Monday, December 28, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for JANUARY 1!

CAPTION CONTEST for JANUARY 1! As the weekly Wombat Caption Contest prepares to ride off into the sunset, here's a final picture of me, about to ride off into the sunset. So, how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize, just the glory of winning!

Friday, December 25, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Now that all the present-opening, family-visiting, and Christmas feasting is over, it’s time for important event of the day! First, the Honorable Mentions: Alan AJ Irby: "…and soooo I'm offering this simple phrase... to kids from one to ninety-two..."; Lyn Robbins: "If you have been wondering about the ass in the stable in those Christmas carols…"; Caitlin Pickett Barrick: "Move aside, kids! I'm a gold medalist... Let me show you how it's done!"; Jay Marsh: "Having lost his bet on the Aggie-Baylor basketball game, Wombat has to sing in the annual Junior Sweet Adelines Christmas show."; Tim Bird: "The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, 'Cause giant boy Wombat, what a foul stench he makes!!"; Steven Jones: "Remedial baritone class."; and Darren Grabowski: "Brad: '...and in Episode 5, we learn that Darth Vader is Luke's father! Now in Episode 7, we learn...' Kids: 'Noooooooooooo!'"

And in addition to his Honorable Mention above, my Vocal Majority brother Jay Marsh supplies this week's winning caption! Congratulations, Jay, on your second win this year and third overall!

Thanks to all who entered! Monday will bring the final pic of 2015, the final regular weekly pic of the Wombat Caption Contest!

Monday, December 21, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for DECEMBER 25!

CAPTION CONTEST for DECEMBER 25! It's the penultimate weekly Caption Contest pic! So, how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize, just the glory of winning!

Friday, December 18, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Lots of funny this week! First, the Honorable Mentions: Stupid Guest Tricks' Zazu: "Now, imagine that you had a tort claim against every single person who owns a chimney..."; SGT's YANXWIN: "Under the guise of 'showing Santa the city,' Wombat pushes Santa off the roof, thus becoming the new 'Singing Santa'!"; Lion King references from Lisa Lavelle: "And see that Dark, Shadowy Place? That is Hollywood... you must never go there!"; and Anthony Bartholomew: "Everything the snow touches is our kingdom."; Jay Marsh: "As Wombat describes the benefit of his legal counsel, Santa considers jumping off the roof."; and a special Honorable Mention to Joel Bezaire, because this exact Monty Python and the Holy Grail dialogue was running through my head when I created this picture: "One day, lad, all this will be yours..." "What, the curtains?" "No, not the curtains!"

And this week's winner is one of the rare people I know who is both from California and relatively normal, Lisa Lavelle! Congratulations, Lisa, on your first win this year and third overall!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, December 14, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for DECEMBER 18!

CAPTION CONTEST for DECEMBER 18! (Two more left to go!) How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize, just the glory of winning!

Friday, December 11, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Lots of funny this week! First, the Honorable Mentions: Woody Woods: "They say TV adds 10 pounds. Few know that the stage cuts your weight in half!"; Alan AJ Irby: "Unfortunately, in the editing of Charles Dickens' final draft, 'Winsome Wombat' did not read as well as 'Tiny Tim', and history was forever changed…"; Paul Burton: "God bless us, every Wom-bat!"; Don Kistler: "The change from 'Bah, Humbug' to 'Bah, Wombat' was an easy one."; Jay Marsh: "Mistaking him for a fourth spirit, Scrooge quickly grabbed the Ghost of Wombat Yet to Come & threw him into the orchestra pit."; and Darren Grabowski: "Opening night for the off-Avenue B production of 'Put That Thing Back Where You Found It Or so Help Me!' was a huge success!"
                                                                                                                               
And the top caption this week -- the first win this year and third overall -- comes from SGT's PatchOBlack! Congratulations, Patchy!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, December 07, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for DECEMBER 11!

CAPTION CONTEST for DECEMBER 11! How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize, just the glory of winning!

Friday, December 04, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! First, the Honorable Mentions: Lynn A Ewing: "Yeah, I'm gonna need to see the receipts for everything and any insurance policies you took out. Little Timmy says one of your wooden dump trucks hurt him and his parents are suing."; Alan AJ Irby: "After being left off the team last year, Blitzen left a different kind of gift in Santa's bag."; Dan Bell: "Look!! It's Jimmy Hoffa."; and Larry E Collins: "Just because some guy ASKED for a VM 1st place gold medal for Christmas DOESN'T mean you can give him one! He has to EARN it!"
                                                                          
And this week’s winner – for the seventh time this year and eighteenth overall - is Darren Grabowski! Congratulations, Darren!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, November 30, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for DECEMBER 4!

