Last week, we asked for possible captions for this strange photo:
Vote for your favorite from the eight funny finalists, after the jump.
Continue reading “Caption Contest Finalists: ‘Linen Closet Associates’”
Caption Contests
The photograph for our latest caption contest is a bit odd. And we’re not going to give you the backstory until the end, so as not to stifle your creativity.
In all honesty, this pic might not make for good contest fodder, due to to its sheer strangeness. But you haven’t disappointed us in the past with your wit and inventiveness.
So let’s see what you can come up with for this photo….
Happy Friday, Above the Law readers.
Last week, we gave you this photo of a law grad at Georgetown taking a break from bar exam studies. Instead of cracking under the pressure, he was covering the cracks.
We asked for possible captions for the photo. You submitted reams of them, and we chose our ten favorites.
Here’s the caption crowned the winner for this photo of a bar studier on his hidden throne….
Last week, we gave you a photo from Georgetown Law School of a bar exam studier whose performance anxiety appeared to extend to the bathroom.
We asked for captions for the photo and you showered us with them. We’ve chosen our favorites, after the jump.
Check them out and vote for the best. (We’ll flush the rest.)
An ATL reader studying for the bar at Georgetown Law sent along this photo yesterday. This person’s performance anxiety seems to apply to both the bar exam and the bathroom…
This is the photo we gave you for our latest caption contest — a picture of David Boies and Ted Olson, adversaries turned allies, sharing a hug.
You voted on eight clever captions. Which one won?
Earlier this week, we solicited funny captions for this photo (a great image for the July 4th weekend, given all the American flags):
You responded with around 70 comments. This was a smaller-than-usual number of nominees, but they were of high quality. There were about 25 or so that we saw as worthy contenders. Alas, to make the contest workable, we winnowed the entries down to a shortlist of eight.
Check them out and vote — warning: some crude / juvenile humor ahead (if you can’t handle it, stop reading now) — after the jump.
Continue reading “Caption Contest Finalists: Who Wants A Hug?”
Submit possible captions for this photo in the comments. We’ll choose our favorites — with preference given to those with a legal bent — and then let you vote for the best one.
Please submit your entries by WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, at 11:59 PM. Thanks!
P.S. Consistent with our caption contest practice, we’re not providing you with any information about the provenance of this photo, so as not to limit your creativity. But we recognize that many of you will figure it out (and that’s okay).
For this caption contest, we gave you empty chairs…
And you gave us funny captions.
Over 2600 votes are in. The winning caption is…
Last week, we gave you this photo from a D.C. law firm — click on the image to enlarge — and asked you to propose funny captions:
One popular submission with readers, though not with us, was this one:
The caption contest reaches a new low with a picture of chairs in an elevator.
Well, good lawyers know how to make a lackluster case shine — and can come up with funny, creative captions for a dull photo.
See the top ten captions that floored us, and vote for your favorite, after the jump.
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