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Monday Caption Challenge No. 3

Your turn to make Scott Feschuk laugh

by Scott Feschuk on Sunday, December 13, 2009 6:27am - 75 Comments

For logistics-based reasons, I’m posting the Monday challenge on Sunday. As you read this, please be advised that it is NOT Monday – unless you are reading this on Monday, in which case please be advised that Couples Retreat is NOT a good movie.

The challenge, as always: To regard the assigned photograph – of famed Olympian Barbara Ann Scott having the cheek to spark up a Cheech-grade doobie smack in the middle of the House of Commons, and boy doesn’t Jim Flaherty in particular look delighted at this unexpected turn of events – and devise within your mind a caption of such astonishing insight and/or hilarity that grown men the world over have no choice but to tip their fedoras in your general direction and say something along the lines of “Indeed!” or “Very much so!”

Finalists will be announced Tuesday morning, followed by voting, followed by the victor being rewarded with a $30 gift certificate from Amazon.ca (all part of my foolproof plan to subtly nudge Amazon.ca into sponsoring this challenge, or alternately to drive Heather Reisman into such a bubbling rage of jealousy that Chapters steps in and does it instead), followed by widespread grouching that the wrong entry won, followed by me not caring.

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

    is anyone actually able to see the second page of comments?

  • Guela

    That's right, keep your eyes on the nice bright flamme. While you're distracted, Canada's reputation is going up in smoke! Dance, puppets, dance!

  • Guela

    That's right, keep your eyes on the nice bright flamme.
    While you're distracted, Canada's reputation is going up in smoke!
    Dance, puppets, dance!

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

    IntenseDebate is hiding the second and third pages of submissions. This contest is rigged, I tell you! Rigged!

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

    Peter MacKay had to know that "borrowing" Ms Scott's skates to get around questions in yesterday's QP was a bad idea. Now, torch in hand, Barbara Ann Scott has come to collect.

    (Sidebar: what's with Clement, Aglukkaq, and a backbencher doing the amateur photography thing? They can get copies of the better-quality photos for free, I'm sure…)

  • YSP

    At long last!! Finally, the old-fashioned commie witch hunt returns to the House of Commons.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/frenchie101 frenchie101

    We can't hear you Gilles, and no, it does not benefit Quebec in any way.!

  • Guest

    Remember the days when Canada actually won gold medals

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/michael Michael Koenig

    Testing

  • Bill D. Cat

    Where's the fuse ?

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

    "The Prime Minister announced in the House last week that he has a new solution to the problem of strident partisan bickering."

  • Prairie Islander

    Barbara Ann Scott channeling her best impression of Al Pacino from Scent of a Woman: "Out of order, I show you out of order. You don't know what out of order is, Mr. Speaker. I'll show you, I'm not too old, I'm not too tired. I 'm still the woman I was fity years ago, and I'm taking a FLAMETHROWER to this place!"

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

    Like many Canadians, Barbara Ann carries a torch for days gone by, when politicians were civil and could even be considered role models

  • Guest

    Harper, thinking to himself: That white bodysuit of pure intentions, the blue cape of conservatism, the red gloves of vanquished Liberal dreams, the great flame of moral indignation: it could all make an excellent outfit for my next election campaign. I'll ditch the fuzzy sweater and be Mr. Super Conservative!! Oh wait! Never mind, that hood would mess my hair.

  • jaymcd

    Rather than presenting a budget with another $60 billion dollar deficit and facing endless questions about possible war crimes and the future of the planet, the Finance Minister issued a 138 character economic update via Twitter during naval war games just off the shores of Antarctica. The update cut non-military program spending by 90%, outlined a new 6 month $25 billion plan to purchase a fleet of used nuclear powered stealth sailboats for the navy, and abolished the Senate and Supreme Court effective immediately. The tweet was later tabled in the House of Commons following the Harper government’s annual two minute post-prorogation Throne Speech and was commemorated for all of eternity by burning down of the House of Commons. Octogenarian and former Olympian Barbara Ann Scott (pictured above) became the first celebrity ‘House Burner’ after beating out Don Cherry and Rick Hillier in a ctv.ca website poll that was the culmination of a six month $250 million Heritage Canada public awareness campaign. Congratulations Barbara Ann!

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

    "Clap and smile all you want, but I'm serious. World War One's soldiers called – and they want their torch back."

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