Write a caption, win a prize

October 17, 2009 by Dr. Macenstein
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Free Stuff, contests, iTunes 

[Thank you WE HAVE A WINNER! This contest is now closed. Congrats to Faithful Macenstein reader Dick Nick who won with "At least I got the two important things in the divorce." There were actually quite a few truly good captions this time around, and many variations on certain themes, so this was indeed a hard choice to make.]


Just admit it, you lost your ball.

Think you’re funny enough to be the next Margaret Cho? Well, now’s your chance to prove it to the world. Write your best caption for the above photo. If we think it’s the most clever, we’ll send you off a $20 iTunes gift certificate.

The contest is open to everyone in the US (sorry, iTunes won’t let us buy gift certificates to non-US accounts), and runs until Friday (Oct 30th) at 11:59PM EST. You can enter more than once if you are feeling “Carrot Top“-prolific. Good luck.
(Oh, and be sure to put in your e-mail, or else we won’t be able to contact you).

[Original image courtesy of soopahgrover via flickr]

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98 Comments on Write a caption, win a prize

  1. Tyson Junkers on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 12:59 pm

    2. Model 0.1, Codenamed; Eve.

  2. Dick Nick on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 1:02 pm

    3. At least I got the two important things in the divorce.

  3. Fleshman03 on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 1:45 pm

    4. Retirement

  4. MacMarine on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 2:08 pm

    5. I H A T E Snow Leopard!

  5. MacMarine on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 2:09 pm

    6. Will work for RAM!

  6. MacMarine on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 2:10 pm

    7. Pssst—hey buddy—over here.

  7. MacMarine on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 2:11 pm

    8. Now you know who is guarding the gates of PC heaven.

  8. MacMarine on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 2:14 pm

    9. Priceless — seeing Ballmer’s face when he comes home.

  9. dj_aris on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 2:55 pm

    10. “…so I chained my iMac, hoping it will still be there after golf. Too bad I also forgot the clubs there”.

  10. Jersey Todd on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 3:29 pm

    11. 1) The original low budget version of “Short Circuit” – Johnny 5 is Alive!
    2) a new meaning to trying to find the home page
    3) Our response to Windows 7 will be to attack from the shadows
    4) “Who let Grandpa out for a walk alone?”
    5) Note to self: request USB compatible wheels
    6) When Apple offers remote computing, we Really mean remote computing
    7) “You are not authorized to enter this site. The gate you are attempting to open is password protected”
    8) “Hey mister, got a mouse?”
    9) “Ted’s Repair Shack” – “just leave it, she’ll be fine”

    and finally

    10) “Psst…five $5.00, I’ll let you touch my SuperDrive”

  11. harpoon on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 4:09 pm

    12. Well, it could be worse than living on the street…I could be a PC…

  12. Turk on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 4:46 pm

    13. ~less

  13. Luke on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 4:47 pm

    14. “The honeymoon is over.”

  14. Luke on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 4:49 pm

    15. “I think I’ve been kicked out of the house.”

  15. Luke on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 4:53 pm

    16. Golf is like an old iMac. You know it’s wrong but you can’t keep away from it.

  16. Brian on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 5:14 pm

    17. So Lonely…..

  17. Carl on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 5:25 pm

    18. She told me it was either them or her.

    I hope the cab driver can fit me and them all in the back.

  18. Jay on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 5:30 pm

    19. The only things I had after the landlord kicked me out, were all I really needed.

  19. Matthew Davis on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 6:23 pm

    20. The only things a man really needs in life.

  20. Tom D on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 6:55 pm

    21. Wall-e and Eve’s son unsuccessfully trys to fit in with the guys at the office.

  21. Mark on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 8:14 pm

    22. iCaddy was a sound app in theory, but failed in implementation.

  22. Richard DelFranco on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 8:28 pm

    23. I wish Tiger Woods would work with me too…

  23. Richard DelFranco on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 8:29 pm

    24. Tiger Woods passed me over too…

  24. Javier on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 8:41 pm

    25. On that day Steve Ballmer gave up on two things, losing weight through golfing and understanding what makes Macs so awesome.

  25. Diego A. Mamani on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 9:09 pm

    26. “I lost my job…my fame…thank God i have my golf….wait…”

  26. Daniel on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 10:29 pm

    27. “Retire” they said. “You’ll love Retirement” they all said….
    “Play golf everyday, do what you want, leave the office world for the young…”
    F#@* You Steve!

  27. Boogieman on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 10:37 pm

    28. So easy to use a caveman can do it.

  28. Travis on Sat, 17th Oct 2009 10:38 pm

    29. Don’t worry–I’ll keep you busy while he installs Windows 7

  29. LlamaFragments on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 12:03 am

    30. When Johnny was laid off, his world fell apart. His girlfriend left him, he wasn’t able to pay for his father’s medical bills, and he was evicted from his apartment. But there were two things that Johnny would never give up.