CAPTION CONTEST for DECEMBER 4! But first an announcement -- I'll likely be shutting down the Wombat Caption Contest at the end of the year, at least as a regular, weekly occurrence. It's been a good run of three years, but I want to call it quits before I burn out or start repeating myself. I'll probably put a picture up to caption every now and then, but just not every week.
So, if you can choke back the tears... how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize, just the glory of winning!

Friday, November 27, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! First, your Honorable Mentions: Eric Abrams: "No, I didn't slip anything into this pizza. And no, we're not about to steal all your land. Trust me, I'm a lawyer!"; Kevin Kavanagh: "It's not delivery, it's da Wombat."; Tim Bird: "Having taken an extra-long drag from the natives' peace pipe, Wombat secured the best option he could think of to satisfy the resulting munchies."; Brooks Harkey: "Since inventing it in 1621, Wombat has found that a steady diet of pizza has kept him looking much younger than his actual age."; and Scott Stogius Maximus Lewis: "The natives showed the white man how to raise corn. Wombat showed the natives how to raise their cholesterol."
                                                                          
And the winning Thanksgiving caption comes from my VM brother Kelly Zink, his very first win! Congratulations, Kelly!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, November 23, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for NOVEMBER 27!

CAPTION CONTEST for NOVEMBER 27! Happy Thanksgiving! How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize, just the glory of winning!

Friday, November 13, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Is it bad that I've always wanted to insert myself into this scene from Singin' in the Rain, one of my all-time favorite movies? First, your Honorable Mentions: Lara Beilby: "So this is where the tunnel lets me out! Hi!"; Cory Church: "TaaDaa!! And that is how you make a proper 'Ah' vowel, Mr Martinez!" (inside joke for VM members or anyone who's had vocal coaching from Eddie Martinez); Alan AJ Irby: "As in all things in life, it's what's on the inside that counts."; Jim Salmen: "With his son's college expenses going up, Wombat had to take some side-jobs."; Doug Hook: "Brandon used his industry contacts to get the old man his first paying gig."; Brooks Harkey: "The caterer's price for 'Bunny' to pop out of the cake was too high, so instead they got a Wombat."; and Lynn A Ewing: "Surprise! Here's a subpoena for you and a subpoena for you, you all get subpoenas!!!!!!!!!"
                                                                          
And with this nod to the song from the film, the winner is my VM brother Tim Bird, his third win in seven weeks! Congratulations again, Tim!

Thanks to all who entered! I'll be traveling next week, so no new picture on Monday, sorry. The Caption Contest will return on Nov. 23!

Monday, November 09, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for NOVEMBER 13!

CAPTION CONTEST for NOVEMBER 13! How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, November 06, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! First, your Honorable Mentions from Down Under: Darren Grabowski with this Ferris Bueller reference: "Never had one lesson!"; Jerry Andrews: "I knew I should have stayed away from those brownies in the evidence room!"; Rick Bivins: "Shouldn't I be seeing bubbles by now?"; Scott Stogius Maximus Lewis: "The tribe was forever changed when Wombat added a 'Chinese 7th' with his multicolored horn."; and Steven Jones with the simple: "Digery-don't."
                                                                          
And the winning caption this week comes from my cousin, the lovely and talented Ginger Commander Mann, her second win this year! Congratulations, Ginger!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, November 02, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for NOVEMBER 6!

CAPTION CONTEST for NOVEMBER 6! How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, October 30, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Sorry for the delay! First, your Honorable Mentions: Lara Beilby (who may also have set a record for number of entries in one week): "All cases and no singing makes Wombat a dull boy. All cases and no singing makes Wombat a dull boy. All cases and no singing makes Wombat a dull boy...."; Darren Grabowski: "Axe - $26.97. New Front Door - $699. Scaring kids on Halloween - Priceless!"; Larry Rice: "The office Halloween party attendees were confused when Brad came dressed as Jim Morrison." (The Doors, get it?); and Jay Dennis: "Baritone! You want more baritone?!? You can't handle the baritone!!!"
                                                                          
And with his first win ever is fellow church-member and Baylor Bear Sam Wilson! Congratulations and sic 'em, Sam!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, October 26, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 30!

