Return of the Caption Challenge

Prize valued in the ones of dollars

by Scott Feschuk on Monday, June 15, 2009 8:37am - 56 Comments

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I find myself strangely fascinated by this tiny photo of Stephen Harper, which was featured prominently on Google News this morning. I haven’t seen anyone this happy since Gollum got the ring back.

The challenge is simple: write a caption to explain what our Prime Minister could be looking at that would make him so serene and content. The winner, as declared by a jury of me, gets a prize valued in the ones of dollars.

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  • Richard

    Whew. Jim tells me billions were actually smaller than millions.

  • http://dougsamu.wordpress.com doug rogers

    I'm not a Liberal… I'm not a Liberal… I'm not a Liberal…

  • NoName

    "Ms. Finlay, never tell anybody outside the family what you're thinking again."
    - Stephen "The Godfather" Harper

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/JustinWordswrth JustinWordswrth

    Harp! The Herald Angels Sing

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/OntarioTown OntarioTown

    I get so happy and emotional when I think of little kittens.

  • http://notquiteunhinged.blogspot.com Catelli

    Three ideas:

    1. "The Canadian flag looks so much better in blue and white."

    2. "All around the mullberry bush, Iggy squeaks the wheel. He thinks he can control my fate. Pop! Goes the weasel!"

    3. "I am so awesome!"

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/SeanStok SeanStok

    He's remembering a long – I mean like 10 or 12 seconds – handshake with his wife.

  • http://www.intensedebate.com/people/DroppingBY DroppingBY

    "So that's how a garrote works. Cool"

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/SeanStok SeanStok

    Indeed! And, I hope we haven't managed to suck the funny out of Mike T.'s entry, cuz I think "Strahls" was inspired.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Thwim Thwim

    Ah, Dion…

  • Jos D

    Feschuk, are you having me on again? Weren't we blood brothers who stuck together through thick and thin? I can see you now and it is to smirk, you scamp!

  • DianeG

    She said we could 'do it' on Saturday night! Oooooeee baby!

  • MJ Patchouli

    "A new tape recorder?!"

    or

    "Now I lay me down to sleep…"

  • d

    Ah, Monica

  • Reptile_Yuks

    "Rosebud…"

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/FVerhoeven FVerhoeven

    “My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?”

    (Charles M. Schulz quotes)

  • Phil Morin

    So *that's* what marijuana feels like…

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/cribqueen cribqueen

    I'm sorry, but I'm going to have nightmares about this photo for weeks.

  • http://www.intensedebate.com/people/ScottFeschuk ScottFeschuk

    WINNER DECLARED: runner-up-type kudos to thwim and SeanStok, who i probably would have named the winner were it not for the fact he won something, like, friday… but victory is hereby conferred upon M_A_N for his steinbeck-based entry, which fits the PM's gaze to perfection. strong entries throughout – thanks for playing all.

    M_A_N: send your mailing address to me at sfeschuk@sympatico.ca.

    • Dot

      The New Yorker wants publishing rights. Punch and Judy – not so much.

      Archie and Veronica googled, then giggled.

  • Robert McDonald

    Ah! The white light of a majority government.

  • http://www.wwwdotcom.com Wes

    I can't believe no one said it -

    "I can has cheezburger?"

  • Lindsay

    "Raindrops on Roses and whiskers on kittens…"

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