  30. autoy on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 1:02 am

    31. “Will compute for Mighty mice”.

  31. Jason on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 9:31 am

    32. Let’s see… tee time is noon, it’s 11:35 and there is construction in the tunnel. There is no way we are going to ma — hey, looks like Mac’ got a new set of wheels, nice!

  32. poncianux on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 10:02 am

    33. Mac do everything, like golf, but I can’t find home from myself. Adopt a Mac

  33. Aurélien Lewin on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 11:22 am

    34. It’s a secret. But. I really like strawberries.

  34. Juris Ozols on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 11:55 am

    35. “Say… Wasn’t there a Microsoft Store here?”

  35. Brad on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 12:09 pm

    36. iMac G4: “alright guys I’m ready to go, when’s our tee time again?”

  36. Mark on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 1:34 pm

    37. “It’s your fault she kicked us out. All you’re good for is surfing porn.” “Oh, I see. So he uses you to whack a little white ball around on a large field of grass until it goes into a small hole, what, 6 days a week? Nooo, you played no part in this at all!”

  37. Tim Cote on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 2:27 pm

    38. it’s a trap…

  38. Tim Cote on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 2:29 pm

    39. i’m not sure what to think about this because neither Margaret Cho or Carrot Top are funny…. they are just annoying stereotypes.

  39. Jimmy Schapira on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 3:28 pm

    40. How Bill Gates tipped his paperboy last year

  40. anon on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 3:59 pm

    41. sense: this picture makes none

  41. Killer's Dad on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 5:02 pm

    42. “Quick! Help hide me! Apple Board Member Al Gore wants to RECYCLE ME!”

  42. Killer's Dad on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 5:06 pm

    43. I may be OLD but I still have a cutting edge figure!

  43. Bjarkovic on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 6:05 pm

    44. An iMac waiting with it’s driver.

  44. Chad Gallati on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 7:36 pm

    45. “I can’t believe everyone from my G4-some is late. Oh well, what can you expect from PCs.”

  45. michael Ogden on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 7:37 pm

    46. Hiding from Windows 7

  46. Chris Dunning on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 9:46 pm

    47. I was always under the impression that you didn’t have to worry about drivers for Mac.

  47. baren on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 9:47 pm

    48. *Free to a deserving home:

    The most advanced equipment you’ll ever need to play your favorite sport, sturdy build, up to date drivers, and a non slip grip for your convenience.

    Also- Golf clubs is anyone is interested.

  48. Guillermo Molina on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 10:22 pm

    49. It’s never too late for an update

  49. Guillermo Molina on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 10:24 pm

    50. Mac is really easy to use.. ooohhh and one more thing it’s golf friendly

  50. SkippyThorson on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 10:27 pm

    51. 1 – If they don’t want my PowerPC, no one will have my PowerPC.

    2 – I told him I was getting my vacation time, DAMMIT.

    3 – …Stay guard… Don’t smile… Stay guard… Don’t smile…

    4 – The NEW iMac; bringing wireless to new levels.

    5 – The PGA isn’t over… Not by a long shot.

  51. Larry on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 12:42 am

    52. Soooo . . . come here often?

  52. Larry on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 12:45 am

    53. I don’t know. What to you want to do?

  53. Kevin T on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 7:56 am

    54. “I knew I should have erased my browser history… At least she’s letting me have the two most important things to me!”

  54. armandob on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 7:58 am

    55. how let the Mac out?

  55. Ken on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 8:42 am

    56. No, the cab isn’t here yet.

  56. m4tt on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 8:51 am

    57. It’s a down hill lye. I would use the 7 Iron. Watch out for that Dog’s Leg by the hydrant.

  57. m4tt on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 8:53 am

    58. I knew i should have bought that golf cart on e-bay.

  58. Dan on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 8:59 am

    59. Would you take this lost little alley cat home with you? He’s no leopard or tiger, but I here jaguars are just as nice.

  59. rpm on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 9:26 am

    60. This is harder than I thought…

  60. Min on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 9:30 am

    61. Yes, I am homeless, but I am still pretty~~~~

  61. Rory Stone on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 12:26 pm

    62. I keep hearing rumors about new iMacs coming around the corner……..sucks to become vintage! I WON AWARDS TO YOU KNOW?!

