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Weekend Caption Contest™

Posted by Kevin
Published: August 4, 2006 - 7:00 AM

It's Friday, which means it's time for the Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™. Enter you best caption for the following picture:


Drought in Spain : Sunflowers grow in a dry field on Villa-Viejas' farm land near Cuenca. (AFP/Pedro Armestre)<br />


Winners will be announced Sunday.

Update: . Click the link to read the winning entries. The contest is now closed.

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(2007) An businessman from ... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Yogurt | August 4, 2006 7:18 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yogurt:

(2007) An businessman from Greater Isreal unveils his sunflower farm in the former Damascus.

1. Posted by Yogurt | August 4, 2006 7:18 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 07:18

Not that plain, the ... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by bullwinkle | August 4, 2006 7:30 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
bullwinkle:

Not that plain, the other plain.

2. Posted by bullwinkle | August 4, 2006 7:30 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 07:30

An Inconvenient Truth: Sunf... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Eric | August 4, 2006 7:39 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Eric:

An Inconvenient Truth: Sunflowers cause Global Warming.

3. Posted by Eric | August 4, 2006 7:39 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 07:39

If life gives you sun, make... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Jody | August 4, 2006 7:40 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jody:

If life gives you sun, make sun flowers.

4. Posted by Jody | August 4, 2006 7:40 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 07:40

[cue generic Democratic Par... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by Teflon | August 4, 2006 7:45 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Teflon:

[cue generic Democratic Party response ad ominous music]

Back in the Clinton Administration, this was a field full of flowers as far as the eye could see. But thanks to tax cuts for the wealthiest 1% of Americans....

5. Posted by Teflon | August 4, 2006 7:45 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 07:45

Jimmy Carter's peanut farm ... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by JAT | August 4, 2006 7:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
JAT:

Jimmy Carter's peanut farm - a victim of Reaganomics.

or


Murtha: “I call on the President to recall all of our sunflowers from the Middle East now before this mess turns into a quagmire.”

6. Posted by JAT | August 4, 2006 7:46 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 07:46

But at least it's a DRY hea... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by Kyrie | August 4, 2006 7:48 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kyrie:

But at least it's a DRY heat!

7. Posted by Kyrie | August 4, 2006 7:48 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 07:48

The farmers import of Dearb... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by Robb H | August 4, 2006 7:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Robb H:

The farmers import of Dearborn Muslim Dayworkers failed, as the farmer stated, "I said they need plenty of WATER and SUNLIGHT, Not SADR and ANTI-SEMITES!!"

8. Posted by Robb H | August 4, 2006 7:51 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 07:51

The new Triffid brigade of ... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by Snurfle | August 4, 2006 7:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Snurfle:

The new Triffid brigade of the Texas National Guard approaching the Mexican border

9. Posted by Snurfle | August 4, 2006 7:51 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 07:51

Professor Higgins: "Eliza, ... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by Dodo David | August 4, 2006 8:07 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Dodo David:

Professor Higgins: "Eliza, repeat after me. The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain."

Eliza Doolittle: "Not any more, Professor. Haven't you heard of global warming?"

10. Posted by Dodo David | August 4, 2006 8:07 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 08:07

Bloom where you're planted.... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by goddessoftheclassroom | August 4, 2006 8:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
goddessoftheclassroom:

Bloom where you're planted.

11. Posted by goddessoftheclassroom | August 4, 2006 8:08 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 08:08

*POP* I knew I shoulda mad... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by Billski | August 4, 2006 8:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Billski:

*POP* I knew I shoulda made that left turn in Albuquerque!

12. Posted by Billski | August 4, 2006 8:08 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 08:08

Secret Service agent to Pre... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by JimK | August 4, 2006 8:30 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
JimK:

Secret Service agent to President Bush:

"No, listen one more time. It's a metaphor! See the desert of the Middle East is the cracked earth and democracy is the flower.

"Yeah. Still not seein' it."

"Nevermind. It's just a pretty flower, Sir."

