Mypalmike's Rare Caption Contest

BP executives show their commitment to moving "beyond petroleum" by dumping several million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and then cycling home.

By Richard Hine

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The Friendliest Catch.

By jim cavanaugh

Runner up:
"Hey, little fella, I got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that you're big enough now to be set free in the sea. The bad news is that it's 46 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico."
By Tim H

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Yo, Tony, do you remember if the red ones taste like strawberries or cherries?

By Lauren

Runner up:
Check it out, guys. We're getting another food drop.
By jim cavanaugh

Most sublime:
At least with Cirque du Soleil we had Dental.
By Michel

Dishonorable mention:
The zoologist's strategy for some tiger-on-tiger action was a bust. Dinner got washed down the river, and the after-dinner entertainment was not going over too well either.
By jtron

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"Elmo like snow!"

By Tim H

Nailed it in 1.

Runner up:
A wasted Elmo, after an evening of going snort for snort with Snuffleupagus.
By jim cavanaugh

Best homage to Jim Cavanaugh's winner caption:
I was going to buy the Tickle Me Elmo until I found out it had a lien on it.
By "Lauren, in homage to Jim Cavanaugh's winner caption"

Best song adaptation (presumably to the tune of Eric Clapton's famous song about cocaine, which I believe is called "Forever Man"):

On a nice sunny day
Chasing the clouds away
Cocaine

The dealers are sweet
Out on Sesame Street
Cocaine

Elmo like, Elmo like, Elmo like
Cocaine

By JohnnyB

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"It's called a 'tambourine', nimrod, and you have to shake it. It won't play itself!"

By JohnnyB

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I was going to buy until I heard there was a lean on it.

By jim cavanaugh

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