OTB Caption Contest Winners
The I Demand A Recount Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
The I Demand A Recount Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
✰ THE WINNERS ✰
First: CSK – “Sweet Jebus, that Trump Vodka tastes like nail polish remover.”
Second: Guarneri – What do you mean Huma’s going back to Anthony?
Third: Paul Hooson – The look of a woman with a bitter Bill to swallow…
HONORABLE MENTION
Mikey – “My God, Donald, what did you eat!?”
Mu – “No, I didn’t realize our new retirement home Bill picked is next to the “Three Hops Bunny Ranch”
Doug Mataconis – “Of course I’m not upset at the outcome of the election. Why would you think otherwise?”
markm – ….sooooooooooo I am going to lose TWICE IN ONE ELECTION?!?!??
barbintheboonies – Do you people even get the quandary I`ve gotten myself in?
RockThisTown – Well, on the bright side, the Cubs won.
al-Ameda – “God, that orange hair smells awful”
josh430 – “The Precious is mine. He stole my Precious. Gollum wants it’s Precious back.”
BEST META CAPTION
Jack – Suck it up, buttercup.
ℛODNEY’S BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
The difference between winning and whining… There is no “H” in winning.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to pull Bernie’s finger.”
Where will you be when your laxative kicks in.
This definitely calls for a non-Trump vodka martini.
Wow! I actually improved on my usual honorable mention status here with this great third place showing. Thank you!
As a serious aside, while I understand the serious concerns of some with this week’s photo of a woman in severe emotional pain, which led to a discussion by some, I really believe the spirit of humor and comedy, and to give readers a source of comic relief should be respected by the readers. Over at Wizbang I told some jokes about that outlandish school bus driver who caused that terrible accident, and drew some sharp rebukes there. I really believe that part of the healing process, even with tragedy, is to find some humor, even if it seems too soon or not appropriate. Being able to take an emotional break from intense sadness is an important coping mechanism in my view. Even the worse of shock humor sometimes is an important coping tool. God bless Rodney for what he tries to achieve here each week, a break from the serious, where the joke writers get an opportunity to add their thoughts that are their own, and may give others a good laugh in the process. I personally know that nothing gives me more of an emotional lift than when someone tells me they laughed so hard they just spit out their coffee all over their computer keyboard and their wife wanted to know what was so funny…
Although I understand that some people felt that this photo was taken during a particularly vulnerable moment for Clinton, that wasn’t my reaction. In the first place, I doubt she or her advisors would have permitted any kind of photo to be taken during a moment when she was distraught.
I took it as a photo of someone who’d either just tasted or smelled something unusually foul, or heard a really bad joke, or maybe was reacting to something she’d heard that was stupid/gross/unfunny/tasteless.
@Paul Hooson: I would disagree. I think that it is highly inappropriate for strangers–aspiring stand-up comics though they may be–to intrude on the grief of others so as to aid “in the healing process” by turning their tragedy into a practice joke writing exercise.
Having said that. You joke was one of the few clever and funny ones this past week. And I say that as the person in the audience who turns to his friend and asks “when is he going to start telling jokes.” Congratulations.
Thank You for HM I loved a few of Paul Hoosen`s jokes especially The I love Michigan gift, also I can imagine Bill Twerking makes me giggle.
@CSK: This is the alt text ‘caption’ that was imbedded in the original photo.
@rodney dill:
Audience member probably asked her how she liked the Trump ‘n’ Tonic.
This Caption Contest item should win a prize for “Rabbit Hole of the Year”
– that thread was a vortex
Anyone who read the captions knew this was a Hillary, ” feel your pain”, photo op. Reynolds needs to find a better avenue for his ongoing anger.
Anyway, for what it’s worth, I thought Dougs was pretty good. Thought it might win.
@al-Ameda:
My fault.