13. Posted by JimK | August 4, 2006 8:30 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 08:30

John Kerry: "If I were pre... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by markm | August 4, 2006 8:39 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
markm:

John Kerry: "If I were president, this wouldn't have happened".

14. Posted by markm | August 4, 2006 8:39 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 08:39

You know, this used to be a... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by Pat Mebles | August 4, 2006 8:47 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Pat Mebles:

You know, this used to be all desert. But now, with Global Warming, the precious land has started to grow plants. DAMN YOU, GEORGE BUSH!!!

15. Posted by Pat Mebles | August 4, 2006 8:47 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 08:47

The DNC's answer to border ... (Below threshold)

16. Posted by SurfinKC | August 4, 2006 8:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
SurfinKC:

The DNC's answer to border security.

16. Posted by SurfinKC | August 4, 2006 8:57 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 08:57

John Kerry: "If I were pres... (Below threshold)

17. Posted by HeyMike | August 4, 2006 9:09 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
HeyMike:

John Kerry: "If I were president, this wouldn't have happened".


markm wins---thanks for the laugh!

17. Posted by HeyMike | August 4, 2006 9:09 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 09:09

A Democrat's worst nightmar... (Below threshold)

18. Posted by DaveD | August 4, 2006 9:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
DaveD:

A Democrat's worst nightmare: thriving without public assistance.

18. Posted by DaveD | August 4, 2006 9:13 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 09:13

Portrait of Israel after Hi... (Below threshold)

19. Posted by Corky Boyd | August 4, 2006 9:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Corky Boyd:

Portrait of Israel after Hisbollah has taken control.

19. Posted by Corky Boyd | August 4, 2006 9:19 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 09:19

In the year 19,217 life has... (Below threshold)

20. Posted by USMC Pilot | August 4, 2006 9:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
USMC Pilot:

In the year 19,217 life has proven its resiliency in Terhan.

20. Posted by USMC Pilot | August 4, 2006 9:28 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 09:28

"Look on the Sunny... (Below threshold)

21. Posted by epador | August 4, 2006 9:42 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
epador:

"Look on the Sunny Side of Life!"

[cue whispered singing of the souls of all Islamofascist martyrs as their ashes fertilize new peace and prosperity in the Middle East]

21. Posted by epador | August 4, 2006 9:42 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 09:42

The catastrophic shortage o... (Below threshold)

22. Posted by tarheelcon | August 4, 2006 9:49 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
tarheelcon:

The catastrophic shortage of sunflowers, as seen here, led MLB commissioner Bud Selig to suspend the 2006 season citing a low supply of sunflower seeds.

22. Posted by tarheelcon | August 4, 2006 9:49 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 09:49

Hizbullah today released th... (Below threshold)

23. Posted by skymuse | August 4, 2006 9:56 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
skymuse:

Hizbullah today released this photo of the new Lebanese poppy fields. They blame Israel for the weakness of the product.

23. Posted by skymuse | August 4, 2006 9:56 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 09:56

Save us, Al Gore!!! Save u... (Below threshold)

24. Posted by Eman | August 4, 2006 10:01 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Eman:

Save us, Al Gore!!! Save us!

24. Posted by Eman | August 4, 2006 10:01 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 10:01

Nutroots farmers pledged to... (Below threshold)

25. Posted by Stephen Macklin | August 4, 2006 10:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Stephen Macklin:

Nutroots farmers pledged to plant a seed for every candidate supported by the gang at Daily Kos.

25. Posted by Stephen Macklin | August 4, 2006 10:08 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 10:08

And the Robert Mugabe Excel... (Below threshold)

26. Posted by Weegie | August 4, 2006 10:09 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Weegie:

And the Robert Mugabe Excellence in Agriculture Award goes to...

26. Posted by Weegie | August 4, 2006 10:09 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 10:09

Close-up photos reveal that... (Below threshold)

27. Posted by FreakyBoy | August 4, 2006 10:11 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
FreakyBoy:

Close-up photos reveal that Helen Thomas’ moustache is not made of hair.

