...and the winner would get a mention of them or their blog, plus a large cup from my Cafepress shop. So I will list my favorites by the name of the author and by their first name in alphabetical order-
"This just in, an Earth-breaking announcement."
From Powder Burn Flash.com Publisher, Aldo Calcagno.
Doc, hit all the cultural references better than Letterman or John Stewart, but this made me laugh the hardest-
"Where's the rest of your 'Rockband' game?"
Paulie Decibels almost won me over with a Madness-reference, but I prefer-
"You could put someone's eye out with that!"
Quin Browne knows the classics and while Doc made me laugh the whole time I read his quotes, this made me laugh the hardest-
"It only looks smaller than six inches."
So? I made a choice and then I asked The Missus. I read her the quotes and she kept trying to see who wrote what, but I wasn't havin' it, because I wanted to make sure it was unanimous and she says that Doc is the winner!
Doc has a fine blog, "Social Zymurgy: The Culture of Beer," that has a mixture of philosophy, writing and the occasional illustration. The thing I respect about Doc the most besides his fine musings, is that he is an auto-didactic like myself. He is also quite a raconteur.
He is also married to the wonderful Flan and they have the parenting-thing down to a science.
So congratulations, Doc, you've won my first ever caption contest!
10 comments:
I am deeply honored, and while I must admit that I had to look up a few of the nice words you said about me, I'll own up and say they're true. I am, for the most part, self-taught. As far as being a storyteller, I have my days.
I'm glad you enjoyed my suggestions, and I would like to thank the The Missus for her kind vote. The coffee cup that I have won will enjoy a special place in my house, and will be displayed prominently as the only trophy I have ever won; but I might have to drink beer from it occasionaly.
For what it's worth, I laughed aloud at Aldo's, "This just in, an Earth-breaking announcement."
Contact Flannery's email for where to send my winnings so I can have it to display for Groundhog's Day, as all the family are coming.
May the wind be always at your back and a clear trail beneath your feet; and may you rest in heaven for an hour before the devil knows you're dead.
Thanks, and Cheers!
Doc
Doc,
Again, congratulations and I'm sorry I don't have a badge like Becky has.
I couldn't find an email address on Flan's page, so I asked for one in the comment section.
Thanks for Irish proverb, sláinte!
To Doc, A well deserved win. Congrats!
This was a fun contest.
Aldo,
I'm glad that you dug it and I hope to do it again come February.
Brilliant submissions and a worthy winner too. Doc rules.
Cormac, EXCELLENT CHOICE and such a tough one to make. Love the captions, they're all so funny.
SO close.
pesonally, i loved earthbreaking announcement...
congrats, doc! i love my mug!
Dale,
Indeed he does.
Kate-lah,
How do you choose, ya know?
Quin,
Yours will stand the test of time, after we have all moved onto the next gaming system.
Top ho doc!
I was going to write somethign about
"ground-breaking" but just couldn't make it sing ...
hey, that might have been it...
Anyway Doc is far more worthy than I
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