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 30! Yeah, the obvious caption is "Heeeere's Wombat!" so you're all going to have to dig a little deeper than that. How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, October 23, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Well, those of you who could get past my defiling the memory of the Beatles came up with some really funny captions! Here are the Honorable Mentions: Alan AJ Irby: "Although Wombat didn't make it past the dress rehearsal for the Ed Sullivan show, he was immortalized forever the following year, albeit anonymously, with Bob Dylan's 'Mr. Tambourine Man.'"; Sam Wilson: "Little known footnote to pop music history: Critics thought the Beatles had a lot of potential and might have made it really big, but after adding a fifth member and changing their name to 'The Wombats' they disappeared from the public eye."; Kelly Zink: "Providing the inspiration for the original lyric, 'I am the egg-man, they are the egg-men, I am the Wombat,' only to be replaced by a more menacing sea creature."; Jerry Andrews: "Wombat's tambourine taps on beats 1 and 3 lead to such a quick departure, history never recognized him as one of the 5th members of the Beatles."; and Lisa Lavelle: "...and the Tales of Baron Von Wombat get taller and taller."
                                                                          
And the caption that won, not only because it cracked me up the most but also because it allows me to sneak in some heavy-duty parental bragging, comes from my elder son Brandon Randall, who is just today finishing up his first professional concert tour, as a lighting tech for Paul McCartney! Congratulations on your first win, Brandon!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, October 19, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 23!

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 23! Some of you will understand why I went with this idea... So how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebookfb.com/brwombat. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, October 16, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Lots of variety and bad "mum" puns this week to choose from! First, the Honorable Mentions: Jay Marsh: "Her last comment was about her cheap date and the scrawny mum...."; Marty Senstock: "Dammit, Jim! I'm not a florist, I'm a doctor... err, lawyer!"; Bret Morris: "She had an abusive mum. This will be an easy court case."; Scott Stogius Maximus Lewis: "Wombat takes emergency classes on 'How to pin on a mum without those uncomfortable touches' as part of a new city awareness training."; and Tim Bird (so close to a third win in a row!): "Despite his gallant effort, Wombat just couldn't play 'she loves me, she loves me not' fast enough to save the poor girl."
                                                                          
And with his sixth win this year and seventeenth overall, the amazing Darren Grabowski! Congratulations, Darren!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, October 12, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 16!

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 16! Inspired by my VM bro Bret Morris's Fb post recently about the ridiculous size of Homecoming mums these days -- and reinforced by my own eyes at the football game I worked on Friday. So... how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, October 09, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! I usually avoid politics, but this late entry was perfect. (I am a little surprised no one went with something related to "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor"!) On to the Honorable Mentions: Jim Salmen: "Yes, Mr. Brown, psychiatric help is 5 cents. Legal help, on the other hand, is $250.00 an hour."; Stupid Guest Tricks' Zazu: "Give me a chance! Could my advice be all that much worse than Lucy's?"; Brooks Harkey: "You get your money's worth on psychiatric help from Wombat."; Tom Jackson: "What do you mean 'crazy'? You're the one who talks to his dog…"; and Melissa Dugan Selters: "The moment when Charlie Brown realizes there is someone worse off than him."
                                                               
And after winning for the first time just last week, the top caption once again comes from my VM bro Tim Bird! (Will there be a threepeat???) Congratulations, Tim!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, October 05, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 9!

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 9! My friend Bear Deardorff's Peanuts-related caption from last weeks contest didn't win, but it did inspire this week's pic! So... how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, October 02, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! First, the Honorable Mentions: Lorna Walker Salgado: "You see, kids, if no child gets ahead, then no child is left behind. Any questions?"; Alan AJ Irby: "For some reason, 'Idaho Randall and The Curse of the Green Cheese' never made it beyond a few promo photos."; Bret Morris: "Welcome to AP Clancy Baritone class. Remember to bring your 2-octave range to class every day."; Marty Senstock: "And now it's time for 'Are You Smarter Than A Baritone!'"; Darren Grabowski: "In this class we will look deep into 'he who smelt it, dealt it' along with 'he who denied it, supplied it.'"; and Bob Littlepage: "Boy, Matt Smith sure has let himself go."
                                                               
And this week's first-time winner is my Vocal Majority brother Tim Bird! Congratulations, Tim!
                                                               
Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, September 28, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 2!

