spin to verify rising seas.

Maggie Mama – Is that Lady GaGa in the orange socks?

LorgSkyegon- Tea Party activists attempt to demonstrate how Obama is a dragon our economy

Drew – Chang. Did we miss the black shorts memo?

ℛODNEY’S BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

Red bull gives you wings, but Red dragons gives you really cool hallucinations.

If your not the lead dragon stick, the view never changes.

It’s hard to compete with the NY subway no pants day.

The Rules to ‘Duck Duck Dragon’ were considerably more complex than ‘Duck Duck Goose’

The Thursday Contest is already balls to the wall.

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Winners will be announced Monday PM

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✰ THE WINNERS ✰

First: Rick Almeida – This isn’t how I remember playing Duck, Duck, Goose.

Second: OzarkHillbilly – In the land of the blind, the one eyed man will be king.

Third: Robert W. Armijo – “Oh-WEE-oh, WE OWE!!! Oh-WEE-oh, WE OWE!!!”

HONORABLE MENTION

Maggie Mama – Unoccupy GITMO has erected the strangest tent city just outside the White House.

Michael Hamm – The DNC proudly displays the “disenfranchised” who deserve the right to vote in 2012.

Dave Schuler – The White House’s Jack-O-Lantern lookalike contest wasn’t going particularly well.

JKB – A few members of the White House press corps were deemed to not have been “sufficiently hysterical” about Obama’s re-election bid.

Drew – January 21, 2013

Doug Mataconis – The new White House Chief Of Staff has introduced a program designed to increase morale among the West Wing staff.

ℛODNEY’S BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

Due to push back from the Alice in Wonderland debacle the Obama’s throw a party the little people can all get behind.

So many recess appointments, so few qualified appointees.

The Dreamsicle Team

“We wear Orange, because nothing rhymes with Purple.”

The Monday Contest has already formed a Conga Line