  62. Adam on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 12:50 pm

    63. Who cancels a skins game for a Windows 7 Party??

  63. BigPicture on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 1:14 pm

    64. Home is where you hang your @.

  64. m4tt on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 2:33 pm

    65. Tiger Woods tweeted he needed a forth.

  65. Ben Wallerstein on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 3:22 pm

    66. What, Sometimes while golfing I get the sudden urge to use Page Maker

  66. javaqueen on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 3:51 pm

    67. Phone Home

  67. Nicholas on Mon, 19th Oct 2009 7:00 pm

    68. At least Mac brings its own drivers

  68. Vince on Tue, 20th Oct 2009 6:37 am

    69. Ya wanna stroke my putter…

  69. gonzalo quintas on Tue, 20th Oct 2009 8:49 am

    70. i-homeless

  70. Daniel on Tue, 20th Oct 2009 11:35 am

    71. “We meet everyday at the same cafe’, at 6:30….”

  71. mickey on Tue, 20th Oct 2009 4:06 pm

    72. Ok, ok… Let’s see… Gates and windows all around!? Where the f**k am I !?

  72. shonline on Tue, 20th Oct 2009 4:58 pm

    73. “So sticks, what is a driver anyway?”

  73. ghostshadow on Tue, 20th Oct 2009 10:18 pm

    74. Hello? Anyone want to stick their tongue out with me? We can make funny faces! Anyone?

  74. Aiden Conri on Tue, 20th Oct 2009 10:44 pm

    75. “I know he’s not lost, he’s got GPS. And I know he didn’t forget, he’s got iCal. However, here I am waiting for iPhone missing our tea time again! Probably still at home playing with that damned puff! app again”.

  75. Loumorep on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 1:58 am

    76. 1. Introducing the new mac caddy edition.
    2. Two items stolen from bill gates stash of forbidden items.
    3. Every since Tiger won all those championships. He thinks hes too good for us.
    4. Good thing im solar powered.

  76. Bjorn on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 2:00 am

    77. “Will be your caddy for 10.5 upgrade”

  77. Phillip on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 6:00 am

    78. Broken drivers? Your choice!

  78. Peter on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 4:47 pm

    79. Mac heading out for a night of clubbin’

  79. Edgarr on Thu, 22nd Oct 2009 12:02 am

    80. “They promised they would give us new stands here.”

  80. Will Smidlein on Thu, 22nd Oct 2009 11:24 am

    81. I did’nt know the date was THAT bad!

  81. James Blais on Thu, 22nd Oct 2009 7:05 pm

    82. Damn it! Where the hell is Steve? Our t-time is in 30 minutes!

  82. mtvfyrfytr on Thu, 22nd Oct 2009 7:17 pm

    83. “Hey, isn’t this the line for the new Microsoft store?”

  83. Smorgasbord on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 7:11 pm

    84. (1) For a bug-free building it takes a Mac.

    (2) Having a Mac waiting for you at home: Priceless!!!!!

    (3) This place protected by guard iMac!!!

    (4) Hey buddy, want a good time. No protection needed.

  84. Bjorn Argeinhiven on Sun, 25th Oct 2009 7:51 pm

    85. 1. iMac and golf clubs. Two products designed for breaking windows.

    2. GFOOOOUUUURRR!!!!

  85. Adrian din Arad on Mon, 26th Oct 2009 3:52 am

    86. I hope it’s golf he’s takin’ me … (virtual fingers crossed) :P

  86. Ron Cross on Mon, 26th Oct 2009 4:44 pm

    87. Schultz! The monitor goes inside. the cameras go out by the gate,

  87. Ron Cross on Mon, 26th Oct 2009 4:46 pm

    88. it’s the great mac escape. they’re trying to plant me with the bulbs for the winter, so i’m making a break for it.

  88. albert on Tue, 27th Oct 2009 9:52 pm

    89. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you’re my only hope..

  89. Xero on Thu, 29th Oct 2009 2:00 am

    90. R2’s grandfather hits the links

  90. Bruce on Thu, 29th Oct 2009 5:32 pm

    91. Psssstt you want to party? 50 for a ram job 100 for a hard drive. 500 and I will Mac your world.

  91. Edgarr on Fri, 30th Oct 2009 2:12 am

    92. “Is this the line to get new stands?”

  92. m4tt on Fri, 30th Oct 2009 12:30 pm

    93. If the Boss catches me leaving early to play Golf I can kiss my upgrade good bye.

  93. John R on Wed, 4th Nov 2009 6:16 pm

    94. “Pixar will never find us here!”

  94. Sirpopealot on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 8:27 am

    95. Apples to Apples, Dust to Dust.

  95. Macucation on Sun, 8th Nov 2009 7:03 pm

    96. I need to get a day job

  96. Smith on Tue, 10th Nov 2009 10:16 pm

    97. “Grandpa’s on a quest to meet his new grandson, iMac 2009″

  97. JJ on Mon, 16th Nov 2009 11:40 am

    98. *sniffle* I miss my ball…

  98. m4tt on Mon, 23rd Nov 2009 4:58 pm

    99. did anyone win yet? it’s been a month

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