CAPTION CONTEST for OCTOBER 2! Bit of a blank slate for you all this week -- it'll be fun to see where your minds go with this. So... how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, September 25, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Tough choice this week, but we do have a winner! But first, the Honorable Mentions: two from Darren Grabowski: "Spontaneous combustion happens quite a bit when I'm cooking." and "This is the latest recipe from my newest self-help cookbook, Diet by Fire."; two from Jay Marsh: "Another reason baritones should not be allowed in the kitchen." and "We've never had someone try to use Posh Spice, Sporty Spice, or Scary Spice before. They really make the dish sing!"; Lynn A Ewing: "My soufflé fell into a burning ring of fire..." and Bear Deardorff: "Chef Wombat responds, 'If you think that looks hot, wait until it passes through you!'"
                                                               
And our illustrious winner this week is Jim Salmen, his first win this year and third overall! Congratulations, Jim!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, September 21, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for SEPTEMBER 25!

CAPTION CONTEST for SEPTEMBER 25! How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, September 18, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! So many funny entries to choose from!! First, the Honorable Mentions: SGT's Lasolimu: "I really picked the wrong shirt for this event."; two from Darren Grabowski: "In previous adventures, they needed a burglar. Now they need a lawyer, which is essentially the same thing." and "I can't believe I'm standing this close to *the* Si Robertson!" (I never before noticed that Gandalf and Uncle Si have the same beard!); Scott Stogius Maximus Lewis: "One does not simply 'photoshop' into Mordor."; Lisa Lavelle: "Wombat the White elected to stay in Rivendell to teach the Elves about show tunes. The Great Departure soon commenced." Bear Deardorff: "Best man Wombat and the groomsmen show up for Frodo's wedding in their Sunday best and were all smiles -- until the Preacher asked for the ring." and Tim Bird: "And as Wombator was tying his shoes, the Fellowship of the Nine quietly slipped away on their epic quest."
                                                               
And this week's caption, cleverly insulting me based on my back-row position in Vocal Majority, is my VM brother Rick Bivins - his first win this year and second overall! Congratulations, Rick!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, September 14, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for SEPTEMBER 18!

CAPTION CONTEST for SEPTEMBER 18! Forgive the back-to-back movie pics... I had just looked at the pic from a week ago and thought, "Lord of the Dance... why not Lord of the Rings?!" So that's how my brain works. How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, September 11, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! First, the Honorable Mentions: SGT's PatchOBlack: "For the first time, the Sorting Hat was stumped. Thus, the House of Wombat was created."; Lisa Lavelle: "Another Weasley!! Oops, a lawyer? Definitely Slytherin!!"; Bryan White: "Divergent!"; Darren Grabowski: "Mr. Randall, we have told you time and time again, this school is for children! And not for those who act like them!"; and Scott Stogius Maximus Lewis: "At his age, Wombat didn't care about being assigned to a 'house.' He just wanted to keep the talking hat."
                                                               
And -- with his very first win -- this week's champion is fellow church-tech-guy and Baylor Bear Larry Lozuk! Congratulations, Larry! (I think VM auditions are going to start using a sorting hat soon.)
                                                               
Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, September 07, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for SEPTEMBER 11!

CAPTION CONTEST for SEPTEMBER 11! How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, September 04, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Wow... for a picture that seemed to give a lot of you nightmares, there were a ton of funny captions to choose from -- and two of you scored multiple hits! First, the Honorable Mentions: Don Kistler: "My chest is no less fake than anyone else's on this stage!"; Trent Blackley: "Even after forgetting his bustier, Wombat courageously continued the show. The Porter Wagoner jacket would have to do."; Bill Carleton: "Just one example of a dream Bill Carleton has when he accidentally takes his daughter's sleep medication."; two Honorable Mentions to Scott Stogius Maximus Lewis: "Wombat auditions for the new Jim Clancy arrangement of 'Old Man Riverdance'"; and "'Wombat Fit the Battle of Jericho' was never a crowd hit, despite Wombat's best efforts and dancing prowess."; and three Honorable Mentions to Jay Marsh: "Wombat realizes why the hands are always in the hips as he desperately tries to hold up his pants."; "If they only had a dress in his size, Wombat's fantasy would have been realized." and "Just before he passed out, Wombat tried to remember the moment Fred double dared him, and why he accepted."

And as if two Honorable Mentions weren't enough, this week's winning caption comes from Scott Stogius Maximus Lewis! (Have I mentioned you can enter as many times as you like?) Congratulations, Scott, on your third win this year and seventh overall!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, August 31, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for SEPTEMBER 4!