27. Posted by FreakyBoy | August 4, 2006 10:11 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 10:11

Sunflower "just between us,... (Below threshold)

28. Posted by pedrovex | August 4, 2006 10:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
pedrovex:

Sunflower "just between us, I prefer the moon"

28. Posted by pedrovex | August 4, 2006 10:15 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 10:15

HEY! Where are my 72 Virgin... (Below threshold)

29. Posted by Vegas Vic | August 4, 2006 10:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Vegas Vic:

HEY! Where are my 72 Virgins?!

29. Posted by Vegas Vic | August 4, 2006 10:24 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 10:24

The New York Times has just... (Below threshold)

30. Posted by No One of Consequence | August 4, 2006 10:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
No One of Consequence:

The New York Times has just learned of the existence of high-tech "sunflower" surveillance units, responsible for the capture of thousands of terrorists. They can be found at the following locations...

30. Posted by No One of Consequence | August 4, 2006 10:28 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 10:28

I am the Conservative oasis... (Below threshold)

31. Posted by Doug | August 4, 2006 10:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Doug:

I am the Conservative oasis in the desert of Liberalism

31. Posted by Doug | August 4, 2006 10:29 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 10:29

Ten years later, as the rad... (Below threshold)

32. Posted by John in CA | August 4, 2006 11:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
John in CA:

Ten years later, as the radiation levels died down, 300-foot-tall sunflowers began to grow in the rolling hills of the former Islamic Republic of Iran

32. Posted by John in CA | August 4, 2006 11:08 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:08

"Blooming vet. Down on my ... (Below threshold)

33. Posted by La Mano | August 4, 2006 11:11 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
La Mano:

"Blooming vet. Down on my luck.
WILL SEED FOR WATER"

33. Posted by La Mano | August 4, 2006 11:11 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:11

"BUSH LIED; FLOWERS DIED!"<... (Below threshold)

34. Posted by La Mano | August 4, 2006 11:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
La Mano:

"BUSH LIED; FLOWERS DIED!"
"BUSH LIED; FLOWERS DIED!"
"BUSH LIED; FLOWERS DIED!"

34. Posted by La Mano | August 4, 2006 11:15 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:15

"israel"... (Below threshold)

35. Posted by jdub | August 4, 2006 11:17 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
jdub:

"israel"

35. Posted by jdub | August 4, 2006 11:17 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:17

I'm so ronery...... (Below threshold)

36. Posted by sentinel | August 4, 2006 11:20 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
sentinel:

I'm so ronery...

36. Posted by sentinel | August 4, 2006 11:20 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:20

"Here comes the Sun"... (Below threshold)

37. Posted by 914 | August 4, 2006 11:33 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
914:

"Here comes the Sun"

37. Posted by 914 | August 4, 2006 11:33 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:33

Tonight on ABCBSNBC, the ye... (Below threshold)

38. Posted by scotty | August 4, 2006 11:34 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
scotty:

Tonight on ABCBSNBC, the year is 2012 and global warming has destroyed the planet...

38. Posted by scotty | August 4, 2006 11:34 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:34

Zapatero's "Sunflowers for ... (Below threshold)

39. Posted by Marc Alan McCall Pascual | August 4, 2006 11:37 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Marc Alan McCall Pascual:

Zapatero's "Sunflowers for Social Justice" program is the first casualty in Spain's war with drought

39. Posted by Marc Alan McCall Pascual | August 4, 2006 11:37 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:37

Im thirsty... (Below threshold)

40. Posted by 914 | August 4, 2006 11:40 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
914:

Im thirsty

40. Posted by 914 | August 4, 2006 11:40 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 11:40

Environmentalists lobby to ... (Below threshold)

41. Posted by McCain | August 4, 2006 12:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
McCain:

Environmentalists lobby to preserve another important wetland habitat.

41. Posted by McCain | August 4, 2006 12:05 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on August 4, 2006 12:05

Hey Whitney, Crack doesn't ... (Below threshold)

42. Posted by Stevester | August 4, 2006 12:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Stevester:

Hey Whitney, Crack doesn't kill!!!!

42. Posted by Stevester | August 4, 2006 12:08 PM | Vote up Vote down