Caption This! No. 38 Winner!

Wow! When I put this week's photo up for Caption This!, I knew you folks wouldn't let me down. You all came up with captions which are hysterical. Thanks so much for playing!

The Panel's decision this week was a hard one and, after much deliberation, have finally decided on a wiener....erm, I mean, winner. But, there are those who were very close and have received a most-honorable mention. The following rocked it with their captions:

Ziva said...
"A very discreet survey of the Polish cycling team showed that 2 out of 5 men are lefties, 2 out of 5 men are righties, and 1 out of every 5 men doesn't give a damn. Also, 0 out of 5 men actually wear underwear."

nonamedufus said...
"The boys pose for a photo in which they demonstrate their excitement in coming from behind to win the Men's Tour de Pants."

Buggys said...
"I told them to follow the trail marked in red but 2 turned left, 2 turned right and 1 got lost!"

C: said...
"Peter, Dick, Willy, and Rod were nervous. They knew how excited Johnson was about this year's traditional post-race piggy back ride."

trash talk said...
"News Flash: Competition expected to be stiff. Home team lubed, packed and ready to explode off the starting line. More at the 10:00 news."

To see the rest of this week's captions submitted, go here. I promise, it's well worth the trip.

We have a winner!

This week's winner of The Golden Phallus is a newcomer to Caption This! Last week, in her first attempt to play, she received a most-honorable mention. Not bad, not bad at all. However, this week both of the captions she submitted were in consideration for the win! Everyone, please give a big round of applause for Malisa from Moonlight Hollow! Congratulations! I ask you all to please stop by her place today and follow her.

Now, the winning caption.....

Department "heads" from Trojan Condoms Inc.
comprise their competitive cycle team,
"Where The Rubber Meets The Road"

Thank you all again for playing. If you happen to run across a photo that you feel would make a great splash here for Caption This!, please email it to memeking2000@yahoo.com. Thanks!

See you next Wednesday!

J. Wellington Wimpy Loves Culver's

For those of us old enough to remember the original Popeye cartoon series or if you ever saw Popeye the movie, you'll know that J. Wellington Wimpy was Popeye's friend. Wimpy was very intelligent, and well educated, but also very lazy. Wimpy loved to eat hamburgers and was usually seen carrying or eating one or more at a time or seen grinding meat almost the entire time – however, he was usually too cheap to pay for them himself. "Cook me up a hamburger. I'll pay you Thursday" was his best-known catchphrase.

I have quite a bit in common with Wimpy, mostly my love for a good hamburger. Although I tend to stay away from the fast-food version of a hamburger, there are several restaurants here in the valley of the sun I frequent from time-to-time for a delicious burger. And, of course, you can't beat a juicy char-broiled burger which just came off the grill from your own backyard. Yum!

Recently, a new chain has opened here in Phoenix that I am finding hard to resist - Culver's. In my opinion, their burgers are far better than any of the other fast-food joints and I'm sure Wimpy would even agree. Their specialty is the butter burger. Oh, my! Like other franchised operations they, too, offer a menu full of basket meals where you can select from a number of mouth-watering sides. Let me tell you, their onion rings are absolutely divine.

Yesterday, as I was perusing the Internet, I came across a fabulous offer from Culver's. If you join their eClub you will receive a coupon for a buy one, get one free value basket meal. For those of you who have never ventured to Culver's, this offer is an excellent opportunity for you to give them a try and "Get Culverized". For those of you who already enjoy Culver's...bonus!


If you have not entered this week's Caption This! contest, you have until midnight tonight to do so....now, get goin'!

Snakes Alive! Revisited

I was inspired today to repost this from my archives by one of my favorite blogging buddies. Thanks, Dufus!

Qantas Airlines was forced to cancel flights yesterday due to four baby pythons which had escaped on a passenger plane in Australia. Yikes! This is all too familiar with Samuel L. Jackson's movie, Snakes on a Plane.

Granted, the baby pythons were only a half foot long, they did not pose a threat as the pheromone laced snakes in the movie. But, the very thought of these little guys loose on a plane is enough to send shivers up and down my spine. You see, I suffer from snake phobia.