CAPTION CONTEST for SEPTEMBER 4! Wow, September already? So... how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, August 28, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! First, the Honorable Mentions: Chase Gooding: "If I still have to pay taxes to the school district, I might as well get my money's worth."; Jay Dennis: "CALCULUS!?!? I thought we were going to sing 'The Wheels On The Bus Go 'Round And 'Round.'"; Jeff Lavelle: "Brad seen here during the filming of the new spin-off show 'Are You Smarter Than A Wombat?'"; Jay Marsh: "The teacher realizes that Wombat has been at his desk since the end of the last school year, unable to get out of his seat."; Don Smith: "Ahhh... 4th grade... the best eight years of my life…"; Kathrine Ricks Seale: "Seriously? You're ALL voting for Hillary?"; and Rick Bivins: "All of Wombat's competitors voted to kick him off of Third Grade Island."
                                                                                                           
And the aromatic winning caption this week is from Fred, I mean, Jay Marsh, his first win this year and second overall! Congratulations, Jay!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, August 24, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for AUGUST 28!

CAPTION CONTEST for AUGUST 28! School days are upon us again! So... how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, August 21, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Yeah, this is obviously based on Becky & me having an empty nest now, but I loved the many directions my crazy friends took this! First, the Honorable Mentions: Marty Senstock: "Think of the omelet!"; Jerry Andrews: "Tonight on Discovery, naturalist Brad Randall shares footage of the previously unseen Lair of the Wombat."; Sally Elizabeth Wooldridge: "Honey, I got the hair ball out if the sink!"; Jim Salmen: "Brad couldn't afford a doghouse for when he got in trouble with Becky, so he improvised."; and Stupid Guest Tricks' Zazu: "Okay, I finally got the nest finished. Now to start on the nest egg!"
                                                                                                           
And returning to his winning ways with this extremely random caption that cracked me up is Darren Grabowski, his fifth win this year and sixteenth overall! Congratulations, Darren!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, August 17, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for AUGUST 21!

CAPTION CONTEST for AUGUST 21! Inspired, as they say, by real events. So... how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, August 14, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! This one seemed to bring out the humor! First, the Honorable Mentions: Darren Grabowski: "So up, THEN down?"; Jim Salmen: "Ya know, if you used lighter weights it would be easier."; two from Alan AJ Irby: "Two distinctly different approaches to 'body-building.'"; and "Don't be like this me... switch to DIRECTV."; Larry Lozuk: "What do you mean, 'spot you'? I'm looking right at you!"; and Stupid Guest Tricks' YANXWIN: "Wow!!! That looks really hard. Was your TV broke?"
                                                                                                           
And this week's winner is my Vocal Majority brother, keeper of the sacred pitch pipe and rocker of doo-rags Jay Dennis, his second win! Congratulations, Jay!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, August 10, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for AUGUST 14!

CAPTION CONTEST for AUGUST 14! Yeah, I realize I'm inviting insult, but is that really different from any other week? So... how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, August 07, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! First, the Honorable Mentions: Kevin Kavanagh: "Some people are worth melting for. Others are worth melting."; Alan AJ Irby: "Somewhere in the bowels of Disney, corporate execs are reviewing this picture to decide if it is a lawsuit ready to happen or an unexpected marketing opportunity."; Jason Stuart: "Anna: 'See Elsa, if you touch him here, he sings baritone.' Elsa: 'No, no, Anna! You must never do that again!!!'"; and two from Darren Grabowski: "No, officer, but we CAN build a snowman and show you what the perp looks like!" and "See, it works better as his nose."           
                                             
And the winning caption is from my California friend Lara Beilby, her very first win! Congratulations, Lara!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, August 03, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for AUGUST 7!

CAPTION CONTEST for AUGUST 7! Let's cool things down a bit. How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, July 31, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! First, the Honorable Mentions: Lynn A Ewing: "Wanted for general wombat mischief, disguised as a productive member of society."; Eric Abrams with this Tangled reference: "This is bad, this is very, very bad. This is really bad ... They just can't get my nose right!"; Lisa Lavelle: "Last seen hijacking a tour bus and forcing the passengers to sing the entire Frozen Soundtrack songs."; Darren Grabowski: "Since we don't have a good picture of the Sasquatch, we'll just use this one."; Whitney Rogers: "Wanted for crazy Facebook antics and pretending to be a Wombat."; Stupid Guest Tricks' kcberlin: "If not, come to the next Vocal Majority show, and you will."; and finally, from Brandon Randall: "No, no I haven't seen this man." Thanks, son. :-/
                                                                                                        
And the winner this week is fellow VM baritone and attorney Jerry Andrews, his first win ever! ("BHS" is the Barbershop Harmony Society. Rule 6 of the BHS Code of Ethics is: "We shall refrain from forcing our songs upon unsympathetic ears.") Congratulations, Jerry!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, July 27, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for JULY 31!

