 This gopher tortoise does not give a hoot about caption contests, but then again s/he probably does not have a stock of quasi-fabulous prizes to award.
Leave a caption as a comment below -- the contest will be open for some random period of time until a clear frontrunner emerges. And oh yes, there will be prizes.
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 Shocking, isn't it? Not only did they spent their days messing with the tides of war and chasing an unsavory amount of mortal tail, but the Classical gods evidently shared our smart-phone addiction. I'm hoping that this guy here is not Apollo glued to his LOLs and OM-me's. For one thing, the full and manly beard is not Apollo's style. Plus he didn't need the distraction while piloting his quadriga across the sky each day. Texting and driving is not funny. Maybe it's Zeus -- or rather, since I snapped this picture on the Capitoline hill in Rome, maybe it's Jupiter. I wonder if Jupiter checking out that selfie Janus posted. [she said, snorting nerdishly] Maybe he's checking his Twitter account (#makelikeaneagle@HotSedele, #makelikeaswan@HotLeda, #makelikeasexybull@HotEuropa), or watching that Instagram parody. So what -- and who -- is he texting? Entertaining caption below wins a prize. (Note, at press-time, the previous caption contest ("Caption Contest #1: The Dogs") is still open to entries.  File this image of Lilly and Betty under the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words." A phrase that I thought was from an old Kodak ad -- but when I went in search of a fun link to the vintage print ad I almost remembered -- nope. Instead, I give you confabulation. Indeed I do. Confabulation: psychological term for the process of creating fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memory. Unlike a lie, confabulation is usually done without intention. Often involves autobiographical details. Seen frequently in patients with alcoholism, aneurism, and/or Alzheimer's. But enough about that.
Write me a caption for Betty and Lilly as a comment below, and there's a prize in it for at least one participant! Past prizes have included: Lunch at Yummy House, a copy of Stewart O'Nan's wonderful Emily, Alone, homemade soap. That doesn't mean someone isn't going to win the jar of Flarp! this time, but isn't that just like the world, all full of happy uncertainty? "For my part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed; and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation." James Boswell, Life of Dr. Johnson, June 19, 1784.  THIS and... ....also this: Synonym for natty, neat, dapper. First correct (or entertaining) answer appearing below as a comment on this page will win a prize*.
*of dubious value and uncertain provenance, but still. "The goodness of a true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability." --Edgar Allen Poe, Marginalia.  Also: Infinitive form of verb synonymous with struggling, stumbling, or making awkward mistakes. As usual, answer below for the chance to win a fabulous prize. And by fabulous, you know I mean "figuratively" fabulous.
A slight ebb in the big tide of words around here. There are more than 2300 images currently on the desktop. Might as well let them play.  Example 1 Example 2: "Dagnabbit! If I haven't told them once, I told them a hunnerd times and STILL they manage to make it wrong. Buncha jerks! Not like it's too much to ask, a simple request, but no...." First correct answer below earns a fabulous* prize.
*Fabulous -- as always -- being a relative term. Kicking up my heels a little today. Bridling under the pressure. Chomping at the bit. So here's a quick puzzle.  Causes to dry up. First correct guess below gets a fabulous prize.*
*"fabulous" being a relative term. |
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