Then why on earth do I live in the middle of the desert where the Western Diamondback Rattler is king? Trust me, I ask myself this question daily, especially now when snakes are making their way from their winter dens. I even believe these creatures may hold conventions and pass around my picture as "the" perfect victim. They are all out there laying and waiting for me to walk by so they can get their jollies by scaring the shit out of me.

Just who do they think they are? They coil up and strike the classic pose which makes my heart race, gives me tunnel vision and causes me to pee my pants. I won't even walk where grass is any higher than my ankles for fear there is not just one snake, but at least 30. And, they are all waiting there just for me.

Anyway, when I read the news of the lost snakes yesterday, I thought about how these snakes go from eating a small mouse to eventually swallowing a baby hippo. Good googly moogly! Now, just where did these snakes go? And, is it so common that snakes are transported by passenger airliners? Well, that alone gives me reason enough to never fly again.



I rest my case.


Don't forget.....today is "tweet thursday". Everyone who leaves a comment will receive a tweet for their latest post.

Me-Me's Playhouse Caption This! No. 38

Welcome and thanks for stopping by to play another round of Caption This! Each week I search and search for a photo that is worthy of your captions and this week was no exception. I bet I went through at least 200 photos before I finally found the perfect photo.

I'm sure you all are aware of how to play....simply enter your caption in the comment section below, enter as often as you'd like and don't forget to return here on Saturday when the winner of The Golden Phallus is announced.

Good luck, everyone!!!




For more captioning fun, be sure drop on by Dufus' place. Plus, there's a new captioning contest you can also try over at Jeremy's We Took The Bait.

Me-Me's Neighborhood: O My Word!

It's been awhile since I've featured a blogger in my neighborhood. So, today is special on many levels. The most important reason is because today's featured blogger is someone I actually know, personally. It was about 15 years ago when I first met Lisa Wines here in Phoenix, we are both part of a circle of tried and true friends.

Lisa was my first. Lisa made a very bold move by taking me somewhere I had never been before.....Paris. Not literally, but through her blog. A blog? I had heard of blogs, but I had never read a blog until our dear friend Sharon insisted I sit down and read all about Lisa's latest escapade. You see, Lisa had moved to Paris the year before and began blogging her experiences as a 50-something American woman living in Paris. Let me tell you, over the years she has found herself in many interesting situations which have left me rolling on the floor, especially this post, She's Got That Look from August 2008.

About a year an a half ago, I wrote a little story and sent it to Lisa. She was very excited by my attempt to write that she encouraged me to blog. Through a series of emails she guided me through the valley of Blogger. Widget? What in the hell is a widget? With patience and love she had me up and running to where I was now exposing myself to the blogosphere. Lisa even went so far to introduce me to her neighborhood by posting a special announcement. As a result, I received several comments on my very first post. Wow! Now, how many of you had such special help? C'mon, get your hands up...that's what I thought.

No doubt, Lisa is special. Once you have visited her blog, Omyword!, it's like sitting on the sofa with a bag of Lay's, you can't read just one. Her humor is infectious and you'll find yourself wanting more. So, I ask you all to take the time today to please visit Lisa and follow her. And, while you are there, be sure to wish her a very happy birthday!

Flying The Friendly Skies

I don't know about you, but I get a lot of emails forwarded to me from friends who think I might want to publish them on my blog. To be honest, most of those emails aren't funny at all. In fact, they border on being stupid or so old of a joke you would have been living in a block of ice for the past 100 years not to have ever heard it. However, a friend did forward something to me which was funny and I hadn't heard before. So, without further ado, here goes.....

Now and then, airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight safety presentation and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some of the better ones that are flying around the web:

1. Pilot: "Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land.

2. "Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you or your money more than Southwest Airlines."

3. As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. Whoa!"

4. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."

5. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to Chicago. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children, decide now which one you love more."

6. After landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."

7. From the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately none of them are on this flight."

8. Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of us here at US Airways."

After reading through these I was reminded why I'd rather take the train. Have a great day!

Happy Easter!