CAPTION CONTEST for JULY 31! How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, July 24, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! It's time! (Heh.) First, the Honorable Mentions: Darren Grabowski: "We're in daylight savings, move it forward an hour."; Bear Deardorff: "Aren't you glad that isn't a digital clock?"; Alan AJ Irby: "Hurry up! You're on the clock!"; and a couple of time-related song lyric references, Darren Grabowski (again): "If you're lost, you can look, and you will find me...."; and Scott Stogius Maximus Lewis: "Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?"
                                                                                                        
And your winning caption this week comes from my VM bro Cory Church, his first win ever! Congratulations, Cory!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, July 20, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for JULY 24!

CAPTION CONTEST for JULY 24! How would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, July 17, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! After a couple of weeks hiatus, your funny bones were rested and ready to go! First, the Honorable Mentions: Lynn A Ewing: "The crowd is not impressed by Wombat's version of 'The Wheels on the Bus'!"; Darren Grabowski: "...and I also pooped in there..."; Lara Beilby: "Everybody look left... everybody look right... everybody see here... I'm standing in a spotlight...."; Jay Dennis: "In his best, lingering, Texas-British accent, 'And now on your left... something completely different: a man with three buttocks.'"; and from Stupid Guest Tricks, Zazu: "On this tour, I'll be pointing out a number of interesting and historic buildings. There's one now... and another... and another...."; and kcberlin: "You sir, in front of me. I said look to MY right!"
                                                                                   
And the return of the Caption Contest brings a return to Alan AJ Irby's winning ways! This is A.J.'s fifth win this year and twentieth overall! Congratulations, A.J.!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!

Monday, July 13, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for JULY 17!

CAPTION CONTEST for JULY 17! It's the triumphant return of the Wombat Caption Contest, following my world tour (that was mainly Pittsburgh)! So how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, June 26, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! And perfect timing, too, since there's nothing going on in the news that people are commenting about! First, the Honorable Mentions: Darren Grabowski: "I said my 'Selfies Throughout History' book would be hysterical, not historical!"; Lisa Lavelle: "Deleted Scene from Game of Thrones: 'Stick the Tourists with the Pointy End.'"; Jay Marsh: "After his embarrassing attempt at painting in Paris, Wombat decides to try photography."; Rick Bivins: "In Spencer's absence, Wombat videos the choreo for the VM's rendition of 'Night at the Coliseum,' an early BHS favorite."; Alan AJ Irby: "A lesser-known Neoclassical work: 'Oath of the Horatii Meets Selfie of the Wombat.'"; Matt McBrayer: "Can you hold that pose just a little longer? The flash on my iPhone didn't go off."; and Eric S. Zipp: "Wait! Wait! This will never work! We were supposed to 'draw straws,' you dummy, not swords!"
                                                                                   
And this week's timely winner (Disney parks just banned selfie sticks yesterday) is my cousin Ginger Commander Mann, her first win ever! Congratulations, Ginger!


Thanks to all who entered! NO new fake picture coming on Monday -- I'll be on vacation, and so will the Caption Contest!

Monday, June 22, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST for JUNE 26!

CAPTION CONTEST for JUNE 26! So how would you caption this picture? Comment below! The same pic will show here and on Facebook. I'll repost the pic with my favorite caption on Friday. No prize this week, just the glory of winning!

Friday, June 19, 2015

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS!

CAPTION CONTEST RESULTS! Time for your creepy, kooky, and altogether ooky captions! First, the Honorable Mentions: Lisa Lavelle: "Wombat did not know he was adopted until he found this picture of his biological family."; Larry E Collins: "Lurch has a new trademark question: 'You sang?'"; Two from Darren Grabowski: "Brad is forced to take on a second job after sending Benjamin off to Baylor." and "Whatever you do, do NOT ask him where Thing is...."; and Stupid Guest Tricks' Lasolimu: "Originally, the Addams Family was going to include a barbershop-singing lawyer. The idea was considered way too terrifying and Uncle Wombat was ultimately cut."
                                                                                   
And the winning (and insulting) caption this week comes from SGT's YANXWIN, his first win this year and third overall! Congratulations, YANXWIN!

Thanks to all who entered! New fake picture coming on Monday!