Congratulations to this week’s caption contest finalists, who may remember the day they became finalists as one of the most important moments of their lives, especially if their entire lives had been uneventful disappointments.
The winner will receive the following awards:
1. A strong sense of fulfillment. (Disclaimer: You must be the type who fulfills easily.)
2. The ability to get out of all speeding tickets. (Disclaimer: You must also be female, pretty, and able to cry on cue.)
3. A sense your life is finally moving in the right direction. (Disclaimer: You must be poor with directions.)
Questions to answer in the comments section:
1. Who here is the hairiest? (Is this a trick question?)
2. Who in the picture is not actually dressing up, but was noticed on the street and shepherded into the frame without knowing what was going on?
3. Are you secretly in this picture?
A. Now all Ronald needed to complete his collection of living action figures was the elusive Donald Trump, complete with Action Comb-over. (flippingchannels)
B. Match.com decided to discontinue their Nerd Mixers when, yet again, not enough girls showed up. (pegoleg)
C. “Fine. We’ll get started as soon as Generals Grant and Grievous show up.” (japecake)
D. Concerned by the unsustainable growth in the world’s population, virgins gather and pledge never to reproduce. (omawarisan)
E. “Sufferin’ Appomattox it makes me so angry! Nothin’ll send me into conniptions faster than these pasty no account deadbeats, millin’ about our noble recreatin’, muckin’ up our tintypes! Homelier’n Ambrose Burnside and dumber’n a roomful McClellans! Set your muskets to virgin and grab your bayonets, because this is gonna be the ass-stabbing heard ’round the world! Then we’ll skedaddle to Applebee’s for some hardtack!” (ajg)
The Good Greatsby 
ryoko861
April 21, 2011
They’re actually all really good! It was hard to decide but I chose the first one. What a goofy picture!
The Good Greatsby
April 21, 2011
I liked the picture. I debated whether it was too goofy to even think of a good caption. It’s hard to add something when it’s already pretty funny.
writerwoman61
April 21, 2011
I voted for Oma, but give honourable mention to AJG!
It looks like the guy in the Ghostbusters shirt is an innocent bystander who got roped into the insanity…
Wendy
P.S. I’m not sure if you’ve answered my comments, Paul…if you have, your replies aren’t showing on your blog. I have a couple of regular commenters I can’t answer via e-mail, but have to do so on my site…weird technical stuff! (not whining, just hoping that you like me…).
The Good Greatsby
April 21, 2011
The Ghostbusters guy certainly looks unsure of whether he should be there.
I have answered your comments and I’ll check why they might be showing up on my side, but not on yours.
Girly
April 21, 2011
Oh wow… tough one this week. I’m going to have to bug my new co-workers for access to their computer so I can vote for a different one on each computer. Although they didn’t think it was funny at all last time I used their computer to access porn. Bad sports, they are.
Nice work everyone… but I wish the shower curtain rod made it to the finals.
The Good Greatsby
April 21, 2011
Using your co-workers computer to access porn was going to be one of the practical jokes in the next Practical Jokes That Go Too Far. I had this joke in the first version, but I keep re-working it to make it slightly less offensive.
I also liked the shower curtain rod. There were a lot of good submissions.
Renee Davies
April 21, 2011
Seriously though, every one of these is really good.
The Good Greatsby
April 21, 2011
There were a lot of great submissions this week.
sportsjim81
April 21, 2011
I like B…
and is that Hurley from LOST in the ghostbusters shirt? Did he shave his head recently? Is he that desperate to get back into the spotlight?
The Good Greatsby
April 21, 2011
I’ll go ahead and jump aboard that rumor train and say yes, that is Hurley from LOST in the Ghostbusters shirt.
monicastangledweb
April 21, 2011
I voted for A. It’s funny and timely as Trump is all over the news these days and whondoesnt like to poke fun at his hair. Plus it’s funny! Did I mention that?
The Good Greatsby
April 21, 2011
I really liked your Mickey the Snake caption. It was one of my wife’s favorites.
thelifeofjamie
April 21, 2011
Little did they know that Princess Leya had a full body waxing before coming to the Star Wars gang bang.
I am still trying to figure out what Star Wars, Ghostbusters, the civil war and Johnny Depp have in common…the photo is actually disturbing- but it usually is when that large a group of virgins unite. It’s like game release day at the video game store!
I vote A or B. Where do I find these in the future so I can throw my two cents in?
The Good Greatsby
April 21, 2011
I actually know the setting behind this picture, but I didn’t want to explain and possibly influence the interpretation. I’ll give the setting when I announce the winner.
omawarisan
April 21, 2011
E! That one is going to have me talking like Yosemite Sam all day.
Wait, dagnabit, that ain’t good. I need to change my fricken fracken vote you varmint!
The Good Greatsby
April 21, 2011
The person who submitted E may actually talk that way in real life, which would give him an unfair advantage.
ajg
April 24, 2011
Greatsby! I’ll give you whatfors until you cry brassafrass!
pearlsandprose
April 21, 2011
They’re all good! Talk about Civil War re-enactment gone wrong….
subWOW
April 21, 2011
Even though I have the hots for nerdy guys, I still voted for B. Sorry guys. xxoo
spilledinkguy
April 21, 2011
Yeah, I’m in there.
But it’s not much of a secret.
🙂
The Good Greatsby
April 23, 2011
I thought I recognized you.
Lenore Diane
April 22, 2011
You did well pulling out the best of the best; but, it makes voting tough.
Ironic Mom
April 22, 2011
I read these entries and feel not funny enough. I love that. Fab captions.
And, if I admit to being in the photo, does that mean I’m admitting to be (a) Donald Trump, (b) a nerd, (c) a virgin?
The Good Greatsby
April 23, 2011
You can pick one, but I’m not sure it’s possible to be all three.
berettaluvz26
April 22, 2011
Man, that was a tough decision. I can’t wait to see who wins!
Laura
April 22, 2011
I vote for … um … all of them, with honorable mention to the one about all the guy’s exes assembled in one place. Seriously, these are all really good.
The Good Greatsby
April 23, 2011
I also liked the one about the exes all assembled in the same place. There were a lot of great submissions.
limr
April 22, 2011
Had to be A. Action Comb-over! It’s brilliant!
flippingchannels
April 22, 2011
He he he! I love your caption contests. The image choices are fantastic!
pegoleg
April 22, 2011
(On the off chance my entry is NOT selected for glorious victory, I’d like to give my acceptance speech now.) I’m just thrilled to have been selected for such a prestigious award. Just to be named in the same breath, to be sharing the same cyber-air with such luminaries as…those other guys, is an honor I can’t blah blah blah..
The Good Greatsby
April 23, 2011
Great speech. Hopefully other readers will see how humble and magnanimous you are and will give you some votes as a result.
pegoleg
April 23, 2011
That was my strategy.
shreejacob
April 22, 2011
B for me! 🙂
Girly
April 26, 2011
Hey… Did anyone win yet? Did I miss a post?? You’re toying with fragile minds here!
The Good Greatsby
April 26, 2011
I’ll have it up soon. I’m playing with the format, and I haven’t quite figured it out yet.
ajg
April 26, 2011
I think the funniest part of this photo is… Captain Jack Sparrow. Did anyone else even notice him? It’s hard for anyone to look out of place in this photo, but